Voting and Elections
General Election Results can be found here once they are available
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Not sure if your registration is up to date?
Feel free to visit Kansas VoterView to make sure all of your registration information is up to date. If you need to update your registration, please visit our website for additional information and instructions.
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations graduates! Remember to update your voter registration as you go out to achieve great things. If you are moving out of Douglas County, remember to cancel your registration here and re-register at your new home. Good luck.
Party Change Deadline
By law, party affiliation is locked from June 1st to Sept 1st of even years. A voter who wants to change their party affiliation must do it by June 1st. Unaffiliated voters are not impacted by this deadline, they can become affiliated during the primary.
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.
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.
Documents
To see Voting Maps, please visit the Voting Maps page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I cancel my voter registration?
A cancellation request form is available at our Register to Vote page. You may return the completed form to us by mail, email, or fax.
How do I get a copy of my voter registration card?
Contact the Douglas County Clerk's Election Office. Ask to have a new "Notice of Disposition" (voter registration card) to be mailed. A new card will be issued to the address we have on file.
How do I get a stack of voter registration forms to run a registration drive?
Our office is happy to provide voter registration forms and registration drive instructions. By law you should return completed registrations within five (5) days from signature on the registration form.
How do I get an advance (absentee) ballot?
Please visit our Ways to Vote page.
How do I register to vote?
There are several ways to register to vote:
How does the county report election night results?
On election night the general public are welcome to come to the second floor of the Douglas County Courthouse on election night to observe the process of tallying the results from advance ballots and precincts.
Douglas County Elections Office
711 W 23rd St, Suite # 1
Lawrence, KS 66046
United States
