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Kansas
Capital: Topeka
Population: 2,694,641
Major Metropolitan Areas: Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence
Federal Transportation Spending: $398,791,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)

 
General Ballot Measure Information

State Ballot Process
Kansas allows a statewide recall process, but no other form of statewide ballot measure. Initiatives and referendums are allowed at the local/city level only.

State Election Site: http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html

County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_registration_ceo.asp

Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Kansas.htm

Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/ks.html

 
Outreach/Contact Information
 
Advocacy Groups
Kansas Public Transit Association http://www.kstransit.com/
East Kansas Transit Coalition
Rail Passenger Group
No rail passenger association
State DOT
http://www.ink.org/public/kdot/
Transit Agencies & MPOs
Lawrence The T http://www.lawrencetransit.org/guide/
Olathe The JO http://www.thejo.com/
Topeka TMTA http://www.topekatransit.com/
Wichita WT http://www.wichitagov.org/CityOffices/Transit/Default.htm
 
Media Information
 
Newspaper(s)
Wichita Eagle http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/
Topeka Capital-Journal http://www.cjonline.com/
Lawrence Journal-World http://www.ljworld.com/
Kansas City Kansan http://www.kansascitykansan.com/
Manhattan Mercury http://www.themercury.com/
Radio Television
KMUW NPR - Wichita http://www.kmuw.org/
KNSS News/Talk- Wichita http://www.1240knss.com/
KAHS News/Talk - El Dorado http://www.1360kahs.com/
KSNW NBC - Wichita http://www.ksn.com/
KAKE ABC - Wichita http://www.kake.com/
KWCH CBS - Hutchinson http://www.kwch.com/
 
Other Resources
 

STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=kansas

APTA State Page (Info. on transit agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/ks.cfm