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KS Stat § 25-2502 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2502 Same; dates of primary and general elections specified.

25-2502. Same; dates of 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, township, city, school or other municipal office are eliminated by the process of the election but at which no officer is finally elected.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 5; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 59; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2503 Same; national, state, county, city, school and township elections; question submitted election.

25-2503. Same; national, state, county, city, school and township elections; question submitted election. (a) "National election" means the election of members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate or 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.(f) "Township election" means the election of such township officers as are provided by law to be elected.(g) "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. 1968, ch. 406, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 143, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 9; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 77; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 25-2504 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2504 Same; county election officer; chief state election official.

25-2504. Same; county election officer; chief state election official. "County election officer" means the election commissioner in counties having an election commissioner, and the county clerk in counties which do not have an election commissioner."Chief state election official" means the secretary of state.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 15; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 25-2505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2505 Same; national, state, county, city, school and township offices and officers.

25-2505. Same; national, state, county, city, school and township offices and officers. (a) "National office" or "national officer" means the office or 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.(f) "Township office" or "township officer" means the trustee, treasurer and clerk of a township.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 166, § 35; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 78; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 25-2506 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2506 Same; election boards; voting place and area.

25-2506. Same; election boards; voting place and area. (a) "Election board" means a board consisting of any odd number of persons all of whom shall be appointed as provided in this act.(b) "Voting place" means a place designated as provided by law for voters to vote.(c) "Area" means territory served by one voting place and may include part or all of one or more precincts or voting districts.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 6; L. 1969, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 213, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2507 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2507 Same; poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration.

25-2507. Same; poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration. (a) "Poll book" means a book in which each voter may sign the voter's signature and a number is assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when the voter is given a ballot or set of ballots. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the poll book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d).(b) "Registration book" means: (1) A book or list containing the names and other information relating to registered voters. Registration books shall have the names entered therein before the same or copies thereof are delivered to the supervising judges. Registration books may also contain blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the registration book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d); or(2) a book meeting the requirements of K.S.A. 25-2507(b)(1), and amendments thereto; containing blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature; containing on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d); and containing the numbers assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when voters are given ballots or sets of ballots.(c) "Party affiliation lists" means a list containing the names of all registered voters of a county who have lawfully designated a party affiliation.(d) "Declaration" means the following: "I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury that I am a registered voter in the state of Kansas, county of ________, that I have not signed a name other than my own in order to represent myself as any other registered voter, and that I am qualified to vote and have not previously voted and will not vote again in the election held on this date, in this or any other jurisdiction in the United States, for any offices or ballot issues."History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 7; L. 1972, ch. 144, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 190, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2508 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 25 - Election Definitions Of General Application|25-2508 Statutory construction relating to age for election purposes.

25-2508. Statutory construction relating to age for election purposes. Whenever, in any statute relating to elections which was in effect prior to April 6, 1971, there is a provision fixing twenty-one (21) years as a minimum age for purposes of voting, registration, or any other purpose concerning elections, such provision shall be construed as fixing such age at eighteen (18) years.History: L. 1972, ch. 126, § 1; March 20.
KS Stat § 25-2601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 26 - Application Of Certain Election Laws|25-2601 Application of 1968 act.

25-2601. Application of 1968 act. The provisions of this act shall apply to all national, state, county, township, city and school elections, both primary and general. Provisions of this act, which from their context are plainly applicable only to partisan election shall not apply to city and school elections, nor to question submitted elections, nor to any other election provided by law to be nonpartisan or which from the law providing therefor are clearly intended to be nonpartisan. The provisions of this act shall apply to question submitted elections held on the same date as any national and state primary or general election, or on the same date as any city or school primary or general election. Except as provided above, the provisions of this act shall apply to all elections of public special districts for which it is provided by law that the county election officer, county clerk or election commissioner is to conduct the elections, to the extent that the same can be made applicable, unless contrary provision is specifically made by law.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 8; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-26a02 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 26a - Precinct Boundaries|25-26a02 Precinct boundaries; establishment or change; requirements; designation of precincts; municipal and township enclaves; legislative districts.

25-26a02. Precinct boundaries; establishment or change; requirements; designation of precincts; municipal and township enclaves; legislative districts. Election precincts in all counties of the state shall be established or changed by county election officers in such a manner that:(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each election precinct shall be composed of contiguous and compact areas having clearly observable boundaries using visible ground features which meet the requirements of the federal bureau of the census and which coincide with census block boundaries as established by the federal bureau of the census and shall be wholly contained within any larger district from which any municipal, township or county officers are elected;(b) election precincts for election purposes shall be designated consecutively in the county by number or name, or a combination of name and number;(c) any municipal exclave or township enclave shall be a separate precinct and designated by a separate number or name, or combination of name and number, and shall not be identified with or as a part of any other municipal or township precinct;(d) from and after the time that the legislature has been redistricted in 1992, precincts shall be arranged so that no precinct lies in more than one legislative district;(e) a street or other roadway which has been platted but not graded is not a visible or observable feature for the purposes of this section; and(f) where a legislative district boundary coincides with a municipal boundary which is changed by reason of annexation, such legislative district boundary shall be maintained as a precinct boundary until the next legislative redistricting regardless of whether such a legislative district boundary uses a visible ground feature or coincides with a census block boundary.History: L. 1987, ch. 123, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 127, § 1; April 19.
KS Stat § 25-26a03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 26a - Precinct Boundaries|25-26a03 Same; period in which change is prohibited; exceptions.

25-26a03. Same; period in which change is prohibited; exceptions. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or provisions to the contrary, no election precinct shall be created, divided, abolished or consolidated or the boundaries thereof changed during the period four months prior to each primary election and the succeeding general election or between January 1 of a year the last digit of which is 8 and December 1 of a year the last digit of which is 0, and from and after January 1, 1993, between January 1 of a year the last digit of which is 7 and the time when the legislature has been redistricted in a year the last digit of which is 2 except in the following cases:(a)* (1) If required by the creation of a political subdivision, new precincts may be created.(2) If there is an alteration of a political subdivision by annexation, new precincts may be created.(3) If a political subdivision annexes an area adjacent to the political subdivision boundary, the annexed area may be included in a precinct immediately adjacent to it, if the annexed area is in the same legislative district.(4) A municipality or county election officer may establish new election precincts lying entirely within the boundaries of any existing precinct and shall designate the new precincts by name or number, or a combination of name and number, which shall include the designated name or number of the former precinct.(5) If required to conform and coincide with a federal census block boundary established by the federal bureau of the census, a county election officer may change precinct boundaries.(b) When necessary to comply with the provisions of this act, not less than 45 days after the legislature has been redistricted, or by June 10 in a year the last digit of which is 2 (whichever occurs first), precinct boundaries shall be reestablished.History: L. 1987, ch. 123, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 127, § 2; April 19.
KS Stat § 25-26a04 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 26a - Precinct Boundaries|25-26a04 Same; maps; requirements; word description; filing with secretary of state; notification of change.

25-26a04. Same; maps; requirements; word description; filing with secretary of state; notification of change. (a) Each county election officer shall provide and maintain a suitable map or maps drawn to a scale no smaller than 1/2 mile to the inch in incorporated places and urban areas and no smaller than two miles to the inch in rural areas and clearly delineating all major observable features such as roads, streams, and railway lines and other visible ground features which meet the requirements of the federal bureau of the census for use as census block boundaries and showing the current geographical boundaries of each election precinct, representative district and senatorial district in the county. A street or other roadway which has been platted but not graded is not a visible or observable feature for the purposes of this section. The names of the features, including municipal boundaries, which constitute the boundaries of the precincts shall be shown clearly on the map or maps. The names or designations of the precincts shall be marked on the map or maps. A word description of the geographical boundaries shall be attached to each map. Such map, with attached description, shall be a public record.(b) Each county election officer shall send a copy of each map or maps with attached description to the secretary of state. Such copies shall be public records.(c) The county election officer shall notify the secretary of state in writing at least 30 days before any change in a political subdivision boundary or any changes in the boundaries or the reorganization of election precincts become effective and shall furnish a copy of the map or maps showing the current geographical boundaries, designation and word description of each new election precinct. The visible ground features of changed or new precinct boundaries shown on the map or maps, if not coinciding with an existing census block as established by the federal bureau of the census, shall be documented for actual physical existence using either topographical quadrangles of the United States Geological Survey or aerial photography or a plat of the precinct boundaries certified by a licensed engineer or licensed land surveyor and clearly stating and certifying that such engineer or surveyor has personally viewed the precinct boundaries and observed the actual physical existence of the visible ground features delineating such boundaries.History: L. 1987, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 127, § 3; April 19.
KS Stat § 25-26a05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 26a - Precinct Boundaries|25-26a05 Same; review of maps by secretary of state; approval or rejection; boundaries established by secretary of state, when.

25-26a05. Same; review of maps by secretary of state; approval or rejection; boundaries established by secretary of state, when. (a) The secretary of state shall promptly review all precinct maps submitted pursuant to K.S.A. 25-26a04, and amendments thereto, for compliance with the provisions of this act. The secretary of state shall promptly notify the appropriate county election officer as to whether or not such precinct maps are in compliance with the provisions of this act. Those precinct maps determined not to be in compliance with this act shall be rejected and returned to the appropriate county election officer with a written statement of noncompliance setting forth those instances where the map is in default. The appropriate county or city officials shall be notified forthwith of the rejection by the county election officer and shall make the required adjustments and resubmit the corrected precinct map or maps within 30 days after receiving notice of noncompliance. Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, changes in precinct boundaries shall not be effective and shall not be used for the conduct of any election until the secretary of state has determined the precinct maps are in compliance with the provisions of this act.(b) If the initial or corrected precinct maps as required in this act are not filed by the deadlines set forth in this act, the secretary of state is hereby authorized and required to establish where necessary appropriate precinct boundaries in compliance with the provisions of this act, notwithstanding other law to the contrary providing or establishing authority for any county or city official to establish precinct boundaries. The secretary of state will notify the appropriate county election officer of any precincts established under the provisions of this subsection, and the county election officer immediately shall notify the appropriate city or county officials who shall forthwith adopt as the official precincts those precincts established by the secretary of state.History: L. 1987, ch. 123, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 127, § 4; April 19.
KS Stat § 25-2701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2701 Designation of areas and voting places; restrictions on changing voting places prior to an election; voting at any voting place if approved by county election officer; mailed notice; counting and canvass of ballots in certain precincts having less than 20 registered voters.

25-2701. Designation of areas and voting places; restrictions on changing voting places prior to an election; voting at any voting place if approved by county election officer; mailed notice; counting and canvass of ballots in certain precincts having less than 20 registered voters. (a) (1) The county election officer shall determine the area to be served by each voting place at every election and shall provide notice of such voting places as required by law. At the discretion of the county election officer, all voters within a county may be allowed to vote at any polling location on election day, provided all rules and regulations are followed as established by the secretary of state for such purpose.(2) Any precinct having less than 20 registered voters shall be included with an adjacent precinct or precincts in a single area to be served by a common voting place. The location of voting places shall be designated by the county election officer as provided by K.S.A. 25-2703, and amendments thereto.(b) For any election to which this section is applicable, wherever a city is located in two counties, the county election officer of the county in which the greater population of the city is located may designate a voting place located in a portion of the city in the other county to serve an area within that portion of the city within the county in which the greater population of the city is located.(c) At voting places serving two or more precincts, one or more of which have less than 20 registered voters, all ballots which are identical shall be deposited in the same ballot box or boxes and such votes shall be counted and canvassed in a manner as to minimize the possibility of identifying the ballots cast by any voter.(d) (1) The county election officer may not change a voting place prior to an election without providing mailed notice to the voters affected at least 30 days prior to the election. If an emergency is declared by the county election officer, the mailed notice requirement shall be waived.(2) Failure to receive notice of a change in the voting place shall not give rise to a cause of action challenging the results of the election.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 15; L. 1977, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 103, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 8; L. 2019, ch. 36, § 2; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 25-2702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2702 Townships; division into precincts.

25-2702. Townships; division into precincts. The county election officer may establish more than one precinct in any township or divide any township into precincts. Such division shall be made by a declaration made at least ninety (90) days before any county or state primary or general election, and notice of such division, showing the boundaries of each precinct, shall be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such township is located. A division once made shall remain the same until changed by subsequent declaration and publication notice as herein required. Upon making such division into precincts, the county election officer shall designate the boundaries of each precinct. A voter shall not be eligible to vote at any national, state, county or township election in any voting area other than the one in which he or she resides.History: R.S. 1923, 25-103; L. 1927, ch. 200, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 223, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 197, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 60; L. 1970, ch. 144, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 141, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2702a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2702a Undivided wards and townships to constitute precincts.

25-2702a. Undivided wards and townships to constitute precincts. Whenever a ward or township is not divided into more than one voting precinct, the entire undivided ward or township shall constitute a "precinct" as that term is used in all laws relating to elections.History: L. 1971, ch. 133, § 1; March 5.