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KS Stat § 25-622 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 6 - Official Ballots|25-622 Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies.

25-622. Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies. The secretary of state may designate temporary alternative methods for the distribution of ballots in cases of war, natural or man-made disasters, equipment failures or other emergency conditions or circumstances which make it impossible for voters in a voting area to obtain ballots as provided by law.History: L. 2000, ch. 48, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 7 - Canvassing Returns And Certificates Of Election|25-702 Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers.

25-702. Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers. (a) In all elections for the choice of any officer, except the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, the person having the highest number of votes for any office shall be deemed to have been elected to that office; and whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that any person has received the highest number of votes for any office, such person shall receive the certificate of election, notwithstanding the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting the election, so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer.(b) In all elections for the choice of governor and lieutenant governor, the pair of candidates having the highest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected. Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that any pair of candidates has received the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor, such candidates shall receive certificates of election, notwithstanding the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting the election, so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 29; R.S. 1923, 25-702; L. 1973, ch. 153, § 22; L. 1987, ch. 126, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-716 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 7 - Canvassing Returns And Certificates Of Election|25-716 Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election.

25-716. Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election. (a) Notwithstanding the fact that the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting a question submitted election and so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer, whenever the greater number of votes were in favor of a question submitted, the question shall be deemed to have carried and likewise if the greater number of votes were against a question submitted, the question shall be deemed not to have carried.(b) "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.History: L. 1987, ch. 126, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 8 - Presidential Electors|25-801 Certified list of electors; delivery.

25-801. Certified list of electors; delivery. The secretary of state shall prepare a list of the names of the electors of president and vice-president of the United States, elected at any election, procure thereto the signature of the governor, affix the seal of the state to the same, and deliver such certificate, thus signed, to one of said electors on or before the first Wednesday in December, next after such election.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 42; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 25-801.
KS Stat § 25-802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 8 - Presidential Electors|25-802 Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors.

25-802. Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors. The electors of president and vice-president of the United States shall convene at the capital of the state on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December after their election, at the hour of twelve o'clock at noon of that day; and if there shall be any vacancy in the office of electors, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill, by ballot and by a plurality of votes, such vacancy in the electoral college; and when the electors shall appear, or the vacancies shall have been filled as above provided, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of such electors by the constitution and laws of the United States.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 43; L. 1887, ch. 155, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-802; L. 1929, ch. 178, § 1; L. 1935, ch. 175, § 1; May 15.
KS Stat § 25-803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 8 - Presidential Electors|25-803 Compensation of electors.

25-803. Compensation of electors. Every elector of the state for the election of president and vice-president of the United States who shall attend and give his vote for those officers at the time and place appointed by law, shall be entitled to receive the sum of three dollars per day for each day's attendance at such election, and fifteen cents per mile for each mile he shall travel in going to and returning from the place where the electors shall meet, by the most usual route of travel, to be paid out of the state treasury.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 44; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 25-803.
KS Stat § 25-804 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 8 - Presidential Electors|25-804 Selection of presidential electors.

25-804. Selection of presidential electors. Presidential electors for presidential candidates shall be selected by the state committee of the political party of the candidates, if there is such a committee. Names of the presidential electors so selected shall be certified to the secretary of state by the chairperson of the committee. Presidential electors for independent presidential candidates shall be selected and certified to the secretary of state by such candidates. Presidential electors for presidential candidates of a political party which has no state committee may be selected and certified to the secretary of state by state party convention or by the national committee of such party.History: L. 1981, ch. 165, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions|25-901 Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of filing; state political party committee accounts, audited.

25-901. Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of filing; state political party committee accounts, audited. Every committee, club, organization, municipality or association designed to promote or engaged in promoting the success or defeat of any party or the election or defeat of any candidate or candidates for any city of the second and third class, unified school district, except unified school districts having 35,000 or more pupils regularly enrolled in the preceding school year any community college or township office, or the adoption or defeat of any question submitted at any city, unified school district, community college, township or county election, shall have a treasurer, and shall cause to be kept a detailed account of all moneys or property or other thing of value received by it, and of the manner in which the same shall be expended; and shall file annually with the county election officer of the county in which such committee, club, organization or association has its headquarters a statement of all its receipts and expenditures, showing in detail from whom such moneys or property or other thing of value were received, to whom such moneys or property or other thing of value were paid, for what specific purposes each payment was made, and the exact nature of the service rendered in consideration thereof.The annual statement herein required shall be filed on or before December 31, such statement shall cover the period ending on December 1 immediately preceding. The accounts of the state committee of each political party shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant and a copy of the audit filed with the secretary of state.This section and K.S.A. 25-905, and amendments thereto, shall not be construed to require any committee, club, organization, municipality or association which is subject to the campaign finance act (K.S.A. 25-4101 et seq.) to file reports required by this act.History: L. 1909, ch. 135, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-901; L. 1959, ch. 177, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 188, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 209, § 21; L. 1990, ch. 306, § 21; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions|25-902 Same; penalty.

