Wyandotte mail-in ballot debacle raises questions for primary, offers opportunity for improvement

By: Connie Brown Collins

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Wyandotte County is reeling from another election fiasco as it enters the 2026 primary.

The Wyandotte County Election Office has erred by sending out advance mail ballots with the incorrect post office box return address. This negligence is likely to result in the disenfranchisement of more than 1,000 voters who used the mail-in ballot system to ensure their votes were counted.

This “slip-up” appears noticeably consistent with the Trump administration’s attempts to disrupt mail-in ballots …

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