Constitutional Amendment: Selection of Justices of the Supreme Court
Kansas
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 4, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 2,947,197 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,947,197 ÷ 2,947,197) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in KS (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Amends the Kansas Constitution to replace the current Supreme Court nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention-election system with direct election of Kansas Supreme Court justices for six-year terms. Justice positions 1, 2, and 3 would first be elected in 2028, positions 4 and 5 in 2030, and positions 6 and 7 in 2032, with future elections every six years.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
A yes vote adopts the amendment, giving Kansas voters the right to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices as provided by law and abolishing the Kansas Supreme Court nominating commission.
A NO vote means
A no vote rejects the amendment and keeps the current system, where the Kansas Supreme Court nominating commission submits three names to the governor for vacancies and justices later stand in retention elections without an opponent.
Source: sos.ks.gov
Source: sos.ks.gov