Kansas Supreme Court Upholds 2 Election Integrity Laws

The state’s highest court held that voting is a ‘political right,’ not a ‘fundamental right,’ under the Kansas Constitution.

Voters cast their ballots at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Topeka, Kan., on Nov. 8, 2022. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images

A divided Kansas Supreme Court on May 31 issued a response to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of three election integrity laws stemming from the 2020 election, affirming in part and reversing in part lower court rulings on the long-standing dispute.

All three laws were created in 2021 in the aftermath of heightened concerns surrounding alleged fraud in the 2020 general election. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed the bills, but the Republican-led Kansas Legislature voted to override her veto.