Chapter 25 — ELECTIONS

25-321. Vacancy in state senate and house of representatives; tenure of office of person appointed to fill vacancy. A person appointed to the office of state representative under the provisions of this act may hold the office for the remainder of the term. Any person appointed to…

25-322. Vacancy in office of United States senator; how filled; eligibility for appointment. (a) Upon a vacancy occurring in the office of United States senator from this state, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill such vacancy until a successor is elected and …

25-323. Joint committee on vacancy appointments; appointed, when; membership; meetings. (a) Except as otherwise provided, within 10 calendar days of a vacancy occurring in the office of United States senator, the office of state treasurer or the office of the commissioner of insu…

25-324. Duties of joint committee; recommending candidates to fill vacancy. (a) The joint committee on vacancy appointments shall review candidates to fill the vacancy described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-323, and amendments thereto. Such review shall include verifying that such can…

25-325. Recommendations of joint committee; consideration of concurrent resolution; reconvening joint committee, when. (a) Each house shall consider any concurrent resolution that is introduced pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-324, and amendments thereto, within 10 days and shall…

25-326. Severability clause for 2025 Senate Bill No. 105, L. 2025, Chapter 25. The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-322 through 25-325, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 25-101b and 40-106, as amended by this act, are severable. If any portion of such provisions is declared un…

[Repealed or reserved.]

25-401. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 19; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 19; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 8; R.S. 1923, 25-401; L. 1955, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 197, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 228, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 3; G. S. 1868, ch. 3…

25-401a. History: L. 1961, ch. 197, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

25-402. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 25-2703. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws K…

25-403. History: L. 1907, ch. 200, § 1; L. 1911, ch. 183, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-403; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session …

25-404. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 17; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 17; R.S. 1923, 25-404; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session…

25-405. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 18; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 18; R.S. 1923, 25-405; L. 1935, ch. 173, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

25-406. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 17; R.S. 1923, 25-406; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 16. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Opening ballot box before and after adjournment for dinner irregular. Morris v. Vanlaningham, 11 Kan. 269, 279…

25-407. Rule for determining residence of voter. The judges of election, in determining the residence of a person offering to vote, shall be governed by this section. "Residence" means the place adopted by a person as such person's place of habitation, and to which, whenever such…

25-408. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 10; R.S. 1923, 25-408; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 2; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 156, § 5; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 10; L. 1865, ch. 38, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Disregarding directory provision herein will not necessarily vitiate …

25-409. Challenged voters; rejection or acceptance of vote; procedure. (a) If any person challenged pursuant to K.S.A. 25-414, and amendments thereto, shall refuse to subscribe the application for registration pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2309, and amendments thereto, the judges shall r…

25-410. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 12; R.S. 1923, 25-410; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 156, § 2; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 187, § 31; April 25. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 12. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

25-411. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 13; R.S. 1923, 25-411; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 4; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 156, § 5; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 13. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in dissenting opinion construing absentee voters' act. Burke v. State Board of Canvas…

25-412. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 14; R.S. 1923, 25-412; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 134, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1862, ch. 85, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES…

25-413. Duty of clerks of election when vote received after person has taken oath prescribed. Whenever any person's vote shall be received after having subscribed the application for registration pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 25-409, and amendments thereto, it shall be the…

25-414. Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure. (a) It shall be the duty of each judge of election to challenge any person offering to vote, whom the judge shall know or suspect not to be qualified as an elector. (b) A person who: (1) H…

25-415. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 25-2908. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws K…

25-416. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 22; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 22; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 10; L. 1903, ch. 228, § 3; L. 1905, ch. 222, § 2; L. 1913, ch. 189, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-416; L. 1935, ch. 174, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 207, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 243, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; …

25-417. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 25-2911. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws K…

25-418. Leave allowance for employees to vote; obstruction of voting privilege, penalty. Any person entitled to vote at an election conducted by a county election officer in this state shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from any service or employmen…