25-902. Same; penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-901, as amended, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).History: L. 1909, ch. 135, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-902; L. 1968, ch. 54, § 2; March 19.
KS Stat § 25-904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions|25-904 Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred.

25-904. Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred. (a) Every candidate for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act who intends to expend or have expended on such person's behalf an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee, and who intends to receive or have received on such person's behalf contributions in an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000 in each of the primary and general elections shall file, not later than the ninth day preceding the primary election, an affidavit of such intent with the county election officer of the county of residence of the candidate. No report required by subsection (b) shall be required to be filed by or for such candidate.(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) it shall be the duty of every candidate for nomination or for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act, within 30 days after each primary, general or special election, to file with the county election officer an itemized statement under oath stating the name and address of each person who has made any contribution in excess of $50 during the election period together with the amount and date of such contributions and an itemized statement of all expenditures made by such candidate or obligations contracted or incurred by such candidate in connection with each primary, general or special election.(c) No candidate which is subject to the provisions of the campaign finance act, K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be required to file any report required by this section.(d) Any candidate who has signed an affidavit pursuant to subsection (a) and who incurs expenses in excess of or receives contributions in excess of $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee for either the primary or the general election, shall file the report required by subsection (b).History: R.S. 1923, 25-904; L. 1966, ch. 5, § 6 (Special Session); L. 1968, ch. 54, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 15; L. 1992, ch. 57, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions|25-905 Same; penalties; effect of conviction; exemptions; notice to candidates.

25-905. Same; penalties; effect of conviction; exemptions; notice to candidates. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-903 or 25-904, as amended, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). The conviction of any person of a violation of any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-903, as amended, shall at once vacate any office held by him, and such person shall be disqualified from holding any public office for a period of two (2) years: Provided, That the penalties and forfeitures herein imposed shall not apply to candidates for city of the third class or township offices.Upon the failure of any candidate for nomination or election to any city of the first or second class, school district, community junior college, county or state office, to file his statement of expenses as provided in K.S.A. 25-904, as amended, it shall be the duty of the officer with whom such statement should be filed, within ten (10) days from the expiration of the time for filing such statement and before any action is brought to enforce the penalties above provided, to notify such candidate that he has failed to file such statement, and in case such candidate files such statement within ten (10) days from the time of receiving such notice, and such statement shows that he has not expended a sum greater than permitted by law, then the penalties and forfeitures herein provided shall not be imposed upon such candidates unless such statement is shown to be untrue.History: L. 1915, ch. 211, § 3; R.S. 1923, 25-905; L. 1935, ch. 176, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 157, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 54, § 5; March 19.
KS Stat § 25-1114 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1114 Definitions.

25-1114. Definitions. As used in this act, the words and phrases set out in K.S.A. 25-1115 to 25-1118 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires a different meaning.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1115 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1115 "General election" and "primary election" defined; dates for primary and general elections specified.

25-1115. "General election" and "primary election" defined; dates for primary and general elections specified. (a) "General election" means the elections held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of both even-numbered and odd-numbered years, and in the case of special elections of any officers to fill vacancies, the election at which any such officer is finally elected.(b) "Primary election" means the elections held on the first Tuesday in August of both even-numbered and odd-numbered years, and any other preliminary election at which part of the candidates for special election to any national, state, county, city, school or other municipal office are eliminated by the process of the election but at which no officer is finally elected.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 2; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1116 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1116 Definitions; national, state, county, city and school elections.

25-1116. Definitions; national, state, county, city and school elections. (a) "National election" means the election of members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate and members of the United States presidential electoral college.(b) "State election" means the election of state officers elected on a statewide basis, members of the house of representatives and state senators, members of the state board of education, district judges, district magistrate judges and district attorneys.(c) "County election" means the election of such county officers as are provided by law to be elected.(d) "City election" means the election of such city officers as are provided by law to be elected.(e) "School election" means the election of members of the governing body of a school district or a community college.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 75; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 25-1117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1117 Advance voting; definitions.

25-1117. Advance voting; definitions. (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) "Election officer" means the county clerk or the election commissioner, if there is one, or the city clerk when specifically charged by law to conduct a particular election.(c) "Ballot" or "advance voting ballot" means the ballot a voter casts, except ballots cast under the authority of K.S.A. 25-1214 through 25-1228, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 4; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 27; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 23; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 25-1118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1118 Definitions; national, state, county, city and school offices and officers.

25-1118. Definitions; national, state, county, city and school offices and officers. (a) "National office" or "national officer" means the office of members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate and members of the United States presidential electoral college.(b) "State office" or "state officer" means the state officers elected on a statewide basis, members of the house of representatives and state senators, members of the state board of education, district judges, district magistrate judges and district attorneys.(c) "County office" or "county officer" means such county officers as are provided by law to be elected.(d) "City office" or "city officer" means such city officers as are provided by law to be elected.(e) "School office" or "school officer" means members of the governing body of any school district or community college.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 76; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 25-1119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1119 Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure.

25-1119. Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure. (a) Any registered voter is eligible to vote by advance voting ballot on all offices and to vote by advance voting ballot on questions submitted on which such elector would otherwise be entitled to vote.(b) The votes of such electors shall be cast and received and canvassed as provided in this act.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 6; L. 1968, ch. 127, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 134, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 182, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 167, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1121 Advance voting; ballots and instructions; forms; affidavit when voter unable to sign.

25-1121. Advance voting; ballots and instructions; forms; affidavit when voter unable to sign. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the general forms of advance voting ballots to be used in all primary and general elections and the form of the printed instructions to voters containing a statement of all the requirements of this act, to enable voters to comply with the requirements of this act. The prescribed forms shall be transmitted to the county election officers 35 days before each primary and general election.(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the general format of advance voting ballot envelopes. The envelopes shall include signature blocks for the advance voter; a signature block for the person, if any, assisting the advance voter; and a signature block for a person, if any, who signs the advance voting ballot envelope on behalf of the advance voter in situations when the advance voter is physically unable to sign the envelope.(c) The advance ballot envelope shall contain the following statement after the signature block provided for the person who signs the advance ballot envelope on behalf of a person physically unable to sign such envelope:"My signature constitutes an affidavit that the person for whom I signed the envelope is a person who is physically unable to sign such envelope. By signing this envelope, I swear this information is true and correct, and that signing an advance ballot envelope under false pretenses shall constitute the crime of perjury."History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 8; L. 1972, ch. 134, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 140, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 19; L. 2018, ch. 116, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1122a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1122a Advance voting; casting ballots upon voting machines.

25-1122a. Advance voting; casting ballots upon voting machines. The county election officer of any county in which voting machines are used may authorize persons filing applications for advance voting ballots as provided by K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, to cast their votes upon voting machines. If the county election officer authorizes the use of voting machines by advance voting voters such officer shall equip the office of the county election officer with enough voting machines to enable all advance voting voters to cast their votes upon such machines.Such machines shall be of a make certified by the secretary of state and shall be sealed in a manner to allow tabulation of the total vote only at the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the election for which such machines are used.History: L. 1974, ch. 155, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 110, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 141, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 28; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 25; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 25-1122b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1122b Special election board; appointment; duties.

25-1122b. Special election board; appointment; duties. The county election officer shall appoint a special election board pursuant to the requirements of K.S.A. 25-2801 to be composed of at least three (3) members. In addition to the duties of the board required by K.S.A. 25-1326, the supervising judge of such board shall open every machine each morning and close and seal every machine each evening.The county election officer shall also take the proper security measures to assure that such machines are not damaged or tampered with in any manner during their use and prior to and during tabulation of ballots.History: L. 1974, ch. 155, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1122c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1122c Advance voting; notice to applicants whose voting in county office on machines authorized.

25-1122c. Advance voting; notice to applicants whose voting in county office on machines authorized. Upon receipt of an application filed pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, the county election officer of a county which authorizes the use of voting machines for tabulation of advance voting ballots shall notify the person that such person may vote in person at the office of the county election officer during the times established by the election officer.History: L. 1974, ch. 155, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 29; July 1.