Chapter 25 — ELECTIONS

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

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…

25-2108. History: L. 1968, ch. 274, § 8; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 186, § 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…

25-2108a. 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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General…

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…

25-2203. State election board; membership; duties; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established the state election board, the members of which shall be the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state and the attorney general. The state election board shall meet on the c…

25-2204. Appeal to state election board; effect of determination of appeal; enforcement. In the event that any subdivision of government receives a statement of apportionment of election expense from a county election officer and is aggrieved thereby, the governing body of such s…

25-2205. Definitions; adoption by reference. Words and terms used in this act have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in other acts of the legislature at which this act is passed. History: L. 1968, ch. 53, § 5; March 19. Cross References to Related Sections: Definitions enac…

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25-2301. Proof of right of suffrage. Citizens who are entitled to the right of suffrage shall be ascertained as provided in this act, except as is otherwise provided in K.S.A. 25-1215 et seq. and 25-1801 et seq. The provisions of this act are of statewide importance and concern. …

25-2302. Duty of qualified voters to register; evidence of right to vote. It is the duty of all legally qualified voters to register to vote. Such registration, when made as provided in this act, shall entitle such voters to vote, if otherwise legally qualified. Such registration…

25-2302d. Late registration by recently discharged federal service people; certificate; filing with election board. An elector who was a person in federal service within the meaning of K.S.A. 25-1214, and amendments thereto, and whose status in such federal service has been termi…

25-2303. County election officer designated; deputy county election officers, appointment; voter registration agency; definition of terms. (a) The officer responsible for administering the provisions of this act shall be the county election officer. "County election officer" mean…

25-2304. Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations. (a) The county election officer shall maintain registration books to register all citizens entitled to be registered by such county election officer under the provisions of …

25-2305. Same; items to be included. The registration books shall contain the following information as to each voter who is registered: Name, date of registration and residence. Residence shall be specified by number and street, if any, and otherwise in such appropriate form as i…

25-2305a. Residential and mailing address required; requirements of residential address; electronic database. The county election officer shall record and maintain a residential address and a mailing address for each registered voter if the mailing address is different from the r…

25-2306. Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote. The application for registration shall include a statement by the applicant that he will have reached the age of eighteen (18) years before the next statewide general election. No person may vote at any electio…

25-2307. Administration of oaths. County election officers and deputy county election officers are authorized to administer oaths for the examination of applicants for registration or for any other matters relating to the administration of their duties. History: L. 1968, ch. 55, …

25-2308. History: L. 1968, ch. 55, § 8; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 112, § 9; 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 US…

25-2309. Application for registration; registration agencies; limitations on public inspection of registrations; registration citizenship requirements; election board citizenship hearings; unsatisfactory evidence of citizenship; sworn affidavits; rules and regulations. (a) Any pe…

25-2309a. Mailing of registration forms; envelope required. All mail registration forms utilized by the county election officer shall be transmitted in envelopes in order to protect the privacy of the registrant. History: L. 1976, ch. 181, § 13; May 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE…

25-2309b. Signature cards for voter registration records; request for current signature card. (a) The county election officer may request that any registered voter whose signature does not appear in registration records sign and submit a signature card on a form prescribed by the…

25-2309c. Notices and official mailings; mailing address. Unless otherwise specifically provided, whenever any notice or other official mailing is required to be mailed to a registered voter at the place of residence specified in the registration books, such notice shall be addre…