NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Republican State Representative Paul Waggoner will have most of the same committee assignments for the session that starts next week as he did in 2023.
"It's pretty well set," Waggoner said. "I did have a change, in that I was added to the House Insurance Committee, which is one I served in as a freshman. Otherwise, I'm Vice-Chairman of House Elections Committee, I work on the House Modernization, the Child Welfare Committee and the Welfare Reform Committee."
Waggoner does believe a couple of things will come before the Elections Committee prior to the 2024 election.
"I know they are always a little leery in making changes right before a major election, just simply for the sake of the county election clerks and such," Waggoner said. "Kansas, I would argue, has a very good election system. We do have a lot of checks and balances, a lot of audits and such. The gist for the committee has always been, there's always ways to do more things."
Waggoner believes that the proposal to make sure all ballots are in on election day will likely come up again, in addition to using paper ballots rather than ballot images for audits.
CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app.
CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.