In a step toward increasing the options for voters, Johnson
County Auditor Travis Weipert is revising office policy on mailed absentee
ballots for voters in care facilities.
Under prior interpretations of state law, voters in care
facilities, no matter their level of ability or their personal wishes, were not
mailed absentee ballots on request. Voters requesting mailed ballots were
instead required to vote on one specified day at the facility, with a
bipartisan team of poll workers, under a procedure designed for nursing home
residents.
After review of state law, Weipert has determined that
residents of independent living and assisted care apartments within facilities
that also include a nursing home unit may vote by mail. This has been a
frequent request from voters. Only residents of the nursing home unit will vote
with the bipartisan team.
All voters, including those in any level of care facility,
may still vote early in person at the auditor’s office or a satellite site, or
at the polls on election day. Curbside voting is available both early and on
Election Day for voters unable to leave their cars.
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