Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab has predicted that 70 percent of all Kansas voters will turn out to cast their ballots for the 2020 general elction.

As of Thursday, there have been 506,767 advance by mail ballots sent to Kansas voters. Comparatively, 202,138 advance by mail ballots were mailed during the 2016 general election. Of those ballots sent, 346,489 have been returned to local election offices in 2020, compared to just 125,5444 ballots returned in the 2016 general election. According to unofficial numbers cited by the Secretary of State's office, there are 1.9 million registered voters in Kansas.

Voters planning to cast their ballots in advance have until noon next Monday to do so.