For generations, the Kansas Supreme Court has been fair, impartial, and beholden to one thing: the Kansas Constitution.
Our justices are constitutional experts, selected based on merit and held accountable by voters. They are not politicians. They do not raise money from billionaire political donors or special interests with business before the court. And they have stood up to leaders in both parties when the Constitution required it.
That is exactly why billionaire political donors and special interests are pushing this amendment.
This amendment would completely overhaul the Kansas Supreme Court by forcing justices to run partisan political campaigns for their seat on the bench. That means big donors and special interests could spend money to elect their preferred justices to the bench, then pressure them to deliver favorable rulings.
Kansas already has a battle-tested system that works. Voters already hold justices accountable by deciding if they keep their seat on the bench. A NO vote protects that system and keeps our Supreme Court fair, impartial, and independent.
The Kansas Supreme Court is a check on politicians in both parties.
Our justices have stood up to Republican and Democratic governors alike when the Constitution required it. That is how the system is supposed to work. Courts should not serve one party, one politician, or one donor. They should follow the law.
This amendment threatens that independence by bringing big money and partisan politics into our highest court.
Once justices have to run political campaigns, the people with the most money will have the loudest voice.
A NO vote keeps our Supreme Court independent, impartial, and accountable to the Constitution.
When powerful interests break the rules, Kansans need courts that will hold them accountable.
The Kansas Supreme Court decides whether corporations, insurers, and other powerful actors can be held responsible when they harm consumers, workers, patients, or families. It also decides whether everyday Kansans get a fair day in court.
That is why billionaire political donors and special interests care so much about who sits on the bench. A politicized court can become a rubber stamp for those with the money to influence it.
A NO vote protects Kansans from billionaire political donors and their powerful corporations trying to limit accountability when they harm consumers.
Kansans have already made themselves clear: politicians should not control deeply personal medical decisions.
The Kansas Supreme Court recognized that the Kansas Constitution protects the right to personal autonomy, including the right to decide whether to continue a pregnancy. And in 2022, Kansas voters rejected an attempt to strip abortion rights out of the state constitution.
But the politicians and special interests who want to ban abortion have not given up. Now, they are trying a different route: changing the court itself.
If this amendment passes, newly elected justices could revisit and overturn past rulings, including the rulings that keep abortion legal in Kansas. That is why the same extreme politicians and billionaire political donors who tried to ban abortion in 2022are now trying to turn impartial justices into politicians for sale.
A NO vote protects Kansas’ fair and impartial court and keeps politicians and billionaire donors out of private medical decisions.
Every Kansas child deserves a strong public education, no matter their zip code.
The Kansas Constitution requires the state to provide suitable funding for public schools. When politicians fail to meet that obligation, families, teachers, students, and school districts need an independent court to enforce the Constitution.
The Kansas Supreme Court has done exactly that. The court has held the state accountable to its obligation to provide adequate and equitable funding for Kansas schools.
That matters for every community. School funding affects class sizes, teacher and support staff pay, rural schools, special education, transportation, career and technical education, and whether students have the resources they need to succeed.
If billionaire political donors can manipulate court campaigns, they can push for justices who will weaken the court’s ability to hold politicians accountable to Kansas kids.
A NO vote protects public schools and the constitutional promise Kansas has made to every child.
The Kansas Supreme Court decides cases that shape the lives of Kansas workers across the state, including workers’ compensation, wage theft, workplace safety, retaliation, public sector bargaining, and the right to organize.
When a worker is hurt on the job, denied wages they earned, punished for speaking up, or forced to stand up to a powerful employer, the courts can decide whether that worker gets justice.
That is why our justices should be beholden only to the Kansas Constitution — not billionaire political donors, corporations, lobbyists, or special interests who may later have business before the court.
If this amendment passes, big donors could spend money to elect justices who will chip away at worker protections and limit accountability for powerful interests.
A NO vote protects an impartial court system for workers, families, and unions across Kansas.
Ask yourself who really benefits from this amendment.
It is not everyday Kansans. It is not workers, teachers, nurses, parents, small businesses, or students.
The people who benefit are billionaire political donors and special interests who see a new way to gain power over our courts.
Kansas’s current system is fair, impartial, and battle-tested. Justices are selected based on merit, held accountable by voters, and required to follow the Kansas Constitution.
Vote NO to stop billionaire political donors from turning our impartial justices into politicians for sale.