• You need to meet a range of constitutional requirements to vote in Kansas.register to vote image by Christopher Martin from Fotolia.com
  
  In Kansas, there are a range of constitutional requirements you have to meet to register and submit a vote in an United States election. These voting laws are set out in the Kansas statutes, as a series of laws enacted by the legislature and are published, for public viewing, by the Kansas Reservoir of Statutes. In some cases, such as if you have been convicted of a criminal offense, you might be excluded from voting in Kansas.
  
  

Eligibility

• In order to vote in Kansas you need to submit a voter registration application to the Kansas County Election Office at least 15 days before the election. To be eligible to vote you must be a citizen on the United States, over 18 years of age and be a resident of Kansas. There is no minimum length of time of residence in Kansas, although you must be a resident at the time of submitting your registration application. In Kansas, you can register to vote at age 17 in preparation for an election that takes place after your 18th birthday.
  
  

Exclusionary Criteria

• In Kansas, you are not eligible to vote if you have been banned by a Kansas law court or been pronounced dead. In the latter event someone cannot vote on your behalf. Additionally, if you move away from the county you are no longer eligible to vote in Kansas. In this event you must re-register to vote in your new county or fill in a drivers license change of address form, in which case your voting status will automatically be changed. You can also remove yourself from the voting register by submitting a written request to the county election officer for your name to be removed from the voter registration list.
  
  

Felony Convictions

• If you have a federal or state felony conviction you are not allowed to vote in Kansas until you have completed the terms of your sentence. On conviction you will be automatically removed from the voting register but you will not be automatically reinstated once your sentence has been completed. To vote again, an affidavit on the voter registration form must be signed which states that your rights have been restored. If the affidavit is falsely signed then the signatory can loose her voting rights.
  
  

Time Off Work

• According to Kansas Statutes 25-148, registered voters are entitled to take up to two hours off from work in order to vote. However, this only applies when the polls are not open for a sufficient time before or after work.