25-419. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 25; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 25; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 11; L. 1903, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1905, ch. 222, § 3; L. 1913, ch. 189, § 4; R.S. 1923, 25-419; L. 1955, ch. 207, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 243, § 2; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. CASE ANNOTATI…

25-420. History: L. 1913, ch. 189, § 7; R.S. 1923, 25-420; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Irregular marking does not invalidate ballot as matter of law. Wall v. Pierpont, 119 Kan. 420, 428, 240 P. 251. 2. Lack of exact precision in making cross d…

25-421. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 18; R.S. 1923, 25-421; L. 1965, ch. 244, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 17. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Judges refused to admit friends; section held to be directory. Gilleland v. Schuyler, 9…

25-421a. History: L. 1965, ch. 244, § 2; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

25-422. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 19; R.S. 1923, 25-422; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 18. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

25-423. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 20; R.S. 1923, 25-423; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 19. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ballots better evidence than poll books as to election result. Hudson v. Solomon, 19 Kan. 177, 181. Previous |…

25-424. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 21; R.S. 1923, 25-424; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 20. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Tally of votes in poll books considered in verifying returns. Rice v. County Board of Canvassers, 50 Kan. 149,…

25-425. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 25; R.S. 1923, 25-425; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

25-426. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 26; R.S. 1923, 25-426; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 406, § 145; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 28, § 25. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Irregular handling poll books and ballot box in good faith; election valid. Morris v. Vanlaningham, 11 Kan. 26…

25-427. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 25-2811. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws K…

25-428. History: L. 1955, ch. 211, § 1; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 176, § 2; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

25-431. Title of act; citation. K.S.A. 25-431 to 25-441 may be cited as the "mail ballot election act." History: L. 1983, ch. 125, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Act does not prohibit submission of more than one question on a single mail ballot. 85-111. Mail ballot ele…

25-432. Limitations on elections that may be conducted under act. An election shall not be conducted under this act unless: (a) The secretary of state approves a written plan for conduct of the election, including, but not limited to, a written timetable for the conduct of the el…

25-433. Mailing of ballots; voting instructions; return envelopes, payment of postage and forms; voting by electors, procedure; replacement ballots; counting, handling and canvass of ballots; verification of signatures; removal of names of voters whose ballots are undeliverable f…

25-433a. Mail ballot; city and county tax lid elections; timing. If the city or county elects to conduct the election required under K.S.A. 79-2925c, and amendments thereto, using a mail ballot election, the city or county shall certify to the county clerk and the election office…

25-434. Challenge of votes; procedure. Votes cast pursuant to this act can be challenged in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 25-1136 insofar as applicable. History: L. 1983, ch. 125, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

25-435. Mail ballot elections; application of advance voting ballot provisions. The provisions of article 11 of chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, relating to advance voting ballots shall apply to elections under this act only insofar as they do not …

25-436. Deadline for registration of electors receiving mailed ballots; procedure for electors registering late. The county election officer shall not mail a ballot under this act to those electors not registered 30 days prior to the date of the election. Electors registered afte…

25-437. Canvass of votes; form of abstract; special election board to be appointed. The county election officer of each county within the electoral district shall appoint a special election board pursuant to the requirements of K.S.A. 25-2801 to be composed of at least three memb…

25-438. Application of other election laws. All laws which apply to elections shall apply to elections under this act to the extent applicable. History: L. 1983, ch. 125, § 8; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Voting by electors; statute prohibiting electioneering inapplicable…

25-439. Act to be liberally construed; mere informality not to affect validity of election. No mere informality in the manner of carrying out or executing the provisions of this act shall invalidate any election held under it or authorize the rejection of the returns thereof. The…

25-440. Secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations governing the procedures and forms necessary to implement this act. The authority of the secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations under this act shall be lib…

25-441. History: L. 1983, ch. 125, § 11; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 138, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

25-442. Prohibition on using ranked-choice voting methods. (a) No form of ranked-choice voting method shall be used in determining the election or nomination of any candidate to any federal, state, county or other municipal elected office. (b) As used in this section, the term "r…