Uncertainty looms on the likelihood of an August election to decide recall of Jackson County executive Frank White Jr.

Jackson County residents have called on the courts to intervene in the recall election process of County Executive Frank White.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt made it official: she is running for Governor in the 2026 election.

The petitioners in the lawsuit say that per the charter, the recall petition itself is an ordinance, and therefore does not require a delay of the planned election date.

The Jackson County Legislature passed an ordinance to schedule a recall election for August, but the county executive questions its legality.

A federal judge has ruled a Kansas law that banned pre-filled mail-in ballot applications violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.

Four Jackson County residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding that a recall election of County Executive Frank White, Jr, be held within 60 days of June 27, 2025.

A lawyer with expertise in election law argues the election boards could have avoided this by acting on the petitions immediately, without waiting for an ordinance.

The election board says it is in limbo waiting for County Executive Frank White to sign or veto an ordinance unanimously approved Monday. There is not enough time to “build the election.”

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt says she’s running for governor in 2026. A Republican and Wichita native, Schmidt has worked as a pharmacist for over 40 years and served in the Kansas Senate before being elected Insurance Commissioner in 2018. She was re-elected in 2022.

A federal judge has ruled a Kansas law that banned pre-filled mail-in ballot applications violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.