Republicans Want Voters to Elect Kansas Supreme Court Justices and Move Court to the Right
2nd August 2026
What a give-away: If you allow elections, the Court will ‘move to the right’.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a term-limited Democrat who opposes the measure, said gerrymandering and dark money have put the Legislature out of step with the state and, “to think you can make the judicial branch a part of that dysfunctional system is frightening.”
…
Meanwhile, the national and state affiliates for abortion provider Planned Parenthood contributed another $1.6 million toward the vote-no campaign’s $8 million-plus in spending.
There’s that pesky ol’ democracy that Democrats love to talk about but never like to practice.