Chapter 25, ELECTIONS

25-2006. Definitions; primary, general and special elections. As used in article 20 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto: (a) "General election" means the election held for school officers on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of …

25-2007. Definitions; miscellaneous. (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) "County election officer" means: (1) The election commissioner of the home county of the sch…

25-2008. Definitions; relating to school officers and the state board of education. (a) "School office" or "school officer" means members of the governing body of any school district. (b) "State board" means the state board of education. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 8; L. 2023, ch…

25-2009. Nonpartisan elections; application of other election laws. (a) School elections shall be nonpartisan and laws applicable only to partisan elections shall not apply in such elections. All laws applicable to elections, the violation of which is a crime, shall be applicable…

25-2010. School district elections; conduct by county election officer; dates of primary and general elections specified. Election of board members and question submitted elections shall be conducted by the county election officer of the home county of the school district. Board …

25-2011. Correlation with other elections. Primary and general school elections shall be conducted jointly with other elections held at the same time insofar as is practicable. Any election officer having responsibility for any other such election shall cooperate with the electio…

25-2012. Canvass of election; certification of results. School elections shall be canvassed by election boards in other local elections insofar as is practicable, and where it is not practicable, the county election officer shall provide therefor by other appropriate means. The c…

25-2012a. Same; when no votes cast, determination of person deemed elected. Whenever at the general election of school officers of any school district no votes are cast and counted for one or more offices, and if there is one or more candidates for any such office, the county boa…

25-2014. Order of candidates' names on ballots. Names of candidates appearing on the ballots in primary and general school elections shall be listed in order as provided in K.S.A. 25-212 and 25-610, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 26; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 42; Ju…

25-2014a. Ballots in school elections; preparation. Ballots for primary and general school elections shall be prepared in such manner that each voter is instructed to vote for the same number of candidates as the number of positions to be filled for which the voter is qualified t…

25-2016. Voting machines. In counties using voting machines, the county election officer shall prepare labels and conduct elections provided for in this act in accordance with provisions of laws relating to voting machines to the extent that the same may be made applicable. Histo…

25-2017. Notice of school elections. Consistent with this act the county election officer shall prescribe the form of every publication notice applicable to any primary or general school election. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 27; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 43; July 1.

25-2017a. Certification of school offices to be filled; certification of boundary changes and voting plans. The clerk of the board of education of every school district shall certify to the county election officer of the home county of the school district a list of all school off…

25-2018. Notices of school board member elections and question submitted elections; requirements for publication. (a) Notices of board member elections and question submitted elections of a school district shall be made as provided in this section. (b) On or before June 10 of odd…

25-2019. Limitations on frequency of bond elections; exceptions. (a) No school district shall call or hold more than one bond election at a time other than on the same date as a primary or general election, at a special election or the election of board of education members withi…

25-2020. Candidate for election; petition; declaration; filing fee; nomination petitions. (a) When a district method of election is in effect in any school district, a person may become a candidate for election to board member by any one of the following methods: (1) Any person w…

25-2021. Primary election, when required; write-in candidates. (a) In school districts in which a member district method of election is in effect, if there are more than three qualified candidates for any member position in any member district, the county election officer shall c…

25-2022. Vacancies on boards of education filled by appointment; publication of notice; term of appointee. Any board shall have power to fill by appointment any vacancy which occurs thereon, and such appointee shall serve for the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs, the board s…

25-2022a. Change of member district boundary, change of residence of board member within school district, no vacancy; change of residence of board member outside school district, vacancy. Whenever a school district has a voting plan or method of election which provides for member…

25-2022b. Excessive vacancies on boards of education; appointments made by governor. Whenever the membership of any board of education shall by resignation, death, removal from office or otherwise be reduced to a number less than four (4), the governor shall appoint to such board…

25-2023. Oath of office; commencement of terms; length of terms. The term of office of each board member shall commence on the second Monday in January following the election. Each member elected shall qualify by filing an oath of office with the county election office. Each memb…

25-2024. Oath, where filed; notices by county election officer when filing is late. Every person elected or appointed to be a member of a board of education of any school district shall, before entering upon the duties of such office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation as …

25-2101. Definitions; application of other laws. As used in this act, the words and phrases set out in K.S.A. 25-2102 to 25-2106 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires a different meaning. Words and terms defined in chapter 406 of the la…

25-2102. Definitions; primary and general elections; other. (a) "General election" means the elections held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November of both odd-numbered and even-numbered years, and in the case of special elections of any officers to fill vacancies,…

25-2103. Definitions; city election. "City election" means the election of such city officers as are provided by law to be elected. History: L. 1968, ch. 274, § 3; April 30.

