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Phone Number (620)221-5400 or (620)441-4500
After hours election number (620)221-5401 or (620)441-4501
Fax number (620)221-5498
The County Clerk also serves as the County Election Officer. Various responsibilities of the County Election Officer are:
 | Central voter registration site for Cowley County |
| Maintains voter registration database |
| Generates voter registration lists and reports |
| Election preparation |
| Accepts filings for public office |
| Prepares newspapter publications for elections |
| Reviews election laws |
| Prepares all certification of board workers to party chairs and individual board workers |
| Solicits election board workers, individuals to set
up polling sites, and advanced voting board |
| Prepares ballot proofs for ballot printing and scanner programming |
| Orders all ballot stock and voting supplies |
| Scan all ballots on election night |
| Prepares results and provisional ballots for County Board of Canvassers which convene the Friday following each election |
| Certification of all election results to the public, media, and Secretary of State |
| Prepares "Certification of Nomination" and "Certificate of Election" of forms |
| Secure polling precinct sites |
To register to vote you must be a citizen of the United States and also be at least 18 years of age. Once registered, that registration is valid until one of the following occurs:
| Voter changes his/her name by marriage, divorce, or legal proceeding |
| Voter changes residence by moving either within his/her present precinct or to another precinct |
The books for registration close two weeks prior to each election and reopen the day after election day.
Permanent voter registration outposts:
Arkansas City Clerk
Winfield City Clerk
Burden City Clerk
Udall City Clerk
Dillons Grocery Store - Arkansas City
Dillons Grocery Store - Winfield
SRS Office
Health Department - Arkansas City
Health Department - Winfield
Cowley County Developmental Services (CCDS)
Kansas Commission of Veteran Affairs
Department of Motor Vehicles
Registered voters who wish to vote in advance of
election day may apply for an advance ballot by contacting the Cowley County Clerk’s
office at 221-5400 or 441-4500 for an advance ballot request form.
Application for an advanced ballot can be made in person, by mail, telephone, another
person may apply on a voter's behalf as long as the voter signs the advanced ballot form,
by allowing someone to assist the voter if the voter is sick, disabled or illiterate, and
also by applying to be a permanent advanced voter. An advance ballot will be mailed to the
address as specified by the voter: Either the voter’s residential address or
mailing address as indicated on the registration list, the voter’s temporary
residential address or a medical care facility, psychiatric hospital, or hospice of adult
care home where the voter resides.
The ballot must be voted in secrecy and returned to the Cowley County Clerk’s office
by the time the polls close on election day. Advance voting in person may begin 20 days
before an election and ends at noon the day before the election. An advance voter may go
to the Cowley County Clerk’s office to apply for a ballot and vote in the office.
A voter may declare a party affiliation at the time of registration. The party
affiliations are: Democrat, Republican, Constitution, Reform, Libertarian or the voter may
choose to be unaffiliated. A voter who is unaffiliated may sign a declaration to affiliate
at the voting place during a primary election.
A voter may change party affiliation by re-registering during any time voter registration
is open.
The polls are open on election day from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.