WRITER: Elvyn Jones

Voters Guide: Proposition 1 seeks nearly $5 million in sales taxes for mental health programs

As voters fill out general election ballots, they may have a sense of deja vu. On a ballot for the second time this year is a Proposition 1, asking residents to approve a sales tax to fund construction of a behavioral health campus. However, there are significant differences in the ballot question county voters rejected in May and the one before them in the current general election. The most notable is the ...

Voters Guide: Multiple voting options available in Douglas County

Douglas County’s 77 polling sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 6. Residents can find the locations of their polling sites at the Douglas County Clerk’s Office website at douglascountyks.org/depts/voting-and-elections/where-to-vote and view a sample ballot by visiting apps.douglascountyks.org/mycounty/voting-and-elections/sample-ballots.aspx To receive a ballot, a registered voter ...

Voters Guide: 3 incumbent Kansas House Democrats unopposed on ballot

Short of a wildly successful last-minute write-in campaign, three incumbent Lawrence Democrats are assured of serving another two-year term in the Kansas House Unopposed on the general election ballot are Barbara Ballard, of the 44th District, which includes Lawrence precincts west of Iowa Street to Wakarusa Drive; Eileen Horn, who represents the 10th Kansas House District, which includes southeast Lawrence ...

Voters Guide: Newcomer, political survivor contest for 42nd House seat

The 42nd House District race pits incumbent Republican Jim Karleskint, of Tonganoxie, against Democrat Thea Perry, of rural Tonganoxie. The 42nd District includes Eudora and western Leavenworth County. Karleskint, 71, is seeking his second term in the 42nd District seat. Running as a moderate in 2016, he defeated conservative incumbent Connie O’Brien, of Tonganoxie, in the primary and survived against ...

Voters Guide: 45th District candidates differ on importance of party affiliation

A former Lawrence mayor is attempting to flip the Kansas 45th House District from red to blue, while his opponent says it is important a Republican continues to represent the district. Democrat Mike Amyx and Republican Cynthia Smith are vying to replace retiring 12-term Republican Tom Sloan in the 45th District. The district includes northwest Lawrence neighborhoods and subdivisions west of Wakarusa Drive, as ...

Voters Guide: 3 Douglas County District Court judges on ballot for retention

Three Douglas County District Court judges are on the general election ballot for a yes or no retention vote. Kansas district court judges stand for retention every four years. This year, those in Douglas County District Court on the ballot are Sally Pokorny, Amy Hanley and Chief Judge Peggy Kittel. There are also seven Kansas Court of Appeals judges on the ballot: Stephen Hill, of Topeka; Kim Schroeder, of ...