Kansas Court of Appeals agrees with order forbidding cross-party nominations, fusion voting

Three-judge panel of Kansas Court of Appeals backs lower court's dismissal of lawsuit challenging state's ban on cross-party nomination of candidates.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision Friday dismissing claims that state law forbidding fusion voting and cross-party nomination of candidates violated the Kansas Constitution.

The Court of Appeals acknowledged laws requiring candidates to accept a single political party’s nomination and appear once on a ballot touched upon the plaintiffs’ rights to speech and assembly. The three-judge panel concluded the burden imposed on the United Kansas political party, two …

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