Kansas Administrative Code

Voting equipment security. Each county election officer shall adopt written proce- dures to secure the voting equipment. These pro- cedures shall include the following requirements: (a) A computer used to prepare ballots or to program elections and voting equipment used for votin…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 25-1312; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1974; revoked July 7, 2008.)

Manual count of damaged or de- fective paper ballots. (a) If any paper ballot is damaged or defective so that the ballot cannot be countedproperlybyopticalscanningequipmentor automatic tabulating equipment, the county elec- tion officer shall establish a special counting board of…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 25- 2013; effective Jan. 1, 1972; revoked Jan. 1, 1974.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 25-2302b; effective Jan. 1, 1972; revoked Jan. 1, 1974.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 25-2316; ef- fective, E-73-26, Aug. 17, 1973; effective Jan. 1, 1974; revoked May 1, 1978.)

Sufficiency of address for regis- tration.Anelectionofficialshallregisteranyperson who is otherwise qualified to vote and is able to pro- vide a residence address in enough detail to enable the election official to assign the applicant to the correct precinct. (Authorized by and …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 25-2304; implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 25- 2304 and 25-2309; effective April 18, 1994; amended Nov. 28, 1994; amended July 5, 2002; revoked July 7, 2008.)

Assessing documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship. (a) In assessing documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship, each election officer shall consider the following factors: first name, middle name or initial, surname, date of birth, place of …

Incomplete applications for vot- er registration. (a) If the county election offi- cer assessing an application for voter registration determines that the application does not contain the information required by law, including satis- factory evidence of United States citizenship,…

Registration records. (a) The coun- ty election officer shall keep the records of regis- tration at all times. (b) To ensure the reliability of all voters’ reg- istration, the county election officer shall keep a separate registration list for each precinct and township in the co…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 25- 2308; effective Jan. 1, 1972; revoked, L. 1981, ch. 417, May 1, 1981.)

Notice of places and dates of registration. The notice regarding registration required by K.S.A. 25-2310, and amendments thereto, shall be published one time, at least 10 days before the date the registration books will be open additional hours as provided in K.S.A. 25- 2311, and…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 25- 2321; effective Jan. 1, 1972; revoked Jan. 1, 1974.)

Special election, additional hours not required; publication. Additional hours for registration as provided in K.S.A. 25-2311 (d) are not required prior to a special election held on any day other than a primary or general election. Publication of closing of registration for a sp…

Publication of additional places of registration. Whenever county election offi- cersprovideadditionalplacesofregistrationduring periods when it is anticipated a large number of persons may wish to register as provided by K.S.A. 25-2313,anoticeshallbepublishedinanewspaper having …

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 25-2316c, as amended by L. 1992, Chapter 281, section 1; effective May 28, 1992; effective, T-7-8-3-92, Aug. 3, 1992; effective Oct. 5, 1992; revoked Jan. 3, 1997.)

Number of ballot boxes required. County election officers shall provide, at each vot- ing place where voting machines are not in use, a separate ballot box for each of the types of bal- lots as provided by K.S.A. 25-2704. Whenever an election board of seven (7) or more members is…

Receipts and records. Receipts and records for election supplies, including bal- lots and poll books, shall be made and given in the following manner: (a) All receipts for election supplies, including ballots and poll books, shall be on forms provided by the county election offic…

Certification. A certificate of valid- ity shall be made for each copy of the three ab- stracts of votes cast at each voting place for every election. This certificate shall be printed upon or permanently appended to each abstract. The cer- tificate shall be as follows: CERTIFICA…

Certificate of nomination. Every certificate of nomination issued by a county elec- tion officer shall be in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION I, __________________________, County Election Officer of ________________ County, Kansas, do hereby certify that at the Prim…

Certificate of election. Every cer- tificate of election issued by a county election offi- cer shall be in the following form: CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION State of Kansas County of ____________ I, __________________________, County Election Officer of ________________ County, Kansas,…

Maintenance of party affiliation lists. Party affiliation lists shall be maintained ac- cording to the following requirements: (a) (1) Before each primary and general elec- tion, and in August of odd-numbered years, each county election officer shall certify to the secre- tary of…

Determination. In determining the sufficiency of signatures or names on a petition if the specific statute governing the petition does not provide guidance in determining the validity of sig- natures, the following requirements shall apply: (a) If the last name in the signature o…

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A.25-604,asamendedbyL.1993,ch.74,sec- tion 1; effective, T-85-5, Feb. 15, 1984; effective May 1, 1986; amended, T-7-7-2-90, July 2, 1990; amended Aug. 6, 1990; amended, T-7-8-26-92, Aug. 26, 1992; amended Oct. 26, 1992; revoked Oct. 18, 1993.)

