Filing deadline is June 3, 2024 at noon.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
A Primary Election will be held August 6, 2024. Candidates for the following offices will be nominated by each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election:
One candidate for United States Representative, 4th District
One candidate for State Senate, 32nd Districts
One candidate for State Representative, 12th, 79th & 80th Districts
One candidate for Member, State Board of Education, 10th District
One candidate for District Court Judge, 19th District, 1st & 2nd Divisions
One candidate for District Magistrate Judge, 19th District
One candidate for County Commissioner, 2nd & 3rd Districts
One candidate for County Clerk
One candidate for County Treasurer
One candidate for County Register of Deeds
One candidate for County Attorney
One candidate for County Sheriff
One candidate for Township Trustee AND one candidate for Township Treasurer in each of the following Townships:
Beaver, Bolton, Cedar, Creswell, Dexter, Fairview, Grant, Harvey, Liberty, Maple, Ninnescah, Omnia, Otter, Pleasant Valley, Richland, Rock Creek, Salem, Sheridan, Silver Creek, Silverdale, Spring Creek, Tisdale, Vernon, Walnut and Windsor.
The following officers will be elected in each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election:
One Precinct Committeeman in each Precinct in Cowley County
One Precinct Committeewoman in each Precinct in Cowley County
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed my official seal this 13th day of April 2024.
Karen Madison
CowleyCountyClerk/Election Official
To see a list of Kansas Election facts, check out the Kansas Secretary of State Did you Know page.
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To request an advanced ballot by mail call our office at
620-221-5494 or click here to request one online.
Elected Officials
- Federal Offices
- State Offices
- State Senators
- State Representatives
- 2022 Township Officers
- 2022 Democratic Committeepersons
- 2022 Republican Committeepersons
Voter Information
The Election Office strives to make voting easy for voters. Listed below is how to become a voter and keep your registration current so voting in future elections stays simple. To vote, you must register with the Election Office, be a United States citizen, and be at least 18 years old by the next general election.
Step 1: Register to Vote
Registration Application
You canregister to vote for the first time or change your current registration information online. To register to vote online, you must have a valid Kansas driver’s license or non-driver’s identification card. If you do not have either of these documents, you may register to vote using theVoter-Registration-Card or the National Voter Registration Application Form and submit it to the Election Office. If you do not have a valid Kansas driver’s license you may register to vote online using this website: www.ksvotes.org Applications are also available at the Cowley County Election Office – 321 E. 10th, Winfield and at various city offices. Registration is open except for the 21 days before Election Day in the district where an election is held. You must re-register each time you change your name, address, or party affiliation for voting. When you register, you can affiliate with a party or be unaffiliated. During partisan primary elections, unaffiliated voters may affiliate when voting.
Step 2: Vote in the next election
In Cowley County you have three convenient Voting Options to choose from.
Vote Early by Mail
To vote by mail, complete an Advance Voting Application and mail, email, or fax it to the Election Office. We begin mailing ballots 20 days before Election Day. A signed application is required before an advance ballot can be issued. The last day our office can mail a ballot is 7 days before the election. The voted ballot must be returned to the Election Office or on Election Day at any polling location by 7 p.m. If mailing, your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day and received in the Election Office no later than 3 days after the election.
Vote Early in Person
Go to the Cowley County Election Office 321 E. 10th Winfield, Kansas They will check you in by computer. You can vote on a voting machine or by paper ballot. The Election Office begins in-person advance voting 15 days before the election and continues until 12 Noon the Monday before Election Day. Additional satellite sites may also be available and will be posted.
Vote ON ELECTION DAY
To find your assigned Polling Place check your voter card, use this VoterView link, or call us at 620-221-5494.
Polling Places are open for voting on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both machine voting and paper ballot voting options are available. State law requires that all voters show photo identification. Got photo id
Step 3: Keep your registration information current
Keep voting simple for you by keeping your registration information current. Re-register if you move, change your name, or want to change your party affiliation.
Law Regarding Party Affiliation Change
By law, from noon on June 1 through August 31 (in even years only), anyone affiliated with the Democratic, Republican, or Libertarian party may not switch to another party or elect to become unaffiliated.
If you still wish to change your party affiliation after the August Primary Election, you will need to resubmit another voter registration application on or after September 1.
The Kansas Legislature passed a law in 2014 which prohibits voters from switching parties or disaffiliating from a party during the time from the candidate filing deadline through the time when the primary election results are certified by the State Board of Canvassers. K.S.A 25‑3304
Military and Overseas Voters:
For information regarding the process to vote click here
For the form to download and fill out to vote click here
Election History
2024
03-19-2024 Presidential Preference Primary
2023
11-07-2023 General 2023
2022
11-08-2022General 2022
08-02-2022Democratic Primary 2022
08-02-2022Republican Primary 2022
08-02-2022Constitutional Amendment 2022
2021
11-2-2021 General 2021
2020
11-03-2020 General 2020
08-04-2020 Democratic Primary 2020
08-04-2020 Republican Primary 2020
2019
11-05-2019 General 2019
06-04-2019 City of Winfield Mail Ballot Election
2018
12-04-2018 City of Udall Special Election Ordinance # 8
11-06-2018 2018 General Election
09-06-2018 City of Arkansas City Mail Ballot
08-07-2018 2018 Primary Election
2017
11-07-2017 2017 City School General
04-11-2017 2017 Special Congressional Election
2016
11-08-2016 2016 General Election
08-02-2016 2016 Primary Election
06-07-2016 USD 462 Special Election
05-24-2016 City of Arkansas City Special Election
2015
06-09-2015 USD 462 School Bond Election
04-07-2015 2015 City School General
2014
11-04-2014 2014 General Election
08-05-2014 2014 Primary Election
02-25-2014 City of Winfield Special Election
2013
04-02-2013 2013 City School General
02-26-2013 2013 City Primary
2012
11-06-2012 2012 General Election
08-07-2012 2012 Primary Election
2011
04-05-2011 2011 City School General
2010
11-02-2010 2010 General Election
08-03-2010 2010 Primary Election
2009
04-07-2009 2009 City School General
2008
11-04-2008 2008 General Election
08-05-2008 2008 Primary Election
03-04-2008 USD 470 School Bond
