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Advance update 11/06
The final update has been posted Election Night Results with 33 additional advance mail ballots which arrived with proper postmark. The next update will be the final official results on 11/16, we have 1746 provisional ballots for the canvass
Audit Draw
Since 2018, boards conduct a handcount audit of ballots (1% of precincts) for every election, the SOS has also ordered a 10% audit of 3 statewide races. After the random draw, 38 precincts were drawn=21837 ballots (43% of those cast)
Mail ballot return process 2/2
Envelope compared to approved list, envelopes are opened. Board counts # of envelopes and # of ballots. Batch is tabulated and number confirmed. Before releasing results, number is checked with all steps of the process. We want to be right not fast.
Voting and Elections Question
Voting and Elections
The Douglas County Clerk serves as the County's Election Officer with the responsibility for the planning and operation of all elections held in the county (as required by Kansas Statutes and Administrative regulations) and maintains all records relating to such elections.
Notice of Ballot Audit
As required by K.S.A. 25-3009, a postelection audit of ballots cast in 1% of precincts in Douglas County Kansas will begin at 9 A.M. on Monday, November 9th, at the Douglas County Elections Office.
We will audit no less than one precinct and one contested race for this primary election. The precincts and races to be audited will be selected in a random drawing on November 5th at 9AM.
When the audit has been completed, the audit results are used by the county board of canvassers when certifying the official election results.
Jameson Shew
County Clerk
A constitutional question has been added to the ballot for the general election held on November 3, 2026. Click the button below to see the full text of the proposed constitutional amendment.
Jamie Shew
County Clerk
Jamie Shew was elected County Clerk and County Election Officer for Douglas County, Kansas in 2004 and is currently serving his sixth term. Prior to his election, he worked in higher education administration and business management.
Jamie is active in the Election Center, Kansas Association of Counties, Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force on Elections, and the Kansas County Clerks & Elections Officials Association, where he served as president in 2014–15. He serves on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Standards Board and U.S. EAC Local Leadership Council, and co-chairs the Election Center Legislative Committee.
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