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Kansas Voters Decide on Electing Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Justices

8/3/2026

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Kansas voters will decide Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to elect Supreme Court justices.
Republican lawmakers back the amendment to elect at least four anti-abortion justices by 2033, saying the court has overreached on abortion and the death penalty.
Democratic Governor Laura Kelly opposes it, warning that gerrymandering and dark-money threaten the judiciary; the yes campaign received $1.7 million from a Nashville nonprofit.

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Kansas voters will decide Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to elect Supreme Court justices.
Republican lawmakers back the amendment to elect at least four anti-abortion justices by 2033, saying the court has overreached on abortion and the death penalty.
Democratic Governor Laura Kelly opposes it, warning that gerrymandering and dark-money threaten the judiciary; the yes campaign received $1.7 million from a Nashville nonprofit.