Chapter 25, ELECTIONS

25-622. Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies. The secretary of state may designate temporary alternative methods for the distribution of ballots in cases of war, natural or man-made disasters, equipment failures or other emergency conditions or circumstances w…

25-623. Ballot language statements; duties of secretary of state, attorney general; liability of preparer; rules and regulations. (a) A county election officer may request the preparation of a ballot language statement for the purposes of explaining the language of a ballot quest…

25-702. Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers. (a) In all elections for the choice of any officer, except the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, the person having the highest number of votes for any office s…

25-716. Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election. (a) Notwithstanding the fact that the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting a question submitted election and so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by …

25-801. Certified list of electors; delivery. The secretary of state shall prepare a list of the names of the electors of president and vice-president of the United States, elected at any election, procure thereto the signature of the governor, affix the seal of the state to the …

25-802. Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors. The electors of president and vice-president of the United States shall convene at the capital of the state on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after their election, at the hour of twe…

25-804. Selection of presidential electors; certification of names to secretary of state. (a) Each political party that is a recognized political party in accordance with K.S.A. 25-302a, and amendments thereto, shall adopt procedures to select presidential electors and select pre…

25-901. Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of…

25-902. Same; penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-901, as amended, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100). History: L. 1909, ch. 135, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-902; L. 1968, ch. 54…

25-904. Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred. (a) Every candidate for election to any city of the second a…

25-905. Same; penalties; effect of conviction; exemptions; notice to candidates. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-903 or 25-904, as amended, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions thereof, shall be deemed guilty …

25-1114. Definitions. As used in this act, the words and phrases set out in K.S.A. 25-1115 to 25-1118 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires a different meaning. History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; constitu…

25-1115. Types of elections defined; dates for primary, general and special elections specified. (a) "General election" means the elections held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of both even-numbered and odd-numbered years, and in the case of an election of a…

25-1116. Definitions; national, state, county, city and school elections. (a) "National election" means the election of members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate and members of the United States presidential electoral college. (b) …

25-1117. Advance voting; definitions. (a) "Question submitted election" means any election at which a special question is to be voted on by the electors of the state or a part of them. (b) "Election officer" means the county clerk or the election commissioner, if there is one, or…

25-1118. Definitions; national, state, county, city and school offices and officers. (a) "National office" or "national officer" means the office of members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate and members of the United States preside…

25-1119. Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure. (a) Any registered voter is eligible to vote by advance voting ballot on all offices and to vote by advance voting ballot on questions submitted on which such elector would otherwise be entitled to vote. (b) The votes of such e…

25-1120. Advance voting; ballots and ballot envelopes; form and contents; numbering; declaration, form. When the names to appear on ballots are definitely known and not later than 20 days prior to any primary, general or question submitted election each county election officer sh…

25-1121. Advance voting; ballots and instructions; forms; affidavit when voter unable to sign. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the general forms of advance voting ballots to be used in all primary and general elections and the form of the printed instructions to voters…

25-1122. Advance voting; ballot application identification requirements; provisional ballots; time for filing application; satellite advance voting sites; voters needing assistance; permanent advance voting status; records maintained by county election officer; restrictions on ma…

25-1122a. Advance voting; casting ballots upon voting machines. The county election officer of any county in which voting machines are used may authorize persons filing applications for advance voting ballots as provided by K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, to cast their vo…

25-1122b. Special election board; appointment; duties. The county election officer shall appoint a special election board pursuant to the requirements of K.S.A. 25-2801 to be composed of at least three (3) members. In addition to the duties of the board required by K.S.A. 25-1326…

25-1122c. Advance voting; notice to applicants whose voting in county office on machines authorized. Upon receipt of an application filed pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, the county election officer of a county which authorizes the use of voting machines for ta…

25-1122d. Advance voting; application for ballot, form; identification, form of; rules and regulations. (a) The application for an advance voting ballot to be transmitted by mail shall be accompanied by an affirmation in substance as follows: Affirmation of an Elector of the Coun…

25-1122f. Advance voting; replacement ballots. If an advance voting ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost or not received by the voter, the voter may request a provisional replacement ballot from the county election officer as provided in this subsection. When a request is timely re…

25-1123. Advance voting; transmission of ballots; duties of election officer. (a) When an application for an advance voting ballot has been filed in accordance with K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, the county election officer shall transmit to the voter applying therefor o…

25-1124. Advance voting; marking and mailing or depositing ballots; signature match required, when; procedures for voters needing assistance; unlawful acts and penalties. (a) Upon receipt of the advance voting ballot, the voter shall cast such voter's vote as follows: The voter s…

25-1125. Residence determination. The place of residence for registration purposes, so far as the same shall apply to the provisions of this act, shall be construed to be the place at which the voter last resided prior to his temporary absence from his county upon such election d…

25-1126. Advance voting; voter lists available at voting place. A list of the names of all advance voting voters of the precinct from whom advance voting ballots have been received shall be given to the supervising judge with the voting supplies, and if additional advance voting …

25-1128. Advance voting; return of ballots to county election officer; procedures for voters needing assistance; unlawful acts and penalties. (a) No voter shall knowingly mark or transmit to the county election officer more than one advance voting ballot, or set of one of each ki…

25-1129. Advance voting; multiple applications, determination of correct address. If more than one application for an advance voting ballot is filed with the county election officer under the provisions of K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, giving different addresses of the …

25-1130. Advance voting; ballots for question submitted election; form and instructions; envelopes; procedures. Advance voting ballots for questions submitted in statewide county elections shall be prepared by election officers according to such form as is specified by the secret…

25-1131. Rules and regulations by secretary of state. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, relating to advance voting ballots and the voting thereof. This section shall not be deemed to require adoption of rules and regulations b…

25-1132. Advance voting; delivery of ballots; deadline for receiving advance voting ballots; authority to adopt rules and regulations. (a) All advance voting ballots that are received in the office of the county election officer or any polling place within the county not later th…

25-1133. Special election boards; how established; when and where to meet. (a) The county election officer of every county, which does not use voting machines, optical scanning systems or electronic or electromechanical voting systems, shall establish a special election board. Th…

25-1134. Advance voting; delivery of ballots to election boards; original canvass and final tabulation, when. (a) The county election officer in counties which have a special election board established under K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto, shall deliver all advance voting…

25-1135. Advance voting; canvass of ballots; procedure by board; 25 ballots to remain uncounted. The special election boards established under K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto, shall canvass advance voting ballots as is provided by law for the original canvass of ballots at…

25-1136. Advance voting; advance voting ballots received by mail after polls close; time frame; provisional ballots; challenged and objected to ballots; procedures; rules and regulations. (a) The vote of any advance voting voter may be challenged in the same manner as other votes…

25-1137. Certification of total votes; return of materials. The totals of votes canvassed by a special election board shall be certified by the members of the special election board. Such certification, the poll books, registration lists, party affiliation lists and advance votin…

25-1138. Canvass in voting machine counties. In counties where voting machines are used, the special election board shall proceed by using voting machines to originally canvass, count and tally the advance voting ballots in accordance with K.S.A. 25-1135 to 25-1137, and amendment…

25-1139. Advance voting ballots to be marked and transmitted in compliance with statute; exceptions. No advance voting ballot shall be counted unless marked and transmitted as required by article 11 of chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except as is …

25-1140. Fees and powers of special election board members. The members of special election boards established under K.S.A. 25-1133 shall receive the same fees and mileage as is provided by law for regular judges and clerks of election. Members of such special election boards sha…

25-1214. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Federal act" means the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq. (b) (1) "Persons in federal services" means: (A) Members of the armed forces of the United States, while in the active service, an…

25-1215. Federal services absentee voting; who may vote. Every person in federal services who is eligible to register for and is qualified to vote at any general election under the laws of this state and who is absent from his place of residence in this state shall be entitled, a…

25-1216. Same; application for ballots; application for registration and ballot by electronic means; transmission of voted ballot by electronic means. (a) Every person who is qualified and eligible to vote by federal services absentee ballot under the provisions of this act may m…

25-1217. Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection. (a) The secretary of state, upon receipt of postcard applications specified in K.S.A. 25-1216, and amendments thereto, shall, from time to time, cause such applications to be transmitted to the county ele…

25-1218. Same; form of ballots; write-in lines, when. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of official federal services absentee ballots. Such ballots shall provide for voting for all officers and on any proposition or question for which the voter would otherwise b…

25-1219. Same; ballot envelopes; instructions to voters; affidavit on envelope. (a) The secretary of state shall cause to be prepared, printed, and transmitted to the county election officers an appropriate number of official envelopes for use in connection with such official fed…

25-1220. Same; transmission of ballots, envelopes and instructions to voters. The county election officers of the various counties shall transmit to every person who is eligible to vote by federal services absentee ballot who makes application to vote in accordance with K.S.A. 25…

25-1221. Same; casting ballot; signature; canvass by special election boards. After such voter has marked the official federal services absentee ballot, he or she shall place it in the official ballot envelope and secretly seal the same. Such voter shall then fill out in full the…