Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.
A summer ballot measure in Kansas four years ago showed the enduring popularity of abortion rights even in deeply red states, and started a trend of ballot measures to defend them.
Next month, Kansas will again vote on a measure with consequences for abortion — as well as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights, congressional redistricting and other hot-button issues. But none of those words will appear on the ballot.
Kansans this time will decide whether to elect their state’s supreme court.
Frustrated by the appointed court’s decisions, especially on abortion, Kansas’ Republican-controlled legislature put a measure on the Aug. 4 primary ballot to abolish the current system under which the governor — since 2019, a Democrat and supporter of abortion rights — chooses justices from a list submitted by a nine-member commission.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/elections/kansas-supreme-court-justices-election-abortion.html