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KS Stat § 25-2415 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2415 Intimidation of voters.

25-2415. Intimidation of voters. (a) Intimidation of voters is: (1) Intimidating, threatening, coercing or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for any office or question submitted at any election; or(2) mailing, publishing, broadcasting, telephoning or transmitting by any means false information intended to keep one or more voters from casting a ballot or applying for or returning an advance voting ballot.(b) Intimidation of voters is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 125, § 2; April 26.
KS Stat § 25-2416 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2416 Voting without being qualified.

25-2416. Voting without being qualified. (a) Voting without being qualified is knowingly voting or attempting to vote without being qualified:(1) In any election district when not a lawfully registered voter in such election district; or(2) at any election by a person who is not a citizen of the United States or who does not otherwise meet the qualifications of an elector.(b) Voting without being qualified or attempting to vote without being qualified is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of attempting to vote without being qualified pursuant to this section.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2417 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2417 Bribery of an election official.

25-2417. Bribery of an election official. Bribery of an election official is conferring or offering or agreeing to confer any benefit, property or thing of value upon an election official with intent to influence the election official to perform the election official's duties improperly.Bribery of an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 11; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 204; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2418 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2418 Bribe acceptance by an election official.

25-2418. Bribe acceptance by an election official. Bribe acceptance by an election official is the acceptance by an election official of any benefit, property or thing of value in consideration for improper performance of election duties.Bribe acceptance by an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 12; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 205; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2419 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2419 Misconduct of an election officer.

25-2419. Misconduct of an election officer. Misconduct of an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty: (a) Being grossly neglectful with respect thereto.(b) Furnishing a voter with a ballot and informing such voter that any of its contents are different from that which appear thereon with intent to induce such voter to vote contrary to such voter's inclinations.(c) Changing the ballot of a voter.(d) Willfully permitting any person to testify as a witness or make an affidavit contrary to law.(e) Preventing a qualified elector from voting.(f) Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified elector when duly offered.Misconduct of an election officer is a class B misdemeanor.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2420 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2420 Election fraud by an election officer.

25-2420. Election fraud by an election officer. Election fraud by an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty, and with intent to hinder, prevent or defeat a fair election: (a) Receiving any vote by any person who is not a registered voter or otherwise qualified to vote.(b) Receiving any vote offered by any person who shall have voted previously at the same election.(c) Possessing any falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeit poll books, registration books, party affiliation lists, election abstracts or returns or any other election papers.(d) Receiving, canvassing, counting or tallying any ballots, votes or election returns which are fraudulent, forged, counterfeited or illegal.(e) Issuing, granting, mailing or delivering any false, fraudulent or illegal certificate of nomination or certificate of election.(f) Declaring or otherwise proclaiming any false election result.(g) Declaring or otherwise proclaiming any election result based upon fraudulent, fictitious or illegal votes.(h) Entering or writing upon any poll book, registration book or party affiliation list the name of any person not qualified to vote.(i) Entering or writing upon any poll book, registration book or party affiliation list the name of any person who has not voted when in fact such person has not voted.Election fraud by an election officer is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 14; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 206; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2421 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2421 Election suppression.

25-2421. Election suppression. Election suppression is knowingly: (a) Suppressing any certificate of nomination, nomination papers, petition for nomination or any part thereof which have been duly filed.(b) Being in possession of any certificate of nomination, nomination papers or petition for candidacy entitled to be filed under any of the election laws of this state and suppressing, neglecting or failing to cause the same to be filed at the proper time in the proper office.Election suppression is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 15; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 207; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2421a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2421a Voter registration suppression.

25-2421a. Voter registration suppression. (a) Voter registration suppression is knowingly: (1) Destroying any application for voter registration signed by a person pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2309, and amendments thereto; (2) obstructing the delivery of any such signed application to the county election officer or the chief state election official; or (3) failing to deliver any such application to the appropriate county election officer or the chief state election official as required by law.(b) Voter registration suppression is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 2001, ch. 125, § 1; April 26.
KS Stat § 25-2422 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2422 Unauthorized voting disclosure.

25-2422. Unauthorized voting disclosure. (a) Unauthorized voting disclosure is, while being charged with any election duty, intentionally:(1) Disclosing or exposing the contents of any ballot, whether cast in a regular or provisional manner, or the name of any voter who cast such ballot, except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction in an election contest pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1434 et seq., and amendments thereto; or(2) inducing or attempting to induce any voter to show how the voter marks or has marked the voter's ballot.(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the disclosure of the names of persons who have voted advance ballots.(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit authorized poll agents from observing elections as authorized by K.S.A. 25-3004, 25-3005 and 25-3005a, and amendments thereto.(d) Unauthorized voting disclosure is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 16; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 208; L. 2013, ch. 101, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2423 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2423 Election tampering.

