The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-05-05
THE ELECTION LAW.
Full Text of the Bill Passed by
the Last Legislature.
Vow Elections of all Kinds in Kansas are
to BE Hereafter COnducted-BaIlOts
to BE Provided at Public Ex-
pense-InstructiOns.
First published Anrn 10. 1871

First published April 10, 1881
Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. IS, I3O and III
AN ACT
10 provide for the printing and distribution o.
ballots at the public expense, and for the
nomination of candidates for public offices;
TO regulate the manner OF holding elections;
and to enforce secrecy Of the ballot, and &c
provide for the punishment of the violation
BE It enacted by the Legislature of the State
OF Kansas:
Section l. All ballots cast in elections for
national, state, district and county officers, in
this state after the taking effect of this act,
and all ballots cast in township and city cleo
lions after said date shall De printed and dis
tributed at public expense. The printing and
distribution OF ballots and all other expenses
connected with or growing out of the provisions
Of this act shall be paid for by townships and
cities of the first and second class, and IL shall
be the duty Of the county commissioners OF
each county to apportion such expense among
the townships and cities of the county in pro
portion 10 the vote cast at the last preceding
general election in each township and city 1t
shall be the duty Of the proper officers of each
township and city Of nrst and second class TO
Issue and pay warrants 10 cover expenses in
CURED under the provisions Of this act in the
same manner as all other township and city
warrants are paid under existing statutes
Sec. The printing and distributing OF bal
lots and cards of instruction 60 voters, as here
matter described. for any general election,
shall be at the expense OF the county, and shall
be provided for in the same manner as other
county election expenses; and the printing and
distributing Of ballots for use In city elections
shall be at the expense of the city or town in
which such election shall be held The term
general election as used in this act, shall aD-
ply to any election held for the choice OF ma
tional, state judicial, district county or town
ship officers, whether for the full term or for
the Cling Of vacancV The term "city cleo
ton shall apply TO any municipal election held
IL a city or Incorporated town
Sec. :. Any convention of delegates pri-
mary, caucus or meeting of qualified voters, as
hereinafter defined. and individual electors to
the number and in the manner hereinafter
specified. may nominate candidates for public
Office, whose name shall be placed upon the bal
lots 10 be furnished as hereinafter provided
Sec !. Any convention of delegates primary,
caucus or meeting representing political par
", may for the state or division thereof or
municipality for which the convention primary,
caucus or meeting is held, as the case may be-
by causing a certificate of nomination to ba
duly filed, make one such nomination for
each Office therein TO be filled at the election.
Every such certificate of nomination shall state
such facts are required in section of this
act and shall be signed by the presiding officer
and by the secretary of the convention, caucus
or meeting, who shall add to their signatures
their places of residence Where such nom-
nation is made by a primary election, the GER
tiGcaUe shall be signed by the board of can
vassers 10 which the returns of such primary
are made. Such certificate shall be sworn TO
by them to be true, to the best of their knowl-
edge and belief, and certificate of an oath
shall be annexed 10 the certificate of nomina-
ton.
Sec. 5. Nominations for candidates for any
office 10 be filed by the voters of the state at
large may also be made by nomination papers
signed in the aggregate for each candidate by
not less than five hundred 5000 qualified voters
of the state. Nominations of candidates for
Office TO be filed by the electors of county,
district or other division less than a state,
may be made by nomination papers. signed in
the aggregate for each candidate by not less
than twenty-five (25) qualified voters OF such
county, district or division Nominations Of
candidates for Offices to be filed by the elect
ors of a city, town, precinct or ward may be
made by nomination papers signed in the az
Fregate for each candidate by not less than ten
Q1) qualified voters of such city, town, pre-
cinct or ward. Each elector signing certifi-
cate shall add to his signature his place of bust
ness and post ONCE address.
Sec. e Al certificates of nomination, or
nomination papers, shall besides containing
The names of the candidates, specify as TO each;
First, the Office to which he was nominated.
Second, the party OF political principle which
he represents expressed in not more than five
81 words Third, his place of residence, with
street and number thereof, if any In case of
electors Tor president and vice president of the
United States, the names for the candidates
for president and vice president may be added
20 the party or political appellation
Sec. = Certificates of nomination and nomi-
nation papers for the nomination Of candidates
for Offices to be filled by the electors of the en-
tire state, or any division or district greater
than a county, shall be filed with the secretary
of state not more than sixty (60) days and not
less than thirty C3o) days before the day fixed
by law for the election for which the candidates
are nominated AL other certificates for the
nomination OF candidates shall be filed with
the county clerk Of the respective counties not
moro than sixty (6O) days and not less than
twenty cor days previous TO the day of such
election: Provided. That certificates of nomi-
nation and nomination papers for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for the offices in cities shall
be filed with the clerks Of the cities not more
than forty (40) days and not less than ten QO)
days previous 10 such election
Sec. S Any person whose name has been
presented as a candidate may cause his name
10 be Withdrawn from nomination by his re-
quest in writing, signed by him and acknowl-
edged before an officer qualified TO take &C
Acknowledgement Of deeds, and filed with the
secretary of state not less than fifteen Q5)
days. or with the clerk Of the county or city
not less than eight 81 days previous to the day
Of election, and no name so Withdrawn shall
be printed upon the ballots All certificates of
nomination. and nomination papers, when
fled, shall be open, under the proper regula-
ton. TO public inspection, and the secretary of
state, and the several county clerks and city
clerks, having charge of the nomination papers,
shall preserve the same in their respective Of
fees for not less than two years and six months
after the election
Sec. g. In case q candidate who has been duly
nominated, under the provisions O. this act
dies before election day or declines the nomi-
nation, as in this act provided or should any
certificate OF nomination be held insufficient or
imperative by the officers with whom they may
be fled. the vacancy or vacancies thus occa-
stoned may be filed by the political party or the
persons making the original nominate or If
the time IS insufficient therefor then the vacancy
may be filed, IL the nomination was by conven-
ton, prlmary or caucus, in such manner the
convention, primary or caucus, had previously
provided, or in case OF no such provisions, then
by the regularly elected or appointed executive
or central committee, representing the political
party or persons holding such convention, pri-
mary meeting or caucus. The certificates Of
nominations made 10 supply such vacancy
shall state in addition TO the facts hereinbefore
req uired by this act the name of the original
nominee the date OF his death or declination of
nomination, or the fact that the former nomi-
nation had been held insufficient or imperative
and the measures taken in accordance with the
above requirements for filing vacancy. and it
shall be signed and sworn TO by the presiding
officer and the secretary OF the convention, pri-
mary or caucus, or by the chairman and secre-
tary Of the duly authorized committee, as the
case may be.
Sec. 10 The certificates of noIaiua ion and
nomination papers being so filed. and being in
apparent conformity with the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed 10 be valid, unless objec-
ton thereto is duly made in writing. Such OBJ
3ectiops or other questions arising in relation
theret7 IN the case Of nomination of state officer
or officers 10 be elected by the voters of division