Current Elections
Election Candidates:
Candidate Filings 2023(click)
(Filing Deadline is June 1st @ noon)
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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.
**Audit time will be at 9am, on (TBD).
*The random drawing for the races/precincts will be at 2pm on (TBD).
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Voting Locations:
Polling locations 2023(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:
School Districts(click)
Commission Districts Barton County(click)
Commission District Great Bend(click)
Precinct and Wards 2023(click)
KS House Districts(click)
Barton County Voting Locations(click)
Great Bend Voting Locations(click)
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Election Information:
Note: A Primary Election is determined by the quantity of filings for an individual office, check back after June 1st to see if a Primary Election is needed.
NO 2023 Primary Needed!
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Moved: The Election Office (and most court house offices) have moved to the: JC Penny's Building @1500 Kansas Street.
CITY/SCHOOL GENERAL ELECTION
Voter Registration closes end of business day (10/17/23). 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 CAN begin (10/18/23). Early voting MUST begin (10/31/23). Early voting ends at noon on Monday the day before the election (11/7/23).
Or Advance voting by mail is available by application through the Barton County Clerk's Office. Advance ballots start being mailed out (10/18/23).
Ballots must to be returned to Barton County Clerk's office by 7pm on Election Day.
Or If returning by mail, the ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day.
Or Your ballot may be returned to your polling location by 7pm on Election Day (11/7/23).
**(Polling Locations are open 7am to 7pm on Election day only).
Election Office Hours:
Regular business hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (room 202 of Court House)
Day of Election: 7am - 7pm (office & polling place's)