Frequently Asked Questions

Voters in Kansas must be:

• Registered to vote
  • Note - registration deadline is twenty-one (21) days prior to any election
• Eighteen (18) years of age or older on or before Election day
  • Note - new voters can register at seventeen (17) years of age
• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Kansas

Check your status on Kansas Voter View

Online

Online Voter Registration  * Note you must have a valid Kansas drivers license or non-driver identification card to register online

By mail or in-person

Print and complete a Registration Application form:  English  |  Español

• Deliver in person directly to the Clerk/Election Office
• Place in the drop box located near the public entrance
• Drop your application in the mail

Finney County Administrative Center

Election Office

311 N. 9th Street

Garden City, KS  67846

At the DMV

Register at your local DMV office when you renew your Kansas Driver’s License

No.

Once registered to vote in Kansas, you will remain registered until you tell us otherwise; however, you must be registered at your current address, so you should check your registration before each election.

Check your information before each election to ensure a streamlined voting experience and to make sure your vote is counted.

Canceling your registration must be done in writing.

Yes.  Your residential address determines what appears on your ballot.  If your address is incorrect at Election time, you’ll be required to vote a provisional ballot.

Not sure what information we have on file for you?  Check your current information at Kansas Voter View.

Visit our Voter Registration pages for more information:  English  |  Español

Online

Visit the Kansas Voter View website provided by the Kansas Secretary of State

Call us

Call the Finney County Election Office at 620-272-3575

Early / In-person Advance Voting

The Finney County Election Office offers early/advance in-person voting typically beginning about 20 days prior to any election.  Be sure to check the current Election Information to see when early voting will begin for the upcoming election.

By Mail / Absentee

Finney County voters can apply for a ballot by mail.  Print and complete an application:  English  |  Español  * Note you must provide a valid Kansas drivers license number or non-driver identification card number on your application.

• Deliver in person directly to the Clerk/Election Office
• Place in the drop box located near the public entrance
• Drop your completed application in the mail

Finney County Administrative Center

Election Office

311 N. 9th Street

Garden City, KS  67846

At the Polls on Election Day

Visit your polling location on Election Day.  Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Voters must show a photo ID when voting in-person.  Valid forms of photo ID

Yes!  Voters must show a photo ID when voting in-person and must provide a Kansas drivers license or non-driver identification number on advance voting applications.  

Check out Valid forms of photo ID for more information.

Sample ballots are published on the Voter View website.

Note that sample ballots are not available until approximately 5 weeks prior to any election.

You may also contact the Election Office at 620-272-3575 if you are unable to access the website.  

Finney County voters can apply for a ballot by mail.  Print and complete an application:  English  |  Español  * Note you must provide a valid Kansas driver’s license number or non-driver identification card number on your application.

• Deliver in person directly to the Clerk/Election Office
• Place in the drop box located near the public entrance
• Drop your completed application in the mail

Finney County Administrative Center

Election Office

311 N. 9th Street

Garden City, KS  67846

Find your Election Day polling location.  Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Voters must show a photo ID when voting in-person.  Valid forms of photo ID

Simply fill out an application:  English  |  Español 

REMEMBER!  If you are currently unaffiliated, you will need to affiliate in order to vote in a partisan primary election.  Any registered voter can vote in the general election.

Return the application by mail, dropbox, or in-person to:

Finney County Election Office

311 N. 9th

Garden City, KS  67846

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