Alton, Kansas Public Records

To qualify, Kansas voters must be U.S. Citizens, Kansas residents, and at least 18 years old by the next election; identification requirements include a Kansas driver's license number or non-driver ID, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. As a third-class city with a very small population, Alton holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions every other year in odd-numbered years, typically in April Candidates for city office file with the Osborne County Election Officer; candidate lists and local ballot measures are posted at the Osborne County Clerk's office and city hall. Residents vote at their assigned polling place, which can be located using the Kansas Voter View system at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView/ by entering name and date of birth or Kansas driver's license number; the community typically has one consolidated polling location given its small size. Kansas makes certain election records public under K.S. 25-2018 and related statutes: voter registration lists (excluding certain personal information like Social Security numbers and birth dates) are available for purchase or inspection; campaign finance reports are filed with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission at https://kssos.org/elections/ethics/ethics.html and searchable online; candidate filing information is maintained by the Osborne County Clerk; and precinct-level election results are published after certification. Kansas voters can request advance mail ballots by submitting an application to the Osborne County Clerk no later than the Tuesday preceding the election; the application is available at https://www.kdorvotes.org/ or by contacting the Osborne County Clerk at (785) 346-2431. No excuse is required for advance voting by mail in Kansas. Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within three days after the election to be counted. Early in-person voting is available at the Osborne County Clerk's office beginning 20 days before an election.