TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has legalized charity fundraising raffles.

Voters approved an amendment to the state constitution in Tuesday’s election. The measure allows nonprofit, religious, veterans and other organizations to hold raffles as fundraisers.

But organizations will not be allowed to sell raffle tickets through electronic gambling or vending machines or contract with professional lottery or raffle companies to operate their contests.

Legislators sought to allow such contests by law in 2013, but Republican Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed the measure, seeing a violation of the state constitution.

The constitution originally prohibited all forms of lotteries. Under existing Kansas law, raffles are essentially private lotteries.

Kansas now has a state lottery and state-owned casinos, but they’re permitted under a 1986 amendment making an exception to the overall ban on lotteries.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed six days of early voting for general elections.

Constitutional Amendment 6 had been referred to Tuesday’s ballot by the Republican-led Legislature but had been criticized by some Democrats as too restrictive to be called true early voting.

It would have created an early voting period contingent upon funding by the Legislature and governor. The period would not have included weekends and would have ended the Wednesday before an election.

Unlike absentee voting in Missouri, voters would not have needed an excuse to vote early under the amendment.

A separate citizen initiative to create a six-week early voting period failed to get enough signatures to qualify for Tuesday’s ballot.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich (shwyk) has won election to a second term after turning back two minor-party challengers.

The Republican incumbent faced no Democratic opponent in Tuesday’s elections. He defeated Libertarian Sean O’Toole and Constitution Party candidate Rodney Farthing, neither of whom mounted a very aggressive campaign.

Schweich’s new four-year term will start next January and run until 2019. But he could be on the ballot again before then. Schweich is expected to decide within the next several months whether he will run for governor in 2016.

Schweich is an attorney from suburban St. Louis who served in the U.S. Department of State under former President George W. Bush. He first won election as auditor in 2010.

DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Republican U.S. Pat Roberts has won re-election while turning back a challenge from suburban Kansas City businessman Greg Orman.

Roberts’ victory Tuesday continues a dominating streak for Kansas Republicans, who have not lost a U.S. Senate race since 1932.

But it didn’t come easy.

Roberts first survived a close GOP primary against a tea party challenger. Then Orman emerged a formidable independent candidate after the Democratic nominee dropped out.

Orman asserted Roberts had become part of the partisan gridlock in Washington after spending 18 years in the Senate and 16 before that in the U.S. House.

Roberts told voters his re-election was essential to Republican hopes of gaining control of the Senate and standing up to President Barack Obama. His campaign was aided by numerous high-profile Republicans.

According to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office, here are the early returns for closely watched races in Tuesday’s general election (updated regularly):

US Senate Precincts Reporting: 3030 of 3479

Candidate Votes i-Greg Orman 334,520 L-Randall Batson 32,573 R-Pat Roberts 410,820

Governor Precincts Reporting: 2982 of 3479

Candidate Votes D-Paul Davis 353,827 L-Keen A. Umbehr 29,891 R-Sam Brownback 376,268

SOS Precincts Reporting: 2982 of 3479

Candidate Votes D-Jean Kurtis Schodorf 309,381 R-Kris Kobach 442,095

US House 1 Precincts Reporting: 1146 of 1332

Candidate Votes D-James E. Sherow 54,775 R-Tim Huelskamp 110,679

US House 2 Precincts Reporting: 682 of 912

Candidate Votes D-Margie Wakefield 72,402 L-Christopher Clemmons 7,920 R-Lynn Jenkins 105,787

US House 3 Precincts Reporting: 620 of 620

Candidate Votes D-Kelly Kultala 87,781 R-Kevin Yoder 132,501

US House 4 Precincts Reporting: 582 of 615

Candidate Votes D-Perry L. Schuckman 65,848 R-Mike Pompeo 131,186

AG Precincts Reporting: 2982 of 3479

Candidate Votes D-A.J. Kotich 249,979 R-Derek Schmidt 489,102

COI Precincts Reporting: 2982 of 3479

Candidate Votes D-Dennis Anderson 284,503 R-Ken Selzer 444,131

Supreme 4 Precincts Reporting: 2982 of 3479

Candidate Votes   Eric S. Rosen – “YES” 351,421   Eric S. Rosen – “NO” 310,284

Supreme 6 Precincts Reporting: 2981 of 3479

Candidate Votes   Lee Johnson – “YES” 345,954   Lee Johson – “NO” 305,970

CA1 Precincts Reporting: 2944 of 3479

Candidate Votes   Constitutional Amendment – “YES” 533,088   Constitutional Amendment – “NO” 180,313