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KS Stat § 25-120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-120 Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds.

25-120. Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds. The expenses of elections in counties not having a county election commissioner shall be paid by the county out of the county general fund, or the board of county commissioners of any such county may levy a tax each year upon the taxable tangible property in the county for the payment of the election expenses, both direct and indirect, of elections for which it is provided by law shall be conducted by the county election officer or the county clerk and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Said levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to nor within any specific or aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, or acts amendatory thereof.History: L. 1963, ch. 227, § 3; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 65; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 137; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-123 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-123 Election to more than one office; incompatible offices.

25-123. Election to more than one office; incompatible offices. When a person is simultaneously elected to more than one office, such person may accept any such offices that are not incompatible with any other office accepted by such person. If a person accepts election to incompatible offices, the person shall be deemed to have accepted the office last accepted and to have declined any previously accepted incompatible office.History: L. 1981, ch. 165, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-124 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-124 Training of county election officers; duties of secretary of state.

25-124. Training of county election officers; duties of secretary of state. County election officers, as defined in K.S.A. 25-2504, and amendments thereto, shall receive instruction relating to their duties in conducting official elections, including procedures for complying with federal and state laws and regulations. The form and content of the instruction shall be determined by the secretary of state.History: L. 2004, ch. 25, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-125 Prohibition on modification of election laws; legislative coordinating council approval required for election law litigation agreements entered into by secretary of state.

25-125. Prohibition on modification of election laws; legislative coordinating council approval required for election law litigation agreements entered into by secretary of state. (a) The governor shall not have any authority to modify election laws or procedures by issuance of an executive order.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), neither the executive branch nor the judicial branch of state government shall have any authority to modify the state election laws.(c) The secretary of state shall not enter into any consent decree or other agreement with any state or federal court regarding the enforcement of any election law or the alteration of any election procedure without specific approval of such consent decree by the legislative coordinating council.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict the judicial branch of state government in the exercise of any powers granted by article 3 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.(e) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the section that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this section are severable.History: L. 2021, ch. 97, § 1; January 1, 2022.
KS Stat § 25-130 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-130 Severability clause.

25-130. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.History: L. 2003, ch. 112, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 1 - General Provisions|25-131 Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96.

25-131. Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 2021, ch. 96, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-202 Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing for office; exceptions to application of article.

25-202. Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing for office; exceptions to application of article. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all candidates for national, state, county and township offices shall be nominated by: (1) A primary election held in accordance with article 2 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; or (2) independent nomination petitions signed and filed as provided by existing statutes.(b) Candidates for any of such offices who are members of any political party whose candidate for governor did not poll at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in the preceding general election shall not be entitled to nomination by primary election but shall be nominated by a delegate or mass convention according to article 3 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.(c) No candidate for any national, state, county or township office shall file for office as a partisan candidate in a primary election and also file for office as an independent candidate for any national, state, county or township office in the general election immediately following.(d) The provisions of article 2 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to the justices of the supreme court or to judges of the district court in judicial districts which have approved the proposition of nonpartisan selection of district court judges, as provided in K.S.A. 20-2901, and amendments thereto, nor to special elections to fill vacancies.History: R.S. 1923, 25-202; L. 1953, ch. 195, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 203, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 66; L. 1974, ch. 137, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-203 Time of holding primary.

25-203. Time of holding primary. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the primary national, state, county and township election shall be held on the first Tuesday of August in even-numbered years for the nomination of all candidates to be voted for at the next following general election.(b) In the year 1992, if new boundary lines are defined and districts established in the manner prescribed by law for the offices of representative in the United States congress, senator and representative in the legislature of the state of Kansas, and member of the state board of education, on or after June 13, 1992, the primary national, state, county and township election shall be held on August 25, 1992, for the nomination of all candidates to be voted for at the next following general election.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 3; L. 1909, ch. 136, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-203; L. 1927, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 184, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 104, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 67; L. 1992, ch. 237, § 1; May 14.
KS Stat § 25-204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-204 Primary election notice.

25-204. Primary election notice. On or before April second in even-numbered years before the time of holding the statewide primary election, the secretary of state shall prepare and transmit to each county election officer a notice in writing, designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated at such statewide primary election. Upon receipt of such notice each county election officer shall forthwith publish so much thereof as may be applicable to his county, once each week for three consecutive weeks, in the official county paper. Such notice so published shall state the time when such primary election will be held, together with the offices for which candidates are to be nominated.History: R.S. 1923, 25-204; L. 1935, ch. 171, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 103, § 3; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 68; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-206 Fees of candidates; declaration.

