Only once - in 1897 - have Republicans not held at least one branch of state government. When they regained power in 1900, they outlawed fusion voting. | Opinion

Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias has lost his bid to thwart a Kansas law banning foreign actors from funneling money into state-level ballot initiatives.

There are two election authorities, Kansas City, Missouri, and Jackson County, involved in planning a special election for a recall effort against Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr..