Ellis Co. voter registration deadline approaches

Ellis County Clerk Donna Maskus — Ellis County Clerk and Election officer Donna Maskus

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

The voter registration deadline for the April 7 Ellis County City/School Elections is 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17.

Ellis County Clerk Donna Maskus is encouraging voter participation.

“I think its one of our many rights, and we should be proud to exercise that right,” Maskus said, adding she “strongly” feels voters should educate themselves about candidates before voting.

“Learn about the candidates and what they can do for our schools and cities,” she said.

Maskus said “registering to vote is easy,” and reminded everyone of the state’s relatively new proof-of-citizenship requirements.

The law requires anyone who is not already registered to vote in Kansas to present documented proof of citizenship — “almost always a birth certificate or passport” — before registration, she said.

Maskus said advance voting ballots will be ready in a few weeks and 18 voting sites will located throughout Ellis County on election day.

State law also requires proof-of-citizenship when voting.

A list of Ellis County city and school board candidates is available here.

For more information on voter registration, contact the Ellis County Clerk’s office at (785) 628-9410, or your local city clerk’s office.