25-206. Fees of candidates; declaration. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a candidate in lieu of nomination petitions files a declaration of intention to become a candidate for any national, state, county or township office, the accompanying fee shall be in an amount as follows: For the office of United States senator, United States representative from any district or at large, all state offices, and all county offices, where the salary is over $1,000 per year, a sum equal to 1% of one year's salary as determined by the secretary of state for state and national offices, and as determined by the county election officer for county offices. For all county offices where the salary is $1,000 or less, a fee of $5; for a state senator, $75; for representatives, $50; for all township offices, $1. Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring any fee of a candidate filing a declaration of intention to become a candidate for precinct committeeman or precinct committeewoman. The officer receiving the funds shall turn them over to the state treasurer, if deposited with the secretary of state, or to the county treasurer, if deposited with the county election officer, and the funds shall become a part of the general fund of the respective government.Such declaration shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and shall be attested before a county election officer or deputy county election officer in the case of county and township offices, and before a county election officer, the secretary of state or a deputy of one of such officers in the case of state and national offices, and a notary public in the case of precinct committeemen and committeewomen.(b) When a candidate for the office of district magistrate judge, in lieu of nomination petitions, files a declaration of intention to become a candidate for such office, the declaration shall be in the same form and subject to the same method of attestation as provided for other state officers in subsection (a) and the required fee to accompany the declaration shall be $100.History: R.S. 1923, 25-206; L. 1961, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 70; L. 1970, ch. 134; § 1; L. 1976, ch. 180, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 94, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 70; L. 1989, ch. 106, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-208 Place of filing nomination petitions and declarations.

25-208. Place of filing nomination petitions and declarations. All nomination petitions and declarations of candidates shall be filed as follows: (1) For state officers, United States senator, representatives in congress, in the office of the secretary of state. (2) For all county and township officers and precinct committeemen and committeewomen, in the office of the county election officer.History: R.S. 1923, 25-208; L. 1935, ch. 172, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 71; L. 1989, ch. 107, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-208a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-208a Validity of nominations; determination; duties of secretary of state and county election officers; objections.

25-208a. Validity of nominations; determination; duties of secretary of state and county election officers; objections. (a) Within 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays not included, from the date of the filing of nomination petitions or a declaration of intention to become a candidate for United States senator or representative or for state office, the secretary of state shall determine the validity of such petitions or declaration.The secretary of state shall send a copy of all petitions to the county election officer of the county of the district in which the nomination petition was passed. The county election officer shall check the petitions only for valid signatures and certify the results of such check to the secretary of state within 10 days, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the date the petitions were filed with the secretary. The secretary of state upon receipt of the validated petition from the county election officer shall notify the candidate of the validity of the petition.(b) Within three days from the date of the filing of nomination petitions or a declaration of intention to become a candidate for county or township office or for precinct committeeman or committeewoman, the county election officer shall determine the validity of such petitions or declaration.(c) If any nomination petitions or declarations are found to be invalid, the secretary of state or the county election officer, as the case may be, shall notify the candidate on whose behalf the petitions or declaration was filed that such nomination petitions or declaration have been found to be invalid and the reason for the finding. Such candidate may make objection to the finding of invalidity by the secretary of state or the county election officer in accordance with K.S.A. 25-308, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1978, ch. 135, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 107, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 121, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 56, § 16; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 9; Jan. 1, 2012.
KS Stat § 25-209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-209 Certification of candidates; publication notice of primary elections; municipal primary elections.

25-209. Certification of candidates; publication notice of primary elections; municipal primary elections. (a) As soon as possible after the filing deadline, the secretary of state shall certify to each county election officer the name and post-office address of each person who has filed valid nomination petitions or a declaration of intent to become a candidate for United States senator or representative or for state office, together with the designation of the office for which each is a candidate and the party or principle which the candidate represents.(b) The county election officer shall, upon receipt thereof, publish for three consecutive weeks in the official paper, a notice which shall set forth under the proper party designation, the title of each national, state, county and township office any part of the district of which is in the county, the names and addresses of all persons certified by the secretary of state as candidates for any national or state office any part of the district of which is in the county and, in addition thereto, the names and addresses of all persons from whom valid nomination papers or declarations have been filed in the county election officer's office, giving the name and address of each, the day of the primary election, the hours during which the polls will be open and stating that the primary election will be held at the regular voting places. Where such voting places are not well established and customarily known the published notice herein provided for shall give the location of such voting places.(c) The secretary of state and county election officers shall utilize the procedures established in this section to the extent applicable for municipal elections conducted in the fall of both odd-numbered and even-numbered years when needed.History: R.S. 1923, 25-209; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 72; L. 1973, ch. 153, § 12; L. 1978, ch. 135, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 105, § 2; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 30; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-210 Official primary election ballots.

25-210. Official primary election ballots. (a) The official primary election ballot for national and state offices and the official primary election ballot for county and township offices of each political party shall be arranged on the ballot, printed, voted, and canvassed in the same manner as is now or hereafter provided by law for the arrangement, printing, voting, and canvassing of official general ballots for national and state offices and official general ballots for county and township offices, except as otherwise provided by law.(b) The official primary election ballot for municipal elections in odd-numbered years shall be arranged and printed by the county election officer.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 8; L. 1915, ch. 204, § 4; R.S. 1923, 25-210; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 73; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 31; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-211 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-211 Pre-election ballot inspection; changes in ballots; number of ballots printed.

25-211. Pre-election ballot inspection; changes in ballots; number of ballots printed. The county election officer shall, at least two (2) weeks before the primary election, mail to each person whose name is to appear on the official ballot in such county, to the address given in such papers, a copy of the first issue of the county paper containing the names and addresses of those whose names will be printed on the national, state, county and township primary election ballots. The chairman of each party shall, on or before the eleventh day preceding such primary election, suggest to the county election officer any changes that he may consider should be made in the ballot applicable to his party, and if upon examination the county election officer shall find any error or omission in said ballot, he shall correct the ballot and cause the same to be printed and distributed as required by law in the case of ballots for the national, state, county and township general election. The number of ballots of each party to be furnished to each precinct shall be adequate in the opinion of the county election officer.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 9; L. 1909, ch. 136, § 3; L. 1915, ch. 204, § 5; R.S. 1923, 25-211; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 74; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-213a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-213a Ballot form; governor and lieutenant governor.

25-213a. Ballot form; governor and lieutenant governor. Notwithstanding any provision of K.S.A. 25-213, and amendments thereto, there shall be printed upon the official primary election ballots the following heading (in lieu of the heading otherwise provided by law) when the governor and lieutenant governor are to be nominated:OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT ______________ Party"To vote for persons for governor and lieutenant governor whose names are printed on the ballot make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the names of the persons running together for such offices."To vote for a person (except governor and lieutenant governor) whose name is printed on the ballot make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write such person's name in the blank space provided for the purpose and make a cross or check mark in the square to the left."After the names of each office, there shall be a statement of the number of candidates to vote for, for the particular office, and for one pair of governor and lieutenant governor candidates running together. When the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance are not to be nominated, no reference to those offices shall appear on the ballot.To the left of governor and lieutenant governor running together, one square shall be printed to the left of the names of each pair running together. No blank lines shall be printed following the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.History: L. 1973, ch. 153, § 14; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-214 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-214 Statutes applicable to primary elections.

25-214. Statutes applicable to primary elections. The provisions of existing statutes concerning elections, and any amendment now or hereafter made thereto, so far as the same are consistent with provisions of law relating to primary elections, shall apply to primary elections, the intent being to place primary elections under the regulations and protections in all respects of the laws in force as to the general elections.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 10; L. 1915, ch. 204, § 8; R.S. 1923, 25-214; L. 1929, ch. 177, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 77; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-215 Qualifications of voters at primary elections; registration required.

25-215. Qualifications of voters at primary elections; registration required. (1) No person shall be entitled to vote at any national, state, county or township primary election unless he or she is a resident of the voting area, a citizen of the United States, at least eighteen (18) years of age, and duly registered. (2) The provisions as to registration required by existing statutes, and by any amendment now or hereafter made thereto, shall apply to such primary elections.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 11; R.S. 1923, 25-215; L. 1957, ch. 229, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 78; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 9; L. 1977, ch. 133, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 2 - Primary Elections|25-216 Challenging right to vote; affidavit.

25-216. Challenging right to vote; affidavit. The right of any person to vote at any national, state, county and township primary election may be challenged by any elector upon the same ground and his right to vote be determined in the same manner as at a national, state, county and township general election, except as otherwise provided herein.If the person offering such person's vote is challenged as unqualified on the ground that the person is not a member of the party announced by such person, the person shall make and subscribe an affidavit in the following form, which shall be presented to and retained by the election board, and returned by the supervising judge with the poll list:STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF ________, ss.I, ______________, am a registered voter in this jurisdiction and I am qualified to vote in this election. I am affiliated with the ________ party; I have not signed the petition of a member of any other party who is seeking a nomination at this primary election; and I have not signed the nominating petition of an independent candidate for any office for which candidates are to be voted for at this primary election.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, this ____ day of __________, A.D. ______._______________, Voter  _______________, Judge of Election.History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 12; R.S. 1923, 25-216; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 79; L. 1969, ch. 185, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 56, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 1; July 1.