Governor Laura Kelly has revealed the new design for the standard license plate in Kansas, based on a statewide vote.
The governor said nearly 270,000 residents in all 105 counties voted in the week-long process, choosing from five designs.
The winning design features the Kansas Statehouse dome within a cutout of the state and a yellow, white, and blue gradient background. It received over 140,000, or 53%, of the total votes.
The second place plate featured a white and light blue gradient background with a wheat stalk on each end of the plate. It received 19 percent of the vote.
Alternate designs were circulated on the internet and social media, but Governor Kelly said “So many of the designs circulated on social media and sent to my office are beautiful works of art but, unfortunately cannot be used given the strict public safety, printing, and branding guidelines the new license plate has to meet. Kansans will notice that license plates across the country are moving to simpler designs – that’s because of law enforcement and license plate reader requirements. Our number one priority with these license plates is safety.”
This is the first time the state has allowed public input on the standard tag. Governor Kelly has asked the Kansas Department of Revenue to review their process for selecting license plate designs moving forward.
