Kansas Silver Haired Legislature advocates for senior voting accessibility, medical cannabis

By: Maya Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — When Chuck Schmidt’s 93-year-old mother-in-law wanted to vote early, she and her family had to jump through hoops to make it possible.

As a lifelong Kansan who now lives in a nursing home, she had to reregister for an advance ballot but ultimately go in person — in a wheelchair — instead of voting with a mail-in ballot.

Schmidt and Leroy Burton are speakers for the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature and represent Kansans …

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