Kansas secretary of state moves 60-year-old system from paper to online

By: Baya Burgess

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 393

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab held up a stack of lottery regulation documents stained with a ring of coffee.

He was illustrating the office’s outdated filing cabinet system, which is being modernized for the first time since being established more than 60 years ago, Schwab said at a press conference Tuesday.

In place of the previous paper-based system is a public website that launched Tuesday. Schwab said the new digital system improves …

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