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KS Stat § 25-1122f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1122f Advance voting; replacement ballots.

25-1122f. Advance voting; replacement ballots. If an advance voting ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost or not received by the voter, the voter may request a provisional replacement ballot from the county election officer as provided in this subsection. When a request is timely received under this subsection, the county election officer shall deliver the provisional replacement ballot to the voter if the voter is present in the office of the county election officer, or promptly transmit the provisional replacement ballot by mail to the voter at the address contained in the original application. The county election officer shall keep a record of each provisional replacement advance voting ballot provided under this subsection. All such replacement ballots issued by the county election officer shall be deemed to be provisional ballots pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1136, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1999, ch. 105, § 15; L. 2003, ch. 112, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1125 Residence determination.

25-1125. Residence determination. The place of residence for registration purposes, so far as the same shall apply to the provisions of this act, shall be construed to be the place at which the voter last resided prior to his temporary absence from his county upon such election day and to which he has the intention of returning, as a place of fixed residence, as stated in K.S.A. 25-1119.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1126 Advance voting; voter lists available at voting place.

25-1126. Advance voting; voter lists available at voting place. A list of the names of all advance voting voters of the precinct from whom advance voting ballots have been received shall be given to the supervising judge with the voting supplies, and if additional advance voting ballots are received, the names of voters from whom they are received shall be promptly added to such list. Such list shall be available at the voting place at all times on election day.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 13; L. 1972, ch. 134, § 7; L. 1973, ch. 155, § 13; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 30; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1129 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1129 Advance voting; multiple applications, determination of correct address.

25-1129. Advance voting; multiple applications, determination of correct address. If more than one application for an advance voting ballot is filed with the county election officer under the provisions of K.S.A. 25-1122, and amendments thereto, giving different addresses of the same voter, the county election officer shall determine which is the correct address of the voter. The county election officer shall send the advance voting ballot only to the correct address of the voter.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 16; L. 1973, ch. 155, § 12; L. 1978, ch. 140, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 32; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1130 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1130 Advance voting; ballots for question submitted election; form and instructions; envelopes; procedures.

25-1130. Advance voting; ballots for question submitted election; form and instructions; envelopes; procedures. Advance voting ballots for questions submitted in statewide county elections shall be prepared by election officers according to such form as is specified by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall specify the form of advance voting ballots for questions submitted in such detail as the secretary deems appropriate. Political party designation of the voter shall not appear on such ballots. Such ballots shall be prepared and transmitted at the same time as other advance voting ballots.The secretary of state shall prescribe voting instructions to accompany every question submitted advance voting ballot, and when the question submitted election is also a primary or general election, such instructions may be combined with other instructions to voters. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of advance voting ballot envelopes to be used when only a question submitted is to be voted upon. Advance voting ballots for questions submitted shall bear the same serial number as the advance voting ballot envelope used for transmission thereof.Forms of advance voting ballot, ballot envelope and voter instructions in question submitted elections which are not statewide shall be prescribed by the county election officer in charge of such election, in conformity with any applicable provisions of law and, as nearly as practicable, in conformity with forms prescribed by the secretary of state for statewide elections.Advance voting ballots for questions submitted shall be cast, counted, tabulated, canvassed and handled in the same manner as other advance voting ballots. Votes of advance voting voters may be challenged or objected to in question submitted elections in the same manner as in other elections.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 17; L. 1972, ch. 134, § 8; L. 1973, ch. 154, § 4; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 33; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1131 Rules and regulations by secretary of state.

25-1131. Rules and regulations by secretary of state. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, relating to advance voting ballots and the voting thereof. This section shall not be deemed to require adoption of rules and regulations by the secretary of state to carry out any duty under this act.History: L. 1967, ch. 208, § 18; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 34; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1132 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1132 Advance voting; delivery of ballots; deadline for receiving ballots.

25-1132. Advance voting; delivery of ballots; deadline for receiving ballots. (a) All advance voting ballots that are received in the office of the county election officer or any polling place within the county not later than the hour for closing of the polls on the date of any election specified in K.S.A. 25-1122(f), and amendments thereto, shall be delivered by the county election officer to the appropriate special election board provided for in K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto.(b) Subject to the deadline for receipt by the office of the county election officer as set forth in this subsection, all advance voting ballots received by mail by the office of the county election officer after the closing of the polls on the date of any election specified in K.S.A. 25-1122(f), and amendments thereto, and which are postmarked or are otherwise indicated by the United States postal service to have been mailed on or before the close of the polls on the date of the election, shall be delivered by the county election officer to a special election board or the county board of canvassers, as determined by the secretary of state, for canvassing in a manner consistent, as nearly as may be, with other advance voting ballots. The deadline for the receipt by mail of the advance voting ballots by the office of the county election officer shall be the last delivery of mail by the United States postal service on the third day following the date of the election. The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this subsection.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 45, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 35; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 96, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1133 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1133 Special election boards; how established; when and where to meet.

25-1133. Special election boards; how established; when and where to meet. (a) The county election officer of every county, which does not use voting machines, optical scanning systems or electronic or electromechanical voting systems, shall establish a special election board. The special election board shall consist of the election board members in the precinct in which is located the office of the county election officer or the members of such additional election boards of the county as the county election officer may designate. The special election board shall meet at the voting place in the precinct in which is located the office of the county election officer on election day, or as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state as authorized by K.S.A. 25-1132(b), and amendments thereto.(b) In counties where voting machines, optical scanning systems or electronic or electromechanical voting systems are used, the county election officer shall appoint a special election board consisting of at least three members. Such members shall be registered voters of the county. The special election board shall meet in the office of the county election officer on election day or at such time before election day as the county election officer deems necessary, or as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state as authorized by K.S.A. 25-1132(b), and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 29; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1134 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1134 Advance voting; delivery of ballots to election boards; original canvass and final tabulation, when.

25-1134. Advance voting; delivery of ballots to election boards; original canvass and final tabulation, when. (a) The county election officer in counties which have a special election board established under K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto, shall deliver all advance voting ballots to the special election board when the special election board convenes, and thereafter as advance voting ballots are received during election day, until the time for closing of the polls, or as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state as authorized by K.S.A. 25-1132(b), and amendments thereto.(b) The special election board may conduct the original canvass of advance voting ballots when the board convenes, but shall not complete final tabulation prior to election day.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 4; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 36; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 30; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1135 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1135 Advance voting; canvass of ballots; procedure by board; 25 ballots to remain uncounted.

25-1135. Advance voting; canvass of ballots; procedure by board; 25 ballots to remain uncounted. The special election boards established under K.S.A. 25-1133, and amendments thereto, shall canvass advance voting ballots as is provided by law for the original canvass of ballots at voting places, except as is otherwise provided in this section and K.S.A. 25-1136, and amendments thereto. The supervising judge of the special election board shall announce in a clear and distinct voice the names of the advance voting voters whose ballots have been received, and thereupon, the clerk of the election board shall check the names of such voters upon the advance voting voter list prescribed by K.S.A. 25-1126, and amendments thereto. If a ballot has been received from a voter whose name is not on such list, the name shall be entered on the advance voting poll book. One of the judges shall open each ballot envelope without defacing the form printed thereon and without mutilating the enclosed ballot or ballots. Such ballots shall then be disposed of as if the advance voting voters were present. One of the judges shall clip the numbers from the ballots and deposit them in the proper ballot boxes without unfolding them. Until the closing of the polls, at least 25 ballots shall remain uncounted in each ballot box.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 5; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 24; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1136 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1136 Advance voting; advance voting ballots received by mail after polls close; time frame; provisional ballots; challenged and objected to ballots; procedures; rules and regulations.

25-1136. Advance voting; advance voting ballots received by mail after polls close; time frame; provisional ballots; challenged and objected to ballots; procedures; rules and regulations. (a) The vote of any advance voting voter may be challenged in the same manner as other votes are challenged, as nearly as may be, and the judges of the special election board shall determine the validity of each advance voting ballot. Whenever the judges determine that the form accompanying an advance voting ballot is insufficient, or that the voter is not a registered voter, or the challenge is otherwise sustained, the advance voting ballot envelope shall not be opened. In all such cases, the judges shall endorse on the back of the envelope the word "provisional" and state the reason for sustaining the challenge.(b) Any advance voting ballot envelope which has not been signed shall not be opened, and no vote on the ballot therein shall be counted. The envelope or ballot shall be challenged in the same manner in which other votes are challenged.(c) Whenever it shall be made to appear to the judges of a special election board by sufficient proof that an advance voting voter has died, the envelope containing the advance voting ballot of the deceased voter shall not be opened. In all such cases, the judges shall endorse on the back of the envelope the word "provisional" and the reason for sustaining the challenge.(d) If objection is made to an advance voting ballot because of form, condition, or marking thereof, the ballot shall be marked "void" if the judges uphold the objection to the entire ballot, and otherwise shall be marked on the back thereof, "objected to" with a statement of the substance of the objection.(e) Void, provisional and objected to advance voting ballots shall be transmitted to the county election officer in the same manner as personally cast provisional ballots are transmitted but shall be placed in separate envelopes or sacks, appropriately labeled and sealed. Votes contained in void and provisional advance voting ballots shall not be included in the total of votes certified by the special election board. Void, provisional and objected to advance voting ballots shall be reviewed by the board of county canvassers, and the board shall finally determine the acceptance or rejection of each void, provisional or objected to ballot.(f) Procedures for canvassing and challenging advance voting ballots received by mail after the closing of the polls pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1132(b), and amendments thereto, shall be as set forth in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state as authorized by K.S.A. 25-1132(b), and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 6; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 6; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 37; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 4; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1137 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1137 Certification of total votes; return of materials.

25-1137. Certification of total votes; return of materials. The totals of votes canvassed by a special election board shall be certified by the members of the special election board. Such certification, the poll books, registration lists, party affiliation lists and advance voting ballots shall be returned to the county election officer and shall be transmitted by such officer to the county board of canvassers for its canvass as provided by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 7; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 38; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1138 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1138 Canvass in voting machine counties.

25-1138. Canvass in voting machine counties. In counties where voting machines are used, the special election board shall proceed by using voting machines to originally canvass, count and tally the advance voting ballots in accordance with K.S.A. 25-1135 to 25-1137, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 8; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 39; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1139 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1139 Advance voting ballots to be marked and transmitted in compliance with statute; exceptions.

25-1139. Advance voting ballots to be marked and transmitted in compliance with statute; exceptions. No advance voting ballot shall be counted unless marked and transmitted as required by article 11 of chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except as is otherwise provided in article 12 of such chapter 25.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 9; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 40; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1140 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 11 - Advance Voting|25-1140 Fees and powers of special election board members.

25-1140. Fees and powers of special election board members. The members of special election boards established under K.S.A. 25-1133 shall receive the same fees and mileage as is provided by law for regular judges and clerks of election. Members of such special election boards shall have and exercise all powers, duties, and jurisdiction necessary to carry out their statutory duties.History: L. 1973, ch. 155, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1214 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 12 - Absentee Voting; Federal Services And Sick And Disabled|25-1214 Definitions.

25-1214. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Federal act" means the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act (42 U.S.C. § 1973ff et seq.).(b) "Persons in federal services" means: (1) Members of the armed forces of the United States, while in the active service, and their spouses and dependents; (2) members of the merchant marine of the United States and their spouses and dependents; and (3) citizens of the United States residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia and their spouses and dependents when residing with or accompanying them.Persons in federal service does not include any person who has failed to respond to a selective service call as certified by the local draft board to the county election officer or who is a deserter from any United States military service.History: L. 1943, ch. 160, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 197, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 209, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 232, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 189, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 135, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 182, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 108, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 12 - Absentee Voting; Federal Services And Sick And Disabled|25-1215 Federal services absentee voting; who may vote.

25-1215. Federal services absentee voting; who may vote. Every person in federal services who is eligible to register for and is qualified to vote at any general election under the laws of this state and who is absent from his place of residence in this state shall be entitled, as provided in this act, to vote by federal services absentee ballot at any  election held in  such person's election district or precinct, notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the registration of qualified voters.History: L. 1943, ch. 160, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 197; § 2; L. 1955, ch. 209, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 232, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 135, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 88, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 27, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 12 - Absentee Voting; Federal Services And Sick And Disabled|25-1216 Same; application for ballots; application for registration and ballot by electronic means; transmission of voted ballot by electronic means.

25-1216. Same; application for ballots; application for registration and ballot by electronic means; transmission of voted ballot by electronic means. (a) Every person who is qualified and eligible to vote by federal services absentee ballot under the provisions of this act may make application for such ballot to the county election officer of the county of such voter's residence or to the secretary of state. Such application shall be made by postcard application provided for and prescribed in the federal act or on a form to be prescribed by the secretary of state. Any such application shall be valid for any election at which such voter otherwise is entitled to vote between the date of the application through the  end of the calendar year.(b) If the voter is residing outside the United States or is a member of the United States armed forces or a spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces and a qualified elector and cannot vote timely by mail, the voter may apply for registration and an absentee ballot by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic method authorized by the secretary of state. The voter may also request that the county election officer transmit to such voter by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic method authorized by the secretary of state, a ballot, or a second ballot, as the case may be.  The voter may transmit such voter's ballot back to the county election officer by mail, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic method authorized by the secretary of state.If the voter chooses to transmit the voted ballot to the county election officer by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic method authorized by the secretary of state the transmittal shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing, emailing or electronically transmitting my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's signature and the date. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the county election officer shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The county election officer and such officer's staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic method authorized by the secretary of state as confidential as practicable.History: L. 1943, ch. 160, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 197, § 3; L. 1955, ch. 209, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 135, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 108, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 148, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 88, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 27, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-1217 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 12 - Absentee Voting; Federal Services And Sick And Disabled|25-1217 Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection.

25-1217. Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection. (a) The secretary of state, upon receipt of postcard applications specified in K.S.A. 25-1216, and amendments thereto, shall, from time to time, cause such applications to be transmitted to the county election officers of the respective counties in which such applicants reside.(b) The county election officer of each county shall prepare a statement showing the names and residence addresses of all applicants for federal services ballots. Such statement shall separately list such names and addresses according to each election precinct and shall be open to public inspection at the office of said county election officer not later than two weeks prior to the holding of the election. Such statement shall be added to from time to time as additional applications are received by the county election officer.History: L. 1943, ch. 160, § 4; L. 1972, ch. 135, § 4; July 1.