Chapter 25 — ELECTIONS

25-1720. History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 30; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 30; R.S. 1923, 25-1720; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 157, § 27; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. State canvassing board must maintain secrecy of absentee voter's ballot. Burke v. State Board of Canvassers, 152 Kan. 826, 827, 835, …

25-1721. History: L. 1897, ch. 129, § 31; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 12; R.S. 1923, 25-1721; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 159, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session …

25-1801. Eligibility to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors; definitions. (a) Each citizen of the United States, who, at the time of any general election at which presidential electors or candidates for the offices of president or vice-president of the United Sta…

25-1802. Application for presidential ballots; new resident; former resident; relocated resident. (a) A person desiring to qualify under this act as a new resident voter to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors shall submit not more than 45 days prior to such gener…

25-1803. Mailing duplicate application. The official in whose office the application is filed immediately shall mail to the appropriate official of the state in which the new resident applicant last resided or in which the former resident applicant presently resides a duplicate o…

25-1804. Filing of duplicate application; county election officer. Every county election officer shall file each duplicate application or other official information indicating that a former resident, new resident or a relocated resident of this state has made application to vote …

25-1805. Delivery of ballot to applicant. If satisfied that the application is proper and that the applicant is qualified to vote under this act the county election officer shall deliver to the applicant a ballot for presidential and vice-presidential electors not sooner than 25 …

25-1806. Marking and disposition of ballot; declaration on return carrier envelope. (a) The applicant upon receiving the ballot for presidential and vice-presidential electors shall mark the ballot and then fold the ballot and deposit it and seal it in an envelope furnished by th…

25-1806a. False declaration; penalty. False statement on a ballot declaration is knowingly and willfully falsely declaring any material fact in a declaration form provided for in K.S.A. 25-1806. False statement on a ballot declaration is a class C misdemeanor. History: L. 1976, c…

25-1807. List of applicants open for public inspection. Every county election officer who shall receive such applications shall keep open to public inspection a list of all persons who have applied under this act to vote as new residents, former residents or as relocated resident…

25-1808. Ballots to special election boards for canvass; deadline for receipt of ballots; special poll books. All ballots marked by new resident, former resident and relocated resident voters which reach the county election officer not later than the hour for closing of the polls…

25-1809. Challenge of votes cast by new residents, former residents or relocated residents. The vote of any new resident, former resident or relocated resident may be challenged for cause. The clerks and judges of special election boards provided for by law shall have all the pow…

25-1810. History: L. 1963, ch. 232, § 10; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 157, § 27; 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…

25-1811. Application of law relating to advance voting. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the provisions of law relating to advance voting shall apply also to the casting and counting of ballots and challenging of votes by new residents, former residents or by relocated r…

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25-1901. Definitions adopted by reference. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state board of education election act." Unless the context otherwise requires, words and terms defined in the state board of education act chapter 269 of the laws of 1968 shall have the sa…

25-1902. Time of elections. The primary and general elections of members of the state board shall be held at the same time as other primary and general election of state officers, and the first such election shall be in the year 1968. History: L. 1968, ch. 157, § 2; April 30. Cro…

25-1903. Candidates; petition; declaration of intention; filing fee; deadline. (a) A person may become a candidate for election to the office of state board member by either one of the methods provided in this section. (1) Any person who is an elector of any board member district…

25-1904. History: L. 1968, ch. 157, § 4; Repealed, L. 2003, ch. 84, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: State board of education member elections; disqualifications; state employees. 89-65. A person may not concurrently serve on the state board of education and a local boar…

25-1905. Application of other laws. Laws applicable to the election of other state officers shall apply to elections of members of the state board to the extent that the same are not in conflict with this act chapter 157 of the laws of 1968 or chapter 269 of the laws of 1968. His…

25-1906. Terms of office. (a) The regular term of office of members of the state board shall be four (4) years. Regular terms shall commence on the second Monday in January following election of the state board member. (b) Of the members of the state board elected in the year 196…

25-1909. History: L. 1970, ch. 138, § 2; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 131, § 11; March 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

25-2001. Citation of school election act. This act, except K.S.A. 71-1413 and 71-1419, shall be known and may be cited as the "school election act." History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 1; July 1. Revisor's Note: For other sections of L. 1968, ch. 59, see Comparative Table of Sections, Co…

25-2002. Definitions; application. As used in this act the words and phrases set out in K.S.A. 25-2003 to 25-2008 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires a different meaning. Words and terms defined in chapter 406 of the laws of 1968 shal…

25-2003. Definitions; relating to board members. (a) "Board" means the board of education of any unified school district. (b) "Board member" and "member" mean a member of a board of education of any unified school district. (c) "Holdover member" means a member, or an appointed su…

25-2004. Definitions; relating to member districts and method of election. (a) "Member district" means one of the subdistricts into which a school district is or may be divided for the purpose of election of board members. (b) "District method" means either a six district method,…

25-2005. Definitions; relating to voting plans. (a) "School district" means all of a school district or all of its territory. (b) "Voting plan" means one of the three voting plans described in this act. "Voting plan-A" is election at large in both primary and general 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…

25-2013. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 31; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 167, § 2; March 16. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

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…

25-2015. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 37; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 105, § 17; 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 …

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. Previous | Next LEGI…

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…