25-2423. Election tampering. (a) Election tampering is:(1) Making or changing any election record unless the person is lawfully carrying out an election duty;(2) changing or attempting to change, alter, destroy or conceal any vote cast by paper ballot, election machine or computer;(3) changing or attempting to change any vote by manipulating computer hardware, computer software, election machine, wireless or cellular transmission or vote tabulation methods; or(4) knowingly producing false vote totals.(b) Election tampering is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 17; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 209; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 6; L. 2021, ch. 97, § 4; January 1, 2022.
KS Stat § 25-2424 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2424 False impersonation as party officer.

25-2424. False impersonation as party officer. False impersonation as party officer is willfully and falsely representing oneself to be an officer of any political party organization or committeeman or committeewoman thereof with the intent to deceive any person or to influence in any way the outcome of any election.False impersonation as party officer is a class A misdemeanor.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2425 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2425 Voting machine fraud.

25-2425. Voting machine fraud. Voting machine fraud is: (a) Being in unlawful or unauthorized possession of a voting machine key.(b) Intentionally tampering with, altering, disarranging, defacing, impairing or destroying any voting machine, automatic ballot, voting machine label or register or record made by a voting machine.Voting machine fraud is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 19; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 210; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2426 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2426 Printing and circulating imitation ballots.

25-2426. Printing and circulating imitation ballots. Printing and circulating imitation ballots is knowingly printing and circulating sample or imitation ballots except the official sample ballot furnished by the county election officer.Printing and circulating imitation ballots is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 20; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 211; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2427 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2427 Marking ballots to identify.

25-2427. Marking ballots to identify. Marking ballots to identify is knowingly, in any manner or fashion marking, folding or clipping any ballot so that such ballot may be distinguished from other ballots.Marking ballot to identify is a class A misdemeanor.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 21; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2428 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2428 Destruction of election supplies.

25-2428. Destruction of election supplies. Destruction of election supplies is intentionally destroying or defacing any list of candidates posted in accordance with law, card of instruction, sample ballot or any election supplies.Destruction of election supplies is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 22; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 212; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2429 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2429 Destruction of election papers.

25-2429. Destruction of election papers. Destruction of election papers is intentionally destroying any certificate of nomination or nomination papers or any letter of withdrawal of a candidate.Destruction of election papers is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 23; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 213; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2430 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2430 Electioneering.

25-2430. Electioneering. (a) (1) Electioneering is:(A) Knowingly attempting to persuade or influence eligible voters to vote for or against a particular candidate, party or question submitted, including wearing, exhibiting or distributing labels, signs, posters, stickers or other materials that clearly identify a candidate in the election or clearly indicate support or opposition to a question submitted election within any polling place on election day or advance voting site during the time period allowed by law for casting a ballot by advance voting or within a radius of 250 feet from the entrance thereof; or(B) if committed by a candidate:(i) Touching or handling any voter's ballot during the voting process;(ii) distributing ballots or counting ballots;(iii) hindering or obstructing any voter from voting or from entering and leaving the polling place; or(iv) hindering or obstructing any election board worker from performing election duties.(2) Electioneering shall not include bumper stickers affixed to a motor vehicle that is used to transport voters to a polling place or to an advance voting site for the purpose of voting.(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(1)(B) shall not apply to:(1) The secretary of state or any election official or county election office; or(2) a candidate transmitting or delivering an advance voting ballot in accordance with K.S.A. 25-2437(b), and amendments thereto.(c) As used in this section, "advance voting site" means the central county election office or satellite advance voting sites designated as such pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1122(c), and amendments thereto, and adult care homes and hospital based care units at the time of an election participating in the voting procedures prescribed in K.S.A. 25-2812, and amendments thereto.(d) Electioneering is a class C misdemeanor.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 24; L. 2001, ch. 125, § 3; L. 2008, ch. 129, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 96, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2431 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2431 False impersonation of a voter.

25-2431. False impersonation of a voter. (a) False impersonation of a voter is representing oneself as another person, whether real or fictitious, and  thereby voting or attempting to vote.(b) False impersonation of a voter is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 25; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 214; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2432 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2432 Forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction.

25-2432. Forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction. Upon final conviction of any person of any offense specified in this act, such person shall forfeit any public office or public employment which he may hold in addition to any other penalties imposed for such offense.History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2433 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2433 Advance voting suppression.

25-2433. Advance voting suppression. Advance voting suppression is knowingly, with intent to impede, obstruct or exert undue influence on the election process: (a) Destroying or altering another person's advance voting ballot applied for, or completed, by a registered voter, unless such registered voter consents in writing to such destruction or alteration;(b) obstructing the delivery of an advance voting ballot to a voter or a completed advance voting ballot to the county election officer;(c) failing to deliver any such advance voting ballot to the appropriate county election officer within two business days or before the close of polls on election day, whichever first occurs;(d) exercising undue influence upon an advance voter in applying for, delivering or marking an advance voting ballot; or(e) opening an advance voting ballot envelope sealed by the voter or examining or disclosing the contents of such voter's advance voting ballot except as required to fulfill official duties as otherwise prescribed by law.(f) Delivering an advance voting ballot to the United States mail, with first-class postage attached, at least five calendar days prior to election day for delivery to the county election officer shall not be a violation of this section.(g) As used in this section:(1) "Undue influence" means coercion, compulsion or restraint as to diminish the voter's free agency, and by overcoming the power of resistance, obliges or causes such voter to adopt the will of another; and(2) "deliver" means hand-deliver, mail or otherwise transmit an advance voting ballot.Advance voting suppression is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.History: L. 2007, ch. 196, § 5; May 24.
KS Stat § 25-2434 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2434 Voting more than once.

