| 12/18/2007 |
Thornburgh Awards 2007 NASS Medallions |
| 12/18/2007 |
Thornburgh to Present NASS Medallion Award Winners |
| 12/17/2007 |
Thornburgh to Present NASS Medallion Award Winners |
| 12/14/2007 |
Thornburgh Reminds Kansans to Check Before They Give |
| 08/17/2007 |
Bryant Named President of National Elections Organization
|
| 07/09/2007 |
Thornburgh Swears-In Wyandotte County Election Commissioner
|
| 07/03/2007 |
Thornburgh to Swear-In Wyandotte County Election Commissioner
|
| 06/14/2007 |
Thornburgh Announces that Nine Students will be Participating in the Office's 2007 Summer Intern Program
|
| 03/05/2007 |
Thornburgh Participates in "MAKING VOTING WORK" |
| 02/26/2007 |
Thornburgh Announces the Formation of a Presidential Primary Advisory Committee
|
| 02/05/2007 |
Thornburgh to Testify on Presidential Primary
|
| 01/17/2007 |
Thornburgh Proposes $4.6 Million Savings for Kansas Businesses
|
| 01/17/2007 |
Thornburgh to Testify on the Elimination of the Annual Report Fee
|
| 01/16/2007 |
Thornburgh Urges Passage of Satellite Advance Voting Bill
|
| 01/16/2007 |
Thornburgh to Testify on Satellite Advance Voting
|
| 11/30/2006 |
Thornburgh to Participate in ASPEN-RODEL Fellowship |
| 11/27/2006 |
Thornburgh Convenes State Board of Canvassers |
| 11/09/2006 |
General Election Turnout Exceeds Predictions |
| 11/03/2006 |
Thornburgh Predicts Modest Voter Turnout |
| 11/01/2006 |
Thornburgh to Project Voter Turnout |
| 08/28/2006 |
Thornburgh Convenes State Board of Canvassers |
| 07/28/2006 |
Thornburgh Predicts Lower than Average Voter Turnout |
| 07/27/2006 |
Thornburgh to Project Voter Turnout |
| 07/11/2006 |
Thornburgh, Newby and Newby to Outline Steps for Advance Voting |
| 07/10/2006 |
Thornburgh, Stuber to Appear at Woodson County Fair to Demo New Voting Machines |
| 05/25/2006 |
Thornburgh Disappointed with Governor's Veto |
| 05/16/2006 |
Thornburgh Receives "Public Administrator of the Year" Award |
| 04/21/2006 |
Thornburgh Swears-in Wyandotte County Election Commissioner |
| 04/20/2006 |
Thornburgh to Swear-in Wyandotte County Election Commissioner |
| 04/11/2006 |
Thornburgh Announces New Wyandotte County Election Commissioner |
| 03/14/2006 |
Thornburgh Unveils "Safe at Home" Program |
| 03/10/2006 |
Thornburgh Announces Search for Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Position |
| 01/30/2006 |
Thornburgh Swears-in Ensley as Shawnee County Election Commissioner |
| 01/13/2006 |
Thornburgh Announces Kansas is One of the First States to Comply with HAVA |
| 12/13/2005 |
Carnahan and Thornburgh Announce Multi-State Initiative to Clean Up Voter Rolls and Improve Election Security |
| 12/09/2005 |
Kansas to Host Midwest Election Officials Conference |
| 11/10/2005 |
Thornburgh Swears-in Gale as Sedgwick County Election Commissioner |
| 11/09/2005 |
Thornburgh to Swear-in Sedgwick County Election Commissioner |
| 10/28/2005 |
William Roe Joins Staff |
| 10/26/2005 |
Stephanie Wing Joins Public Affairs Staff |
| 8/18/2005 |
Kansas Secretary of State and Cox Communications presents $3,000 to Kids Voting Kansas |
| 5/17/2005 |
Cox Communications: Kansas secretary awarded for efforts to increase voting awareness |
| 5/17/2005 |
Cable in the Classroom: Nation's Most Innovative Education Leaders Honored For Transforming K-12 Teaching and Learning |
| 04/29/2005 |
Thornburgh Convenes State Board of Canvassers |
| 04/27/2005 |
Thornburgh to Convene State Board of Canvassers |
| 04/18/2005 |
Thornburgh Urges Stay the Course - HAVA is Working |
| 03/25/2005 |
Thornburgh Offers Election Night Tabulation |
| 03/22/2005 |
Thornburgh Announces New Voter Registration and Election Management System for Kansas |
| 02/07/2005 |
Kansas and Accenture Conclude Central Voter Registration Project by Agreement |
| 01/07/2005 |
Thornburgh Announces New Election Commissioner for Johnson County |
| 01/07/2005 |
Thornburgh Recognized Chapman for 22 Years of Service |
| 12/10/2004 |
Thornburgh to Convene Presidential Electors |
| 12/08/2004 |
Thornburgh Recongized Schmidt for Nine Years of Service |
| 12/07/2004 |
Thornburgh to Recognize Schmidt for Service |
| 11/24/2004 |
Thornburgh to Convene State Board of Canvassers |
| 11/15/2004 |
Thornburgh Announces Development of ELection Voter Information System (ELVIS) |
| 11/15/2004 |
Thornburgh Announces Search Committee for Johnson County Election Commissioner Position |
| 11/08/2004 |
Thornburgh Thanks Election Commissioner Schmidt for Nine Years of Service |
| 10/29/2004 |
Kansas Teams with Accenture eDemocracy Services to Build Election Voter Information System |
| 10/28/2004 |
Thornburgh Predicts Record Voter Turnout |
| 10/27/2004 |
Thornburgh to Project Voter Turnout |
| 10/18/2004 |
Thornburgh Offers Election Night Tabulation |
| 10/13/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Voter Registration Drive at Cox Communications' Topeka Office |
| 10/12/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Voter Registration Drive at Cox Communications' Wichita Office |
| 10/06/2004 |
Thornburgh Kicks Off Vote! Kansas Program |
| 10/05/2004 |
Thornburgh to Hold News Conference |
| 10/05/2004 |
Thornburgh Launches New Online Filing Service |
| 09/22/2004 |
Thornburgh Announces State Fair Opinion Poll Results |
| 09/07/2004 |
State Objections Board to Meet |
| 08/26/2004 |
Thornburgh Convenes State Board of Canvassers |
| 08/03/2004 |
Thornburgh to Speak at Wilson County Chamber Breakfast |
| 07/30/2004 |
Thornburgh Predicts Modest Increase in Voter Turnout |
| 07/29/2004 |
Thornburgh to Project Voter Turnout |
| 07/29/2004 |
Thornburgh, Schmidt, Rahija Outline Five Steps for Voters |
| 07/28/2004 |
Thornburgh, Schmidt, Rahija to Hold Joint Press Conference |
| 07/29/2004 |
Thornburgh and Ensley Outline Five Steps for Voters |
| 07/28/2004 |
Thornburgh and Ensley to Hold Joint Press Conference |
| 07/28/2004 |
Thornburgh and Gale Outline Five Steps for Voters |
| 07/27/2004 |
Thornburgh and Gale to Hold Joint Press Conference |
| 07/22/2004 |
Thornburgh Offers Election Night Tabulation |
| 07/15/2004 |
Thornburgh Reminds Kansans Deadline to Register to Vote is Fast Approaching |
| 06/25/2004 |
State Objections Board to Convene |
| 06/25/2004 |
Thornburgh Announces that Eight Students will be Participating in the Office's 2004 Summer Intern Program |
| 06/09/2004 |
Candidate Filing Deadline set for June 10 at Noon |
| 06/04/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Torch Run in Wichita |
| 06/01/2004 |
Thornburgh and Bunting Kick Off Operation: Vote |
| 05/28/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Torch Run in Topeka |
| 05/28/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Torch Run in Ottawa |
| 05/28/2004 |
Thornburgh to Participate in Torch Run in Olathe |
| 05/28/2004 |
Thornburgh and Bunting to Hold News Conference |
| 05/25/2004 |
Thornburgh Launches New Online Filing Service |
| 05/20/2004 |
Thornburgh and Jenkins to Commemorate Older America Month by Donating Blood |
| 05/17/2004 |
Thornburgh Hosts Reception in Honor of Brown v. Board of Education Decision |
| 05/14/2004 |
Thornburgh Commends Election Officials for Adopting Voting Security Policy |
| 05/06/2004 |
Thornburgh Convened Board of Canvassers and Official Quarter Results Released |
| 05/05/2004 |
Thornburgh Convenes State Board of Canvassers |
| 04/26/2004 |
Secretary of State’s Office and World Wrestling Entertainment host “Smackdown Your Vote!” Assembly |
| 04/23/2004 |
High School Students to Begin Voting on Quarter Design Monday |
| 02/11/2004 |
Thornburgh to Testify on Help America Vote Act (HAVA) |
| 02/04/2004 |
Thornburgh Holds Kids Voting Kansas Meeting in Paola |
| 12/08/2003 |
Thornburgh Reminds Kansans to Check Before They Give |
| 11/03/2003 |
Thornburgh Swears-In Sedgwick County Election Commissioner |
| 10/30/2003 |
Thornburgh to Swear-in Bill Gale Sedgwick County Election Commissioner |
| 10/20/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces New Election Commissioner for Sedgwick County |
| 10/03/2003 |
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh Reads to Children at the Capper Foundation |
| 10/01/2003 |
35 Kansas High School Students to Participate in Capitol Assembly |
| 09/30/2003 |
Thornburgh Holds Kids Voting Kansas Meeting in Norton |
| 09/16/2003 |
New Touch Screen Electronic Voting System Well Received by State Fair Goers |
| 09/09/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Search Committee Members for Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Position |
| 09/05/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Electronic Voting at State Fair |
| 08/29/2003 |
Thornburgh Submits Finalized State Plan to Federal Election Commission |
| 08/19/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Fee Increase Effective September 1, 2003 |
| 08/06/2003 |
Thornburgh Thanks Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Marilyn Chapman for 22 Years of Service |
| 08/05/2003 |
Thornburgh Inducted as Vice President of National Association of Secretaries of State |
| 07/29/2003 |
Top State Election Officials Announce Bob Dole as Recipient of 2003 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award |
| 07/01/2003 |
Thornburgh Reappoints Rahija to Wyandotte County Election Commission Post |
| 06/30/2003 |
Thornburgh to Reappoint Patricia Rahija as Wyandotte County Election Commissioner |
| 06/27/2003 |
Thornburgh Releases Plan for Implementing Election Reform in Kansas |
| 06/23/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Public Hearing for Help America Vote Act State Plan |
| 05/29/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces that Seven Students will be Participating in the Office's 2003 Summer Intern Program |
| 04/18/2003 |
Secretary of State Employee to Kiss a Pig for March of Dimes Campaign |
| 04/18/2003 |
Thornburgh Disappointed with Governor's Veto |
| 03/26/2003 |
Thornburgh to Switch Places with Washburn University Student |
| 03/19/2003 |
Thornburgh Announced Kansas Election Reform Advisory Council Members |
| 02/27/2003 |
Thornburgh Convenes Kansas Election Reform Advisory Council Meeting |
| 02/20/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Launch of New Secretary of State Web Site. |
| 02/03/2003 |
Thornburgh Announces Appointment of Merriman to Election Assistance Commission Standards Board. |
| 01/30/2003 |
Thornburgh Applauds White House Decision to Support Initial $1.5 Billion Appropriation for Election
Reform in Budget Bill |
| 01/28/2003 |
VeriSign Equips State of Kansas with Digital Signature Technology, Enables Citizens to Interact Efficiently with Government Agencies |
| 01/16/2003 |
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh Presents Award to Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs |
| 08/02/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh is projecting a low voter turnout for the primary
election scheduled to be conducted on Tuesday, August 6. "We will see
a record low turnout in the upcoming primary election," stated Thornburgh.
|
| 07/17/2002 |
The U.S.
district court ruled in favor of extending the deadline allowing military
service men and women and overseas civilians additional time to return their
primary election ballot.
|
| 07/16/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh is reminding Kansans the deadline to register to
vote or change party affiliation for the primary election is Monday, July
22 at 5 p.m.
