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KS Stat § 25-2703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2703 Voting places; equipping and supplying; voting booths, location, design and storage; privacy of voter.

25-2703. Voting places; equipping and supplying; voting booths, location, design and storage; privacy of voter. The county election officers shall provide suitable voting places in which to hold all national, state, county, township, city and school primary and general elections, question submitted elections and other public elections. County election officers shall arrange for voting places to be warmed, lighted, and furnished with proper supplies and conveniences, including a sufficient number of booths, shelves and pencils, to enable the voters to prepare their ballots, screened from observation. Voting booths shall be in plain view of the receiving board, and both they and the ballot boxes shall be in plain view of electors waiting to vote. Each booth shall be designed so as to protect the privacy of the voter. Booths shall be well lighted.No person other than judges, clerks and other election officers allowed by law, and those admitted for the purpose of voting, shall be permitted within three feet of the voting booths, of voting machines where they are used, or of any table being used by the election board, except by the authority of the supervising judge. Voting booths shall be deposited with the county election officer between elections.History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 20; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 20; R.S. 1923, 25-402; L. 1961, ch. 197, § 5; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 100; L. 1971, ch. 134, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 169, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 26, § 1; March 24.
KS Stat § 25-2703a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2703a School buildings, polling places.

25-2703a. School buildings, polling places. (a) All unified school districts shall make suitable school buildings available for polling places at the request of a county election officer for the county in which all or any portion of the school district is located.(b) The county election officer shall give notice on or before January 1 of each year to the superintendent of the school district of the need to use one or more school buildings as polling places for any primary or general election.(c) The terms "primary election" and "general election" shall have the meanings as provided in K.S.A. 25-2502, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2015, ch. 88, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2704 Ballot boxes; secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations.

25-2704. Ballot boxes; secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations. (a) The county election officer shall provide ballot boxes for each voting place. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations authorizing, in certain cases, additional or fewer ballot boxes than specified in subsection (b) of this section to be supplied.(b) Unless otherwise provided by rules and regulations adopted under this section by the secretary of state, a separate ballot box shall be provided for each of the types of ballots named in the following list, if such ballots are to be voted at the election:(1) A box for "national and state ballots";(2) A box for "county and township ballots";(3) A box for "judicial ballots";(4) A box for "city ballots";(5) A box for "school ballots";(6) A box for "ballots for constitutional amendments";(7) A box for "questions submitted."(c) Each ballot box shall be labeled according to its appropriate designation as set out in quotation marks in subsection (b) of this section.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 19; L. 1969, ch. 193, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2705 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2705 Security of ballot boxes at polls.

25-2705. Security of ballot boxes at polls. At the time that the voting place is opened, the supervising judge shall cause the ballot boxes to be opened in the presence of people there assembled. The ballot boxes shall be turned upside down so as to empty them of everything therein, and the same shall then be locked securely and shall not be opened again until opened for the purpose of canvassing.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 20; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-2706 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2706 Instructions, books and other materials; printing in foreign languages; responsibilities of county election officers and secretary of state.

25-2706. Instructions, books and other materials; printing in foreign languages; responsibilities of county election officers and secretary of state. (a) The county election officer shall prepare and furnish copies of all registrations and all books, maps, instructions and blanks needed for the use and guidance of election boards and voters. County election officers may adopt such rules and regulations for elections as may be needed and not in conflict with state law or rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall be submitted to the secretary of state for approval.(b) The county election officer shall furnish printed instructions to election boards, defining their duties and the law governing elections.(c) (1) The county election officer shall furnish:(A) Printed instructions to voters;(B) a list of voters' rights and responsibilities;(C) a sample ballot;(D) notification of the date of the election; and(E) the polling place hours.(2) Each of the items in paragraph (1) shall be posted in every voting place at every election.(3) Wherever the secretary of state deems it advisable, all items listed in subsection (c) shall be printed in English and in a language or languages other than English.(d) The secretary of state shall specify the form and contents of instructions to voters, list of voters' rights and responsibilities and instructions to election boards. Such specifications shall be transmitted to county election officers and may be changed from time to time by the secretary of state.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 38; L. 1973, ch. 169, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 146, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2707 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2707 Receipt for and record of election supplies.