25-2434. Voting more than once. (a) Voting more than once is intentionally:(1) Voting or attempting to vote more than once in the same jurisdiction in an election held on a particular date;(2) voting or attempting to vote in more than one jurisdiction in the United States in an election held on a particular date;(3) inducing or aiding any person to vote more than once in the same jurisdiction in an election held on a particular date; or(4) inducing or aiding any person to vote in more than one jurisdiction in the United States in an election held on a particular date.(b) Voting more than once or attempting to commit the crime of voting more than once is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of attempting to commit the crime of voting more than once pursuant to this section.(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2015, ch. 87, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2435 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2435 Prosecution of election crimes.

25-2435. Prosecution of election crimes. (a) Independent authority to prosecute any person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas elections crime defined in K.S.A. 25-1128, and amendments thereto, or article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be vested in:(1) The district attorney or county attorney of the county where such act occurred;(2) the Kansas attorney general; or(3) the Kansas secretary of state.(b) If one of the officers listed in subsection (a) has commenced the prosecution of a person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas election crime, the other officers listed in subsection (a) may provide assistance to the prosecuting officer but shall not commence a separate prosecution.History: L. 2015, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2436 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2436 Transparency in revenues underwriting elections act; prohibiting receipt and expenditure of certain moneys by election officials; penalty.

25-2436. Transparency in revenues underwriting elections act; prohibiting receipt and expenditure of certain moneys by election officials; penalty. (a) The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the transparency in revenues underwriting elections act.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Election official" means any county election officer or the chief state election official, as such terms are defined in K.S.A. 25-2504, and amendments thereto, and any officer or employee of such election official.(2) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, company, organization, political party, political committee or any other private entity.(c) No election official shall knowingly accept or expend any moneys, directly or indirectly, from any person, except as provided in any acts of appropriation or as otherwise provided by law, for any expenditures related to conducting, funding or otherwise facilitating the administration of an election pursuant to law.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:(1) Any moneys collected by an election official from the payment of fees or assessed costs as required by law; or(2) any moneys received as campaign contributions for any candidate for the office of county clerk.(e) A violation of this section is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.History: L. 2021, ch. 96, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2437 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2437 Transmission or delivery of advance voting ballots on behalf of another voter; sworn statement required; limitations; penalties.

25-2437. Transmission or delivery of advance voting ballots on behalf of another voter; sworn statement required; limitations; penalties. (a) No person shall knowingly transmit or deliver an advance voting ballot to the county election officer or polling place on behalf of a voter who is not such person, unless the person submits a written statement accompanying the ballot at the time of ballot delivery to the county election officer or polling place as provided in this section. Any written statement shall be transmitted or signed by both the voter and the person transmitting or delivering such ballot and shall be delivered only by such person. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall contain:(1) A sworn statement from the person transmitting or delivering such ballot affirming that such person has not:(A) Exercised undue influence on the voting decision of the voter; or(B) transmitted or delivered more than 10 advance voting ballots on behalf of other persons during the election in which the ballot is being cast; and(2) a sworn statement by the voter affirming that:(A) The voter has authorized such person to transmit or deliver the voter's ballot to a county election officer or polling place; and(B) such person has not exercised undue influence on the voting decision of the voter.(b) No candidate for office shall knowingly transmit or deliver an advance voting ballot to the county election officer or polling place on behalf of a voter who is not such person, except on behalf of an immediate family member of such candidate.(c) No person shall transmit or deliver more than 10 advance voting ballots on behalf of other voters during an election.(d) (1) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.(2) A violation of subsection (c) is a class B misdemeanor.History: L. 2021, ch. 96, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2438 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 24 - Election Crimes|25-2438 False representation of an election official.

25-2438. False representation of an election official. (a) False representation of an election official is knowingly engaging in any of the following conduct by phone, mail, email, website or other online activity or by any other means of communication while not holding a position as an election official:(1) Representing oneself as an election official;(2) engaging in conduct that gives the appearance of being an election official; or(3) engaging in conduct that would cause another person to believe a person engaging in such conduct is an election official.(b) False representation of an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.(c) As used in this section, "election official" means the secretary of state, or any employee thereof, any county election commissioner or county clerk, or any employee thereof, or any other person employed by any county election office.History: L. 2021, ch. 96, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2501 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2501 Definitions.

25-2501. Definitions. As used in this act, the words and phrases set out in K.S.A. 25-2502 to 25-2507 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires a different meaning.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 1; April 30.