Chapter 25, ELECTIONS

25-306e. Multiple nominations; acceptance of only one nomination. If any person receives two or more nominations for the same office, such person shall file within seven days, including Saturday, Sunday and holidays, after the last nomination is received, a written statement, sig…

25-308. Nominations; validity; filing; objections; proceeding to compel or restrain election officers. (a) Any certificate of nomination, nomination petitions or declaration of intention to become a candidate, filed or issued in apparent conformity with law, shall be deemed to be…

25-309. Certification of and placing on ballot of name of person nominated to fill vacancy. When such certificate is filed with the secretary of state, he shall, in certifying nominations to the various county election officers, insert the name of the person thus nominated to fil…

25-310. Placing on original ballot name to fill vacancy. Whenever it may not be practicable to have new ballots printed, it shall be the duty of the county election officer and election boards to place the name so supplied for the vacancy upon each ballot issued before delivering…

25-311. Certification of nominees by secretary of state to county election officers. Not less than twenty (20) days before an election to fill any national or state office, the secretary of state shall certify to the county election officer of each county within which any of the …

25-312. Vacancies in state and county offices, how filled. All vacancies in any elective state or county office, unless otherwise provided for by law, shall be filled by appointment by the governor, until the next general election after such vacancy occurs, when such vacancy shal…

25-312a. Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; how filled. Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913, and amendments thereto, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the district court, it shall be filled by appointment by the governor…

25-313. Commencement of terms of office. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the regular term of office of all state, district, county, township and municipal officers shall begin on the second Monday in January next after the election, except as otherwise provided by law. …

25-314. Term of office of persons filling vacancies. Any of said officers that may be elected or appointed to fill vacancies may qualify and enter upon the duties of their office immediately thereafter, and when elected they may hold the same during the unexpired term for which t…

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…

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…

25-409. 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…

25-413. 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…

25-418. 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…

25-431. 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.

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…

25-442. 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…

25-601. Specifications for official general ballots. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but ballots shall contain the information required by this section and be substantially in the form set out in this section. The official general ballot for national, sta…

25-604. Printing of ballots; receipt by county election officers; inspection by candidates and agents; mistakes; sample ballots and lists of candidates and questions, distribution and charges; rules and regulations by secretary of state; delivery of ballots to supervising judges,…

25-605. Ballot form for constitutional amendments. When a constitutional amendment is to be submitted to the voters of the state, a separate ballot may be provided by the county election officers or the proposition may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in …

25-605a. Ballot language, phrasing. Every question or proposition placed upon ballots to be submitted to the voters of a subdivision of government shall be cast and phrased in such language that a "yes" vote shall indicate approval of the matter or course of action proposed. Ever…

25-606. Printing and posting of constitutional amendment resolution. Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the electors of the state, the concurrent resolution under which the amendment is submitted shall be printed and, at least two (2) copies thereof sha…

25-607. Copies of constitutional amendment resolutions. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to place a copy of any such concurrent resolution in the hands of every county election officer and such officer shall cause such resolution to be printed, posted and distribute…

25-610. Official general ballots for national, state and municipal offices; form; rotation of names of candidates; duties of secretary of state; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of state shall furnish to each county election officer forms for ballots in their respective c…

25-611. Arrangement of offices on official general ballots; municipal offices, rules and regulations. (a) The arrangement of offices on the official general ballot for national and state offices for those offices to be elected shall be in the following order: Names of candidates …

25-612. Arrangement of names of candidates upon ballot; blank spaces for write-in. The arrangement of the names certified under K.S.A. 25-610, and amendments thereto, by the secretary of state shall govern the county election officer in arranging the ballot, and the county electi…

25-613. Candidates' names on ballots; party designation; city of residence; name on ballot more than once, when. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the name of each candidate shall be printed on the ballot only once and no name that is printed on the ballot shall be wr…

25-614. Marking ballots; directions; ballot rotation in voting machine counties. Ballots shall be so printed as to give each voter an opportunity to designate by a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the name and designation of each candidate the voter's choice of ca…

25-615. Official general ballot; offices of president and vice-president; names of candidates and ballot format. The surnames of the candidates of each political party for the offices of president and vice-president, with the political designation thereof placed at the right of t…

25-616. Form for national offices part of official general ballot. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the national offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall be substantially in the form shown in this section and the…

25-617. State offices part of official general ballot, form. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the state offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall follow the national offices part substantially as is shown in this …

25-618. Official general ballot for county and township offices; ballot format; municipal general ballot style, rules and regulations. (a) The official general ballot for county and township offices may be separate from the official general ballot for national and state offices o…

25-619. Names on ballots not to be accompanied by prefix or suffix; exception. No title, degree or other symbol of accomplishment, occupation or qualification either by way of prefix or suffix shall accompany or be added to the name of any candidate for nomination or election to …

25-620. Ballot form for propositions or questions, except constitutional amendments. Except for propositions to amend the constitution, when a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters of the state or any part thereof, a separate ballot shall be provided by the cou…

25-621. Ballot form for proposition on method of selection of judge of district court. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but whenever the proposition of the method of selection of judge of the district court is submitted to the voters, the form of the b…