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Information Mailing for General Election
All active voters should be receiving an informational brochure about the November 2026 election. In KS, you can choose to vote in-person on election day, in-person advance voting or by mail. Use this annual mailing to make a plan to vote!
Tie Breaker
Under Kansas law, a tie is broken with a game of chance. This morning at 10 am, we flipped a coing for a tie between Dennis Leslie and Joe Bathke for the Democratic Palmyra Clerk nomination. Dennis Leslie won the coin flip and will move on.
Official Canvass
The Board of Canvassers met this morning to certifiy the election results, they approved 491 provisional ballots to be counted. The official totals are now posted on our results page.
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.
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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