TOPEKA – (March 19, 2025) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following statement upon the adoption by the Kansas House of a constitutional amendment that would allow voters to directly elect Kansas Supreme Court Justices:

“Today marks an historic turning point in Kansas. Voters will now get to decide whether to reclaim the right to vote for justices, which they enjoyed from statehood until 1958.

Polling shows that Kansans overwhelmingly  prefer voting on Supreme Court Justices to the status quo.

Seventy-four percent support the direct election of  Supreme Court Justices, while only 20% like the current attorney-controlled system.”