|
| 07/03/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh thanked the U.S.District Court for ruling quickly
in the congressional redistricting case. “The court’s ruling means
the August 6th primary election will be conducted as scheduled,” stated
Thornburgh.
|
| 06/26/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh announced the state voter registration cards are
available in Spanish. This is the first time in Kansas that voter registration
cards are available in a second language.
|
| 06/25/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh announced there will only be four recognized political
parties for the upcoming election cycle. The Constitution Party failed to
meet the statutory requirements to continue as a recognized political party
in Kansas.
|
| 06/25/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh is reminding business entities filing annual reports
on or after July 1 to use the new formula to calculate the franchise fee.
|
| 06/24/2002 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh announced he will ask the U.S.
District Court to allow federal service personnel additional time to return
their primary election ballots.
|
| 06/21/2002 |
The candidate filing
deadline for Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas State Board of Education
for the August primary is noon, Monday, June 24, 2002. The Secretary of
State's office will have the filing procedure set up from 8 a.m. to noon
in the first floor conference room (room 120).
|
| 06/17/2002 |
Thornburgh will work
to preserve Tuesday, August 6th primary election date.
|
| 01/17/2002 |
LOBBYIST DIRECTORY
GOES ONLINE. The Kansas Lobbyist Directory can now be accessed online at
www.kssos.org. The new online directory includes a search feature, which
allows users to search for lobbyist and the organizations they represent.
In addition, users can download and print the directory.
Hard copies of the directory can also be purchased in the Secretary of State’s
office for $2.00 plus tax per copy. The new charge is an effort to recover
the expense of formatting and printing the directory. |
| 01/14/2002 |
High-spirited Topeka
residents will take the first step towards saving babies in 2002 when they
come to the WalkAmerica Kickoff Luncheon on January 30.
|
| 01/14/2002 |
The March of Dimes
Topeka Division is pleased to announce that Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh
will serve as chair for the WalkAmerica in 2002.
|
| 01/07/2002 |
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh today appointed Elizabeth Ensley for a third term as Shawnee
County election commissioner.
|
| 12/13/2001 |
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh today announced he is pleased with the passage of the Ney-Hoyer
election reform bill (H.R. 3295).
The United States House of Representatives passed the bill Wednesday afternoon
with 362 members voting in favor and 63 members voting against the bill.
|
| 12/13/2001 |
Fourth Midwest Election
Officials Conference concludes
|
| 12/07/2001 |
Midwest Election
Officials Conference
Featured topics will include the Florida 2000 election experience, counting
ballots, voter outreach, recruiting and training local election board works
and Congressmen Bob Ney (R-OH), author of the “Help America Vote Act
of 2001” will give an overview of federal election reform issues. A
complete conference agenda is attached.
|
| 12/05/2001 |
Thornburgh Urges
Congress to Pass Bipartisan Election Reform Bill
|
| 11/20/2001 |
Topeka, November
20, 2001 - The holiday season brings a blizzard of solicitations from charities.
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh, Attorney General Carla Stovall, and Secretary
of Aging Connie Hubbell have partnered to launch Kansas Charity Check, a
Web site designed to promote and encourage informed decisions when contributing
to a charitable organization.
|
| 11/05/2001 |
One year after the
November 2000 election, Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh released a status
report for election reform in Kansas.
|
| 09/21/2001 |
The Kansas Secretary
of State’s Office once again conducted an opinion poll at their booth
during the 2001 Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Sept. 7-16. “The purpose
of the poll is to promote the concept of voting; gage opinions on important
issues and some of the questions are designed just to have a little fun,”
said Brad Bryant, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Elections and
Legislative Matters.
|
| 09/19/2001 |
Washington, DC—Following
last week’s devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon, the National Association of Secretaries of State is urging
Americans to channel their feelings of anger, grief and helplessness into
acts of patriotism and citizenship, including a trip to the ballot box.
