Advance Voting Underway in McPherson County Through Nov. 2

MCPHERSON, Kan. — Advance voting is underway in McPherson County, where residents may vote in-person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays at 200 N. Maple St., Suite 110, through noon Nov. 2.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3.

"It has been very busy so far," said County Clerk and chief election officer Hollie Melroy.

The county has 19,645 registered voters, compared with 18,763 in 2022.

Applications for advance ballots are due Oct. 27. Melroy recommended KSVotes.org. "Once voters hit submit, it comes directly into my email," she said.

Voters may view address-specific sample ballots through Kansas VoterView. "With 34 different ballot styles, I would like to give the voters an opportunity to do their research," Melroy said.

Polling locations have not changed.

Thomas Treacy, deputy director of communications and policy for the Kansas Secretary of State's Office, said, "Secretary Schwab believes that compelling issues and compelling candidates drive turnout."

Kansas had 2,031,132 registered voters during the 2024 general election. The office directed voters to its dashboard for current registration figures.

Treacy directed voters to the state's advance-voting dashboard for daily totals of requested, mailed and returned ballots. "Secretary Schwab encourages voters to return their completed mail ballots as soon as possible or in person at their county election office or polling location," Treacy said.

Under the court order, ballots postmarked by Election Day may arrive through Nov. 6. If a signature is missing or does not match election records, "the county tries to cure the ballot," Treacy said.

"It is Kansas law that tabulating equipment must be tested before and after the election, known as 'logic and accuracy testing,'" Treacy said. "The purpose of testing is to ensure the tabulating equipment is tabulating ballots properly."

Melroy said, "We do everything in pairs of differing political parties, whether that be verifying registrations/advance requests, setting up election equipment, or handling ballots." She added, "Our equipment rooms have two-party badge authentication and are on camera 24-7."

"A recurring issue with every election is the spread of false or misleading information," Melroy said.

Treacy said, "The Secretary of State's office encourages voters to visit votekansas.gov for their accurate and trusted source for election information."

Citizen Journal will provide McPherson race results Nov. 3.

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