A Kansas court delivered a significant win for voters this July, temporarily blocking the Republican-backed law that eliminated the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots — a law Kirk has been fighting against since it was first introduced. A judge in the District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction on July 16, halting Senate Bill 4 from applying to upcoming elections. The injunction requires election officials to allow a three-day grace period for adva

Rep. Kirk Haskins voiced strong opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would add language to the Kansas Constitution specifying that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote — a protection that federal law already guarantees. Kansas lawmakers passed HCR 5004, a proposed constitutional amendment that will appear on the November 3 general election ballot. A yes vote would amend the Kansas Constitution to state that only a U.S. citizen is eligible to vote in the s

Rep. Kirk Haskins is raising the alarm over a Kansas law that could allow Republican leaders to sidestep a statewide U.S. Senate election — and he says it was no accident. Senate Bill 105, passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2025, contains language that would grant any Senate appointee a two-year period before having to face voters. The bill was originally framed as a way to prevent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly from appointing a Democrat to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Roger M

As the 2026 election season gets underway, Representative Kirk Haskins of Topeka is among the candidates preparing to appear on the ballot for Kansas House District 53. According to reporting from The Topeka Capital-Journal, filings for local and state races are beginning to take shape across the region, with candidates declaring for legislative, county, and statewide offices ahead of the election cycle. The early lineup highlights the start of what is expected to be an activ