ELECTION DEPARTMENT
Election Office Duties
ELECTION NOTICES
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2018(b), a primary election will be held, if necessary, the 5th day of August 2025; and a general election will be held on the 4th day of November 2025, for the Board Members of Unified School District No. 347, Edwards County, Kansas.
Candidates may file at the Edwards County Clerk's Office, Edwards County Courthouse, Kinsley, Kansas before 12:00 noon, June 2, 2025. The positions to be filled are:
Member At Large, Position 1
4-year term. currently held by: Burke Schroeder
Member At Large. Position 2
4-year term, currently held by: Kurth Lancaster
Member At Large, Position 3
4-year term, currently held by: Linette Miller
Member At Large, Position 4
4-year term, currently held by:Eric Tiemann
Member At Large Position 5
4-year term, currently held by: Vacant
Member At Large Position 6
4-year term, currently held by: Jeff Ary
Signed this 28th day of April 2025.
Gina L. Schuette
Edwards County Clerk
and Election Officer
The Edwards County Election Department is responsible for overseeing voter registration and election operations to ensure fair and accurate elections. As the central voter registration site for the county, the department maintains the official voter registration database, ensuring that records are up to date and compliant with state and federal election laws.
Key responsibilities include:
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Maintaining voter registration records and processing new registrations, updates, and cancellations.
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Generating voter registration lists and reports for election officials and public use.
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Election preparation, including organizing ballots, managing polling locations, and ensuring a secure and efficient voting process.
The Election Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of Edwards County by providing accessible and transparent election services.
Voter Registration
- Central voter registration site for Edwards County
- Works with outreach voter registration sites
Voter Registration Database Maintenance
- Maintains voter registration database
Voter Registration Lists & Reports
- Generates voter registration lists and reports
- NVRA-mandated confirmation mailings (required for purging voter registration files)
- NVRA-mandated Notice of Disposition mailings
- NVRA-mandated Notice of Disposition/Rejection mailings
Election Preparation
- Accepts filings for public office
- Prepares newspaper publications for elections
- Reviews election law
- Prepares certification of board workers for party chairs and individual board workers
- Solicits election board workers, polling site setup workers, and advanced voting board workers
- Prepares ballot proofs for ballot printing and scanner programming
- Orders all ballot stock and voting supplies
Election Day & Results
- Scans all ballots on election night
- Prepares results and provisional ballots for the County Board of Canvassers (convening the Friday following each election)
- Certifies all election results to the public, media, and Secretary of State
- Prepares “Certificate of Nomination” and “Certificate of Election” forms
Polling Locations
- Procures polling precinct sites
Requirements for Voter Registration
- Citizen of the United States
- Kansas resident
- Be 18 years of age before the next statewide election
- If convicted of a felony, have had civil liberties restored
- Has abandoned former residence and/or name

