Kansas is a strict voter ID state.
You are required to show an acceptable photo ID to confirm your identity when voting in person.
Kansas is a strict voter ID state.
You are required to show an acceptable photo ID to confirm your identity when voting in person.
Any registered Kansas voter can vote by mail.
You must include the ID number from your current Kansas driver’s license or nondriver’s ID card when you apply for your advance ballot by mail.
If you do not have one of these forms of ID, you must include a copy of an acceptable photo ID with your application.
Start the formal request to the district court by completing and filing the Civil Cover Sheet (PDF) and the Petition for Change of Name (PDF).
Subject to the court’s discretion, you may need to publish notice of your name change in a newspaper in your county, by certified mail, or both.
If the court approves your name change, you will receive a court order that can be used to update the name on your ID documents.
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Submit a request to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics to amend your birth certificate.
To change the name on your Kansas birth certificate, you will need to provide:
Note: You must update your birth certificate with the state where you were born.
You must update your name with the Social Security Administration and request a new Social Security card before you can change your name on a Kansas-issued ID.
Visit a Kansas DMV office within ten (10) days of your name change.
You must provide a certified copy of your name-change court order and any other required documents, including an existing driver’s license (if any), and payment of applicable fee(s).
As of August 2023 the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will no longer process gender identity amendments to birth certificates.
If you previously changed your Kansas birth certificate to align with your gender identity the birth certificate is still valid. However, if you request a certified copy of that birth certificate after August 2023, the certified copy must reflect the gender assigned at birth.
For more information visit the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Note: You must update your birth certificate with the state where you were born.
Due to a court order, the Kansas Department of Revenue can’t change the gender marker on Kansas driver’s licenses or state IDs. This state law is currently subject to a court challenge.
