Kobach issues statement on KS Supreme Court's refusal to accept emergency appeal in voting case

TOPEKA - (July 30, 2026) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today issued a statement in response to the Kansas Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up an emergency appeal of a lower-court ruling requiring a three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. In response to the decision, Kobach said:

"This willful inaction illustrates why Kansans should vote yes for an elected Supreme Court. The majority acknowledged that they could have acted to ensure that election day remains election day, but they chose not to do so. This is a matter of huge statewide importance, but the court walked away from its responsibility to make a decision. They know that no justice has ever been removed from office under the current system. As a result, they feel no need to resolve this matter quickly for the people of Kansas. An elected court would have served the people of Kansas better."