Kansas lawmakers move quickly on new special elections rules
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January 18, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have moved to put new rules in place this week for special congressional elections to give military personnel overseas an additional month to vote.
The Senate approved the elections bill Tuesday evening on a 40-0 vote after the House approved it last week, 122-1. The measure arose from Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo's nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as Central Intelligence Agency director.
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