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relating to actions challenging the constitutionality of state laws governing elections; requiring such actions to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county; relating to advance voting ballots; concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification triggering a limitation on advance voting; amending K.S.A. 25-1119 and 25-1121 and repealing the existing sections.", "NAME": "HB2569", "ORIGINAL_SPONSOR": [ "Committee on Elections" ], "RELATEDRS": "26rs3078", "SHORTTITLE": "Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement.", "SPONSOR_NAMES": [ "Committee on Elections" ], "STATUS": "introduced", "documents": [], "versions": [ "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2569_00_0000.pdf", "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2569_01_0000.pdf", "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2569_enrolled.pdf" ] } ], "revno": 877182 }