Arlington, Kansas Public Records

Kansas voters can register online at www.kdor.ks.gov/apps/voterreg through the Secretary of State's portal. Registration must be completed at least 21 days before an election and requires a Kansas driver's license number, state ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Kansas law also mandates proof of U.S. Citizenship, which can be satisfied through driver's license information or documents like a birth certificate or passport. Because Arlington is unincorporated without its own municipal government, residents don't vote in city council or mayoral elections specific to the community. Instead, they participate in Reno County Commissioner elections, with three commissioners serving four-year staggered terms in either district-specific or at-large positions. Voters also elect other county officials including Sheriff, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, County Attorney, County Treasurer, and County Appraiser. State elections include Governor (four-year terms, next in 2026), Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. The Kansas House seats come up every two years, while Senate seats are contested every four years. Arlington falls within specific Kansas House and Senate districts. The Kansas Voter View system at www.kansas.gov/voterview helps residents locate their assigned polling place. By entering a name and date of birth or address, voters can verify registration status, review sample ballots, and find their election day location. Advance voting begins up to 20 days before an election at the County Election Office. In the November 2024 presidential election, Reno County saw turnout of approximately 63-68%, with thousands participating in races for President, U.S. House of Representatives, state offices, and local positions. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters will decide races for Governor (four-year term), all 125 Kansas House seats, half of the 40 Kansas Senate seats (20 districts on four-year terms), various statewide offices, and county positions including potentially Reno County Commissioner seats depending on the cycle. Kansas permits advance voting by mail for any registered voter who requests it. Voters can obtain an advance voting ballot application from the Reno County Election Office online, by phone at (620) 694-2942, by mail, or in person. Applications must be received by the Tuesday before the election. Once approved, the ballot is mailed to the voter, who completes it, signs the envelope before a witness who also signs, and returns it by mail or in person to the Election Office. Mail ballots must arrive by the close of polls on election day, postmarks don't count. Publicly accessible election records in Kansas include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission at www.kansas.gov/ethics, candidate filings and declarations, precinct-level results, and polling place information. Individual voter history showing which elections a person voted in, though not how they voted, is also public record.