25-2104. Definitions; question submitted election and county election officer. (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) "County election officer" means the election commi…

25-2105. Definitions; city officer. "City office" or "city officer" means such city officers as are provided by law to be elected. History: L. 1968, ch. 274, § 5; April 30.

25-2106. Definition of "filing deadline"; no withdrawal after deadline. "Filing deadline" means the hour, date or time after which it is provided by law no person may become a candidate for election to public office. After the effective date of this act, no candidate shall be per…

25-2107. City elections; when held. (a) The general election of city officers shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered and even-numbered years, if needed. (b) A primary may be held on the first Tuesday in August of each odd-numbered…

25-2108a. Time of primary elections; no primary, when; write-in candidates. (a) There shall be a primary election of city officers on the first Tuesday in August of each odd-numbered and even-numbered year, if needed. (b) In cities in which a district method of election is in eff…

25-2109. Filing deadline for candidates. The filing deadline for all city elections shall be at 12 noon on June 1 as provided in K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1968, ch. 274, § 9; L. 1973, ch. 161, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 157, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 52; July 1. Cro…

25-2110. Candidate for office elected at large; filing of petition or statement of candidacy; fee; elections conducted by county election officer; nomination petitions. (a) Any person desiring to become a candidate for city office elected at large shall file with the county elect…

25-2110a. Candidates for office elected by district; filing of petition or statement of candidacy; fee; elections conducted by county election officer; nomination petitions. (a) In cities of the first and second class, any person desiring to become a candidate for a city office e…

25-2111. Time of opening and closing polls. At all city elections the polls shall open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless different hours are set and publicly announced by the county election officer. In the event that different hours are so set, the polls shall be open …

25-2112. Notice of city officers' election not required; question submitted elections. No notice of any city election of any city officer shall be required. Notices of bond elections and other question submitted elections held on the same day as either a city primary election or …

25-2113. Elections, nonpartisan or partisan; application of other laws. City elections shall be nonpartisan or partisan as determined by the governing body and shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Laws applicab…

25-2114. Correlation of city elections with other elections. Primary and general city elections shall be conducted jointly with other elections held at the same time insofar as is practicable. Any election officer having responsibility for any other such election shall cooperate …

25-2115. Order of candidates' names on ballots. Names of candidates appearing on the ballots in primary and general city elections shall be listed in the various possible orders in rotation and as provided in K.S.A. 25-212 and 25-610, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1968, ch.…

25-2116. Write-in candidates, when. (a) No blank lines for write-in candidates shall appear on primary city election ballots. (b) On the ballots in general city elections, blank lines for the name of write-in candidates shall be printed at the end of the list of candidates for ea…

25-2117. Vacancies in certain elective city offices; appointment by governing body. Whenever any vacancy occurs in any elective city office, and no other provision is made by law for filling such vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governing body of the cit…

25-2118. Certification of city offices to be filled. The city clerk shall certify to the county election officer a list of all city offices to be voted upon at each city election not later than May 1 of every year that such city has a city election. History: L. 1972, ch. 140, § 1…

25-2119. Ballots for city elections, preparation. Ballots for primary and general city elections shall be prepared in such manner that each voter is instructed to vote for the same number of candidates as the number of positions to be filled, for which the voter is qualified to v…

25-2120. Certification of election results; commencement of terms; oath of office. The county election officer who conducts the city election shall promptly certify to the city governing body the determination of election results made by the county board of canvassers. The term o…

25-21a01. Municipalities; timing of elections; term of office adjustments; filing fees; municipality defined. (a) On and after January 1, 2017, all primary elections for members of the governing body and other elected officials of any municipality shall be held on the first Tuesd…

25-21a02. Consultation between county election officers and secretary of state on ballot length and voting procedures. The county election officers in consultation with the secretary of state shall develop ways to reduce the ballot length and expedite the voting process on electi…

25-21a03. Primary and general municipal election ballot styles; procedures; candidate filing procedures, deadlines; secretary of state duties; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of state shall develop the style and form of the official primary ballot and the official genera…

25-21a04. Citation of act. K.S.A. 12-184a, 25-21a01, 25-21a02, 25-21a03, 25-21a04 and 25-2703a, and amendments thereto, may be cited as and shall be known as the help Kansas vote act. History: L. 2015, ch. 88, § 16; July 1.

25-2201. Expenses subject to apportionment; payment by county; reimbursement; basis for apportionment. (a) Election expenses of all primary, general and question submitted elections which are township, city, school or community junior college elections shall be paid by the boards…

25-2201a. Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds. Annually any county may make a tax levy on the taxable tangible property in the county in an amount not greater than the amount necessary to pay the direct expense of elections which the county is required to pay and for whi…

25-2202. Apportionment by county election officer; application of rules and regulations. The county election officer shall make the original apportionment of election expenses among the subdivisions of government responsible therefor and shall submit the same to the respective go…