Thank you for your interest in serving on one of the commodity commissions. These instructions will walk you through the process of creating an account, filling out your personal information, and creating your petition.

Step 1: Create a KDA Portal Account

Step 2: Click on Enroll as Grain Committees Candidate

Step 3: Click on "create your first online petition."

Step 4: Enter your basic contact information (* are required fields).

Step 5: Select your county of residence, which commodity you would like to run, and in which district.

Step 6: Enter biographical information.

Step 7: Click "Create Kansas Grain Commodities Candidate Petition"

Step 8: Petition Created

Your petition is now created! You will receive a confirmation email once your petition is created with a public URL linked to your petition. You may forward this link to any eligible voter in your District who wishes to sign your petition.

Signing the Petition:

Eligible voters can click on a candidate’s public URL to go the candidate’s petition page. To sign, simply enter your information, select which commodities you would like to vote for, complete the captcha verification, then submit your virtual “signature.”
If you are not already registered to vote, this will still serve as your registration. Upon signing, you will receive an email confirming your signature, and the candidate will also receive email notification of your signature for their petition.

A confirmation will appear after signing the petition.