Official ballot colors. (a) All offi- cial ballots shall be printed in black ink on paper through which the printing or writing cannot be read. (b) If only one ballot is required for an election, the ballot shall be white. (c) Whenever a colored ballot is used, the same color sha…

Session Laws. The price for the bound Session Laws of Kansas shall be $17.00. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 45-107; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1987; amended July 1, 1991.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 58-2009; im- plementing K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 58-2011; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-25, Sept. 18, 1984; effective May 1, 1985; revoked June 4, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1983 Supp. 58- 2009; implementing K.S.A. 1983 Supp. 58-2011; effective May 1, 1984; revoked June 4, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 58-2009; im- plementing K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 58-2011; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-25, Sept. 18, 1984; effective May 1, 1985; revoked June 4, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 58-2009; imple- menting K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 58-2011; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-25, Sept. 18, 1984; effec- tiveMay1,1985;amended,T-88-49,Dec.16,1987; amended May 1, 1988; revoked June 4, 1999.)

Delivery fees. The fees for delivery of law books, including shipping and handling, shall be as follows: 481 Census Adjustment 7-35-2 (a) Kansas statutes annotated, complete set................$15.00 (b) Kansas statutes annotated, per hardbound volume.............................…

Kansas administrative regula- tions. The prices for volumes of the Kansas ad- ministrative regulations shall be as follows: (a) Complete set (vols. 1-5 and index).......................$105.00 (b) Per volume or supplement.....................................$20.00 (c) Index......…

Information fees. Each register of deeds, when providing information concerning fil- ings under article 9 of chapter 84 Kansas Statutes Annotated to persons by telecopier, shall charge $10.00 for each statement of filings and two dol- lars per page for copies of financing stateme…

Computer access fees. When pro- viding information about filings made under K.S.A. 84-9-101 through 84-9-508 by direct com- puter access, each register of deeds shall charge eight dollars for each debtor name searched, four dollars of which shall be remitted to the county treasur…

(Authorized by 1989 SB 243; imple- menting K.S.A. 17-7505(a)(11) and K.S.A. 17- 7503(a)(8); effective, T-7-7-27-89, July 27, 1989; effective Sept. 11, 1989; revoked Nov. 20, 1998.)

Corporation filing fees. The fees for filing and issuing corporate documents shall be as follows: (a) Articles of incorporation (1) For-profit corporation.............................$ 75.00 (2) Nonprofit corporation.............................$ 20.00 (b) Foreign corporation app…

Adjustment of federal census data. Before July 31 of the year following the fed- eral decennial census, responses from student and military questionnaires shall be used by the sec- retary of state to compute the number of persons to be added to or subtracted from each election pr…

Questionnaires. Questionnaires for all students enrolled at a college or university in the state of Kansas and for military person- nel stationed and located in the state of Kan- sas during the decennial census year shall be provided by the secretary of state. Completed questionn…

Absentee and advance voting bal- lot envelopes. (a) Each absentee and advance voting ballot envelope to be signed by a voter shall contain the following statement: “NOTICE TO VOTER: Your (absentee/advance voting) bal- lot will be separated from this signed (absentee/ advance voti…

Advance voting voter; classifica- tion as permanent. A voter shall not be classified as a permanent advance voting voter by the coun- ty election officer unless the voter, or a person on the voter’s behalf, has completed in its entirety an application for permanent advance voting…

Advance voting voter; assistance. For purposes of assisting an elector pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1124(b) and (c), as amended by 1995 SB 232, section 23, the phrase “marking and transmitting an advance voting ballot” shall in- clude, but not be limited to, the following acts: (a) tran…

Advance voting voter lists. Ad- vance voting voter lists shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 21-3914 and K.S.A. 25-2320a and amendments thereto. (Authorized by K.S.A. 25-1131; implementing K.S.A. 21-3914 and 25- 2320a; effective Feb. 21, 1994; amended, T-7-7-3- 95, July …

Advance voting ballots; counting. Each county election officer shall adopt proce- durestoensurethatballotsreceivedafterthetime the polls close on election day shall not be count- ed. (Authorized by K.S.A. 25-1131, as amended by 1995 SB 232, section 34; implementing K.S.A. 25-1132…

Advance voting list with voting place. (a) Each county election officer shall adopt procedures to prevent a voter from casting both an advance voting ballot and a regular ballot at the voter’s polling place. (b) The procedures shall include, but not be limited to, updating the po…

Processing advance voting ballot applications. This regulation shall govern the pro- cessing of each application for an advance voting ballot received by a county election officer if the applicant is registered to vote in that election offi- cer’s county and wants to receive the …

Uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act; ballot distribution dead- line in local mail ballot elections. When con- ducting a local mail ballot election pursuant to K.S.A. 25-431 et seq. and amendments thereto, the county election officer shall transmit a ballot to any …

Voter registration; department of revenue; division of vehicles. (a) The vot- er registration portion of the application for each motor vehicle driver’s license and nondriver iden- tification card shall be either part of the division of vehicles application or a separate form giv…

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 25-2352; effective July 5, 1994; amended July 5, 2002; revoked July 7, 2008.) REGISTRATION ACT

National voter registration act; systematic list maintenance; national change of address files. (a) In April of each year, the chief state election official shall complete a check of the United States postal service national change of address files using the list of registered vo…