GOP moving to end Kansas grace period for mail-in ballots

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are moving ahead with trying to end a three-day grace period for Kansas voters to mail in their ballots A GOP-dominated state Senate committee advanced a measure Thursday that one voting-rights activist called “madness.” It would require all mail-in ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day, limit the use of ballot drop boxes and give people three fewer days before an election to register to vote. The measure goes next to the full Senate. Supporters say they’re trying to make elections more secure, but voting-rights advocates say the changes would make it harder to vote. GOP state legislators nationwide are tightening election laws.