Several candidates are on the ballot for Unified Government, Board of Public Utilities, city, county and school elections today.
Voters may go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to cast ballots for candidates in the general election. Voters should go to their assigned polling places and bring identification, such as a driver’s license.
For more information about voting and polling places, visit www.WyCoVotes.org, facebook.com/WyandotteElection, or call the Election Office at 913-573-8500.
Free bus rides today
There will be free bus rides on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to and from the polls, according to RideKC. Paratransit services also will be free today, according to an announcement from RideKC.
On the ballot
Unified Government Commission
1st District at large:
Incumbent Commissioner Melissa Bynum is opposed by Mark Gilstrap, a former state senator.
2nd District
Incumbent Commissioner Brian McKiernan, unopposed.
3rd District
Incumbent Commissioner Ann Murguia is opposed by Christian A. Ramirez.
4th District
Incumbent Commissioner Harold Johnson is opposed by Jorge L. Flores.
6th District
Incumbent Commissioner Angela Markley is opposed by Diana Aguirre.
To see a video of a Business West –KCKCC candidate forum with UG Commission candidates, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlURCn044gE.
A story about the UG Commission contests is at https://wyandotteonline.com/five-ug-commissioners-running-for-re-election-on-tuesday/.
Register of Deeds
Incumbent Nancy Burns is opposed by Tscher Manck.
To see a video of a candidate forum with Register of Deeds candidates, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAcLyBxyqWY
To view a story about the Wyandotte County register of deeds contest, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/register-of-deeds-office-on-tuesdays-ballot/.
Board of Public Utilities
Board of Public Utilities, at large position 3
David Haley, a state senator, and Rose Mulvany Henry, a utility attorney, are running for the position.
BPU, 1st District
Incumbent Robert “Bob” Milan is opposed by LaRon Thompson.
BPU, 3rd District
Incumbent Jeff Bryant is opposed by Stan S. Frownfelter, a state representative.
To see a video of a candidate forum with the BPU candidates, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWD4FaDy_hM.
To see a story about BPU candidates, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/incumbents-face-challenges-in-bpu-contests/.
Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees
(Vote for four)
Donald Ash, incumbent
Rosalyn Brown, incumbent
Patricia L. Brune
Ray Daniels, incumbent
Jammie A. Johnson
Paul P.J. Jones
To see a video of a candidate forum with KCKCC Board of Trustees candidates, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kilN55gmnI.
A story about the KCKCC candidates is at https://wyandotteonline.com/kckcc-candidates-get-an-a-for-civility/
Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education, District 500
(Vote for four)
Gary E. Bradley-Lopez
Yolanda S. Clark
Monica Crowe
Karen French
Janey Humphries, incumbent
Brenda C. Jones, incumbent, has resigned from the board for health reasons since filing for office.
Randy Lopez
Hattie L. Smith
Joseph A. Straws
Frieda Tresvan
Valdenia C. Winn, incumbent
To see a video of a candidate forum with KCK Board of Education candidates, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZe1bGf6P4s.
To see a story about the KCK school board contest, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/crowded-field-in-kck-school-board-contest/
Turner Board of Education
Becky Billigmeier
Bryan Fishbaugh
Daniel Soptic
Theresa Tillery
Piper Board of Education
Larry K. Beashore
Ashley Biondi
Kim Brown
Jeb Vader
Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education
John H. Claxton
Pam Lawson
Jennifer McConico
David Pierce
Ashley Razak
Bonner Springs city
Mayor
Jeff W. Harrington
Jordan M. Mackey
Bonner Springs City Council, 1st Ward
Mike Thompson
Bonner Springs City Council, 2nd Ward
Dani Gurley
Bonner Springs City Council, 3rd Ward
Robert W. Reeves
Bonner Springs City Council, 4th Ward
Mark Kipp
Edwardsville City Council
Chuck Adams
Garrett Mellott
Charles E. Stites II
Lake Quivira Mayor
Brady Allan Lilja
John. Nelson
Lake Quivira Council member at large
Gayle Best
Randy Burgess
David McCullagh
Andrea “Annie” Noland
Greg Prieb
Constitutional amendment
There also is a constitutional amendment on the ballot concerning the counting of students and military members for the U.S. Census. This constitutional amendment may be read on a sample ballot available at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do.
Many other states count students and members of the military where they are at the time of the census. Kansas makes an adjustment currently based on where the person wants to be counted, and this process is expensive, plus it reduces the number of people counted in the state. A higher number of persons counted in the census could result in more federal dollars for the state. This amendment is supported by the Kansas secretary of state.
For more information from the secretary of state’s office on the constitutional amendment, visit https://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/elections/1605-Card.pdf .
Links to stories about the election:
Past stories about the elections in 2019 are found under the category, Election 2019, on the Wyandotte Daily website, at https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2019/.
Candidate forums for Unified Government commissioner, Board of Public Utilities, KCKCC, Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education and Wyandotte County Register of Deeds are being shown online and have been shown the past few weeks on KCEC cable channel on Spectrum Cable (Wyandotte County) on Channel 17, and on Google TV on Channel 146. The forums are online at YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/KCECable.
Some past stories about the 2019 election, not mentioned above, include:
Candidates support collecting debts from T-Bones’ former owner, https://wyandotteonline.com/candidates-support-collecting-debts-from-t-bones/
Audit spurs questions at community meeting on KCK schools,
https://wyandotteonline.com/audit-spurs-questions-at-community-meeting-on-kck-schools/
Two state legislators advance to general election in BPU contests,
https://wyandotteonline.com/two-state-legislators-advance-to-general-election-in-bpu-contests/
UG Commission contests on Tuesday include some rematches (primary),
https://wyandotteonline.com/ug-commission-contests-on-tuesday-include-some-rematches/
Candidates run for BPU Districts 1 and 3 (primary),
https://wyandotteonline.com/seven-candidates-run-for-bpu-districts-1-and-3/
BPU at large 3rd District race (primary),
https://wyandotteonline.com/bpu-at-large-3rd-district-race-attracts-six-candidates/