Advance Voting
Registered voters may vote in advance of Election Day either In Person or By Mail. Advance Voting by Mail begins 20 days prior to every election. Advance Voting In Person begins the Tuesday preceding the election. Instructions for By Mail or In Person are shown below.
Visit the Kansas VoterView site to search for your Advance/Absentee ballot. Ballots should be available approximately 20 days prior to Election Day.
By Mail Advance Voting
To vote by mail, complete an Advance Voting Ballot Application and fax to (620) 326-2116 or mail to the Sumner County Election Office, 501 N. Washington, Rm 101, Wellington, Ks. 67152. Completed applications must be received at the Election Office before 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the election.
An Advance Ballot will be mailed to one of the following addresses as specified by the voter:
- the voter’s residential address or mailing address as indicated on the voter registration list;
- the voter’s temporary residential address; or 3) a medical care facility where the voter resides.
Your voted ballot may be returned by mail or hand-delivered in the return envelope to the Election Office. Ballots may not be faxed. To be counted, the ballot must be received at the Election Office before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Advance voting ballots SHOULD NOT BE TURNED IN AT THE POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY.
In Person Advance Voting
A registered voter may vote in person at the County Clerk’s Office beginning the Tuesday preceding the election and up until noon on the Monday prior to Election Day. The voter will complete an Advance Voting Ballot Application and vote in the office. (You may print the application available above and complete it prior to coming to the office. Doing so may save you time in completing the voting process.)