The Nov. 4 general election will have three Wichita City Council races and four races for Wichita school board.

Kansas voters are one week away from elections that will define the direction of their cities at the most local level. What we're watching: Here are some of the biggest races and issues that will show up at the ballot box on Nov.

Be prepared when you head to the polls. Check out The Star’s voter guide for the Wyandotte County government and school board elections.

Voters across Kansas will take to the polls Tuesday to vote in new school board members and city leaders. Early voting differs by county. In Shawnee County, the last chance for advance voting is at the election office from 8 a.

Republican Scott Schwab, who is also running for governor in 2026, is using a federal database to confirm U.S. citizenship of people registered to vote.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Voting for the 2025 General Election is underway in Kansas. Voters will decide on several local races. Most positions are for school board members, mayor, city council or commission members. Some towns will have special tax questions or school bond issues.

"Thank you," President Donald Trump said in a letter to Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab for his work on "safeguarding American elections."

Johnson County, Kansas, voters are responding to Senate President Ty Masterson's Monday announcement that his chamber gathered enough signatures to hold a special session on redistricting.

Renter protections, affordability and the city’s $130 million public works campus were among the big topics that Lawrence City Commission candidates discussed at a forum on Thursday evening, just days before the election.

No-excuse absentee voting for Kansas City’s Nov. 4 special election will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and conclude on Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.