|
| 08/08/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh is pleased with the results of the new Uniform Commercial
Code online filing system. The new online system launched on July 1, 2001,
changes the way customers do business with the Secretary of State’s
office. |
| 07/31/2001 |
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh released the Adjustment
to the 2000 United States Decennial Census Report to the Kansas Legislature
today. |
| 07/31/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh, president of the National Association of Secretaries
of State, announced today that he will take part in an election reform news
conference along with President George W. Bush and members of the National
Commission on Federal Election Reform on Tuesday, July 31, 2001. >>>>Photos:
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| 07/24/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh announced today the appointment of Marilyn Chapman
to Sedgwick County Election Commissioner. The swearing in ceremony will
take place on Tuesday, July 24 at 1:30 at the Sedgwick County Election Office.
|
| 07/24/2001 |
STATEMENT ISSUED
BY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE AND KIDS VOTING KANSAS REGARDING WEBSITE
The Secretary of State’s office and Kids Voting Kansas is issuing a
warning to parents and schools regarding the Kids Voting Kansas Website.
Parents should be advised that the material on the website (www.kidsvotingkan.org)
is not suitable for children. This domain name is now in use by another
organization and the contents are not suitable for children.
Kids Voting Kansas will have their website up and running at a new address
in the next few weeks. Kids Voting Kansas is a non-profit agency operated
by the Kids Voting Kansas State Board. |
| 07/16/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh took the oath of office today to become president
of the National Association of Secretaries of State, which is meeting this
week in Little Rock, Arkansas. Thornburgh will serve a one-year term as
president of the organization and said election reform will top this year's
agenda. >>>>Photos:
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| 07/02/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh announced today the launch of the new online Uniform
Commercial Code (UCC) filing
system. The new online filing system is secure and it is "easier, cheaper,
and faster" for customers.
|
| 06/13/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh will represent Kansas at the American Swiss Foundation’s
2001 Young Leaders Conference in Switzerland. The exchange will be held
in Bad Ragaz, which is one-hour southeast of Zurich. The conference will
begin on June 15th and end on June 24th.
|
| 05/17/2001 |
The Kansas Secretary
of State's office was presented with the Educational Program to Promote
Electronic Filing Achievement Award at the 2001 International Association
of Corporation Administrators conference. The award recognizes outstanding
achievement in electronic filings. |
| 05/08/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh will lead the Kansas State Leadership Initiative
to the Republic of Cuba May 12th - 19th. The 16-member delegation is comprised
of leaders from business, education and government. The delegation will
meet with Cuban professionals to learn about involvement and opportunities
in business and agriculture in Cuba.
|
| 04/24/2001 |
Kansas Secretary
of State Ron Thornburgh has been invited by Congressman Robert Ney of Ohio
to testify on the need for election reform following the November 7, 2000
election. Secretary Thornburgh will join Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth
Blackwell, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, Arkansas Secretary
of State Sharon Priest, and New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron
in Washington, DC to testify before the United States House Committee on
House Administration on Wednesday, April 25 at 10:00 am Eastern Standard
Time at the Longworth House Office Building. >>>
Click
here for testimony transcript. |
| 04/03/2001 |
Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), Kathy Sachs, will
begin a statewide tour on Tuesday, April 3 with the message “easier,
cheaper, faster” UCC filings.
|
| 03/05/2001 |
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh has
been invited by Senator John McCain to testify on the need for election
reform following the November 7, 2000 election. Secretary Thornburgh will
join Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox and Oregon Secretary of State
Bill Bradbury in Washington, DC to testify before the United States Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, March 7,
2001 at 9:30 in Senate Room 253 >>>>> Click
here for testimony transcript. |
| 02/28/2001 |
Kansas Secretary of State Ron
Thornburgh will be the featured speaker at the El Dorado Rotary Club luncheon
today. The luncheon begins at 12:00 p.m. in the Civic Center |
| 02/12/2001 |
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh will meet
with the Senate Judiciary Committee today at 9:30 in Room 123-S to express
his support for SB128. Secretary Thornburgh
proposed the bill to address recent problems with election crimes in Kansas.
The bill speaks to four types of election problems: voter registration suppression,
vote trading, voter intimidation and electioneering. |
|
02/04/2001 |
Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum
Baker will be presented with the 2000 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy
Award February 4 at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC |