Current Elections
Election Information:
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GENERAL ELECTION
Voter Registration closes end of business day (10/14/25). Please contact the Barton County Clerk's office for any questions related to this.
Early voting is available through the Barton County Clerk's Office, this may begin (10/15/25). Early voting ends at noon on Monday(11/3/25) the day before the election.
Or Advance voting by mail is available by application through the Barton County Clerk's Office. Advance ballots begin being mailed out (10/15/25).
Ballots must be returned to Barton County Clerk's office by 7pm on Election Day.
Or If returning by mail, the ballot must be post-marked on or before Election Day (11/4/25).
Or Your ballot may be returned to your polling location by 7pm on Election Day (11/4/25).
**(Polling Locations are open 7am to 7pm on Election day only).
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Election Candidates:
Filing Deadline is June 2, 2025 @ noon - for August Primary(if necessary) & November General Elections.
2025 Candidate List(click)
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Publication Notice's for 2025 Elections:
GN2025 BCCC Board Election(click)
GN2025 Cottonwood Extension District(click)
GN2025 Ellinwood Hospital District(click)
GN2025 USD355 School Board Election(click)
GN2025 USD428 School Board Election(click)
GN2025 USD431 School Board Election(click)
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Notice of Equipment Test CP2025(click)
News Release City School Elections CP2025(click)
Legal Notice of School Board Election CP2025(click)
News Release Primary Election Important Dates CP2025(click)
Legal Notice of Places and Dates CP2025(click)
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NOTICE OF POST-ELECTION AUDIT
Kansas election law requires a post-election audit be conducted after an election and prior to the meeting of the County Board of Canvassers. The county election officer is required to conduct a manual audit or tally of each vote cast in 1% of all precincts, with a minimum of one precinct. The precinct(s) shall be randomly selected and the selection shall take place after the election. For Barton County, we will audit no less than two races and two precincts for every primary and general election.
*The random drawing for the races/precincts to be audited will be at 3pm (N/A - just Ward2).
**Audit time will be at 8:30am (Thursday Aug. 7th).
***The Canvass board for the Primary election will meet @ 8:30am (Tuesday Aug.12th).
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Voting Locations:
Polling Locations City Primary August 2025(click)
(locations usually stay the same, but may/can change for various reasons)
(we strive to keep same locations if possible)
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Political Maps:
See... Mapping Department(click)
Election Office Hours:
Regular business hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (room 202 of Court House)
Day of Election: 7am - 7pm (office & polling place's)