Kansas 2020 ballot measures

2020 Kansas Ballot Measures
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Zero statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Kansas for the election on November 3, 2020.

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Status
LRCA	Kansas No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment	Abortion	Amends the Constitution to state that there is no right to an abortion or public abortion funding

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens

In Kansas, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2019, voters of Kansas had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.

Legislature

The Kansas State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the ballot. Kansas requires a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to a statewide election ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 27 votes in the Kansas State Senate and 84 votes in the Kansas House of Representatives, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Historical facts

See also: List of Kansas ballot measures

From 1995 through 2019, the state legislature referred ten constitutional amendments to the ballot. Voters approved eight and rejected two of the referred amendments. Most of the amendments (7 of 10) were referred to ballots in even-numbered election years. The average number of amendments appearing on an odd-year ballot was between zero and one. The approval rate at the ballot box was 80 percent during the 23-year period from 1995 through 2019. The rejection rate was 20 percent. One referred amendment was on the ballot in 2019.

Legislatively-referred constitutional amendments, 1995-2019
Years	Total number	Approved	Percent approved	Defeated	Percent defeated	Annual average	Annual median	Annual minimum	Annual maximum
Even years	7	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0.6	0.0	0	2
Odd years	3	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0.2	0.0	0	1
All years	10	8	80.0%	2	20.0%	0.4	0.0	0	2

State profile

Demographic data for Kansas
	Kansas	U.S.
Total population:	2,906,721	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	81,759	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	85.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	5.8%	12.6%
Asian:	2.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.3%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	11.2%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.2%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	31%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$52,205	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	15%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas

Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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See also

• 2020 ballot measures
• List of Kansas ballot measures
• Campaign finance requirements for Kansas ballot measures