Two elections will take place this spring, a presidential preference one on March 19 and one on April 16, for a question on whether a one-quarter cent sales tax would be imposed locally to partially fund health care services, including emergency (ambulance) services.

The following is provided by Bourbon County Clerk Jennifer Hawkins.

March 2024 election

This is a Presidential Preference Primary.

“A presidential preference primary takes an act by the Kansas legislature to be conducted. The enactment takes the responsibility from the two-state parties (Republican and Democrat) in Kansas from conducting a caucus, and instead, having the state of Kansas conduct a primary election. It is a “preference” primary because it is an election where the vote totals are given to a political party to allocate delegates to candidates at the national convention. This is not a primary where the voters select the party candidate. This year, the state legislature decided to resurrect the state-run presidential preference primary, which had only been used in Kansas in 1980 and 1992,” according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.

Early voting will take place at the courthouse and begin on March 12 and run until Monday, March 18 at noon.

Residents will be able to vote at their normal polling place from 7:00 am-7:00 pm on March 19.

The list of candidates is located below.

The Democrat-filed candidates are:

Dean Phillips
Jason Michael Palmer
Joseph R Biden Jr.
Marianne Williamson

The Republican-filed candidates are:

Donald J. Trump
Nikki R. Haley
Ron DeSantis
Ryan L. Binkley

April 2024 election

The sales tax question will be the only thing on the ballot in April, Bourbon County Clerk Jennifer Hawkins said.

The one-quarter cent sales tax would be imposed to partially fund health care services, including emergency (ambulance) services.

“Right now, the question is still being drafted with the two attached questions being submitted by County Counselor Justin Meeks at the last commission meeting as possible options and are drafts that are subject to change,” she said.

The election will be held on April 16 with early voting beginning on April 9.

 

This is a draft of the tax question, subject to change: