NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There have been some filing deadline date changes for offices controlled by the new maps passed by the Legislature, since the courts have not ruled on them yet.
According to Reno County Deputy Elections Clerk Jenna Fager, those offices, like running for Congress or state school board or state rep now have a new deadline of June 10.
That's also the new deadline for party affiliation changes, like if, for example, you were a Democrat, but wanted to change your affiliation to vote in the Republican primary in August, the time by which to do that is now June 10, as well. Currently unaffiliated voters have even longer to decide.
"If you're unaffiliated, you can still go to the polls and do it at the polling location when you go in to vote," Fager said.
However, if you want to remain unaffiliated, you will still be able to vote on the Constitutional question that will be on the August ballot.
"If you're unaffiliated, or even if you're a Libertarian, you can still come and vote in the primary," Fager said. "You'll just have the question on the ballot [by itself] if you don't want to affiliate."
The primary election is Tuesday, August 2.