25-2707. Receipt for and record of election supplies. When election supplies, including ballots and poll books, are delivered by the county election officer to a supervising judge, a record shall be made thereof and the same shall be receipted. When the items provided by law to be returned by the supervising judge to the election officer are so returned, a record thereof shall be made by the election officer and a receipt therefor shall be given the supervising judge. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner and form in which records and receipts required by this section are to be given, taken and maintained.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 39; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-2708 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2708 Preservation of ballots and election records; distribution of abstracts of voting.

25-2708. Preservation of ballots and election records; distribution of abstracts of voting. (a) The county election officer shall preserve all ballots, books and records delivered to such officer by election boards and make the same available to any canvassing board or election court who it is provided by law shall have access to the same.(b) The county election officer shall preserve all county, city, school district and township ballots for six months and all state and national ballots for 22 months. At the expiration of such time, the county election officer shall destroy them without previously opening any of the envelopes, in the presence of two electors of approved integrity and good repute, members of the two leading political parties. Such electors shall be designated by the board of county commissioners. If the election of any officer or any question submitted at such time is being contested, the ballots shall not be destroyed until such contest is finally decided. In all cases of contested elections, either of the parties contesting shall have the right to have such ballots opened and to have all errors of the judges in counting the ballots corrected by the court or body trying such contest. Such ballots shall be opened in open court or in an open session of such body and the presence of the officer having the custody thereof.(c) The three copies of the certified abstract of each voting place and the three copies of all certified abstracts of the county board of canvassers shall be distributed as follows:(1) One copy shall be retained as a permanent record in the office of the county election officer.(2) One copy shall be delivered to the chairperson of the county committee of the political party of the candidate for governor who received the greatest number of votes in the last state general election.(3) One copy shall be delivered to the chairperson of the county committee of the political party of the candidate for governor who received the second greatest number of votes in the last state general election.(d) Other election supplies, books, records, lists and papers shall be destroyed as provided by law.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 40; L. 1974, ch. 106, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 122, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 108, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2709 Destruction of election records.

25-2709. Destruction of election records. The following election records may be destroyed after they have been on file for the period stated:(1) Appointments and oaths of office of election board members, two years.(2) Registration lists, five years.(3) Poll books, five years.(4) Party affiliation lists, five years.(5) Abstracts of voting records, 20 years.(6) Affidavits required to be filed by the election laws of the state of Kansas, including advance voting and mail ballot envelopes containing voters' declarations, two years.(7) All other election records used at polling places, two years.(8) Declination forms maintained by voter registration agencies and the division of motor vehicles, two years.(9) Confirmation notices, two years.(10) Confirmation responses, two years.History: L. 1974, ch. 106, § 8; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 7; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 44; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 16; Apr. 25.
KS Stat § 25-2710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2710 Accessibility for voting places.

25-2710. Accessibility for voting places. On any day upon which an election is held, all polling places shall be accessible by either permanent or temporary means to any voter having a disability.History: L. 1977, ch. 128, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 93, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2711 Placement of political signs during election period.

25-2711. Placement of political signs during election period. No city or county shall regulate or prohibit the placement of or the number of political signs on private property or the unpaved right-of-way for city streets or county roads on private property during the 45-day period prior to any election and the two-day period following any such election. Cities and counties may regulate the size and a set-back distance for the placement of signs so as not to impede sight lines or sight distance for safety reasons.History: L. 2015, ch. 85, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2712 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 27 - Voting Places And Materials Therefor|25-2712 Campaigning for elected office at private residences, not prohibited or subject to regulation.

25-2712. Campaigning for elected office at private residences, not prohibited or subject to regulation.  No city or county shall regulate or prohibit canvassing, polling, soliciting or otherwise approaching private residences for the purpose of distributing campaign literature or campaigning for a candidate for an elected office.History: L. 2016, ch. 55, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2801 Appointment and notification of judges and clerks.

25-2801. Appointment and notification of judges and clerks. All election board judges and clerks shall be appointed by the county election officer and shall be subject to his direction and supervision. If practicable, not less than ten (10) days prior to the day of any election, the county election officer shall appoint the judges and clerks for the election boards for such election. Thereupon, the county election officer shall notify such persons in writing of their appointment, and file in his office a written statement of such appointments. Such notifications and statements shall be in a form approved by the secretary of state.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 9; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-2802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2802 Political affiliation of judges and clerks of election.

25-2802. Political affiliation of judges and clerks of election. Of the members of any election board, not including the supervising judge, not more than one-half of the clerks shall be of the same political party, and not more than one-half of the judges shall be of the same political party, except in the case of a three-member election board. In the case of a three-member election board, the members thereof, excluding the supervising judge, shall be of different political parties. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the officers of political organizations required to make recommendations for such appointees fail to so recommend, or if the persons so recommended fail or refuse to qualify or serve.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 10; L. 1969, ch. 193, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2803 Recommendations by county chairmen; appointment of supervising judge; area located in two counties.

25-2803. Recommendations by county chairmen; appointment of supervising judge; area located in two counties. (a) The county chairman of each of the central committees of the political parties that polled the largest and second largest number of votes in the state at the last state election for the office of governor shall recommend, excluding the supervising judge, one-half of the persons required for judges of each election board and one-half of the persons required for clerks of each election board. In the event that the election board is to have three members, each such county chairman shall recommend one person for each board. Such recommendations shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the county election officer, if practicable, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the day of any primary or general election to which they apply and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the day of any special election.(b) The county election officer shall appoint the persons recommended as provided in this section if such persons can qualify and if such recommendations are timely.(c) The supervising judge or one other judge shall be appointed by the county election officer upon his independent selection.(d) The county election officer shall designate and appoint one judge to be the supervising judge at each voting place. The supervising judge shall be appointed from among, and not in addition to, those judges appointed to each election board.(e) Recommendations made under subsection (a) of this section and appointments in accordance therewith shall, in the case of any area which includes a city divided by a county line, specify at least one person from that portion of the area located within each such county to serve upon the election board of the voting place serving that area, if such persons are available to be recommended. In such cases the county election officer of the county in which the smaller portion of any such city is located shall designate those persons to be so appointed from the portion of the city in his county. Such designation shall be transmitted to the county election officer conducting elections and shall be appointed by him. In the event of any dispute arising under this subsection, the same may be submitted by either county election officer to the secretary of state for determination, and such determination shall be final. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all elections conducted by any county election officer.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 11; L. 1969, ch. 193, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 145, § 1; March 21.
KS Stat § 25-2804 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2804 Qualifications of judges and clerks; pool of trained judges and clerks; voting by judge or clerk.

25-2804. Qualifications of judges and clerks; pool of trained judges and clerks; voting by judge or clerk. (a) Each person recommended as provided in K.S.A. 25-2803(a), and amendments thereto, shall be a resident of the area served by the voting place in which such person is to be a judge or clerk.(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, all judges and clerks shall have the qualifications of an elector in the election at which they serve, and no judge or clerk shall be a candidate for any office, other than the office of precinct committeeman or precinct committeewoman, to be elected at such election. The county election officer may appoint persons who are at least 16 years of age to serve as election judges or clerks if such persons meet all other requirements for qualification of an elector and have a letter of recommendation from a school teacher, counselor or administrator. No more than 1/3 of the persons appointed to each election board may be under the age of 18.(c) The county election officer may establish a pool of trained judges and clerks who shall be recommended by the county chairpersons specified in K.S.A. 25-2803(a), and amendments thereto. Judges and clerks in such pool may serve at voting places other than their own if:(1) The chairpersons specified in K.S.A. 25-2803(a), and amendments thereto, or either of them, have failed to make appropriate recommendations;(2) it is impossible to obtain judges and clerks for a voting place in any other way; or(3) voting machines are used, in which case the third judge, who shall be trained in the use of voting machines, need not necessarily live in the area of the voting place.(d) Any judge or clerk serving in a voting place not located in the area in which such judge or clerk resides or serving on a special election board established under K.S.A. 25-1133(c), and amendments thereto, shall be allowed to vote an advance voting ballot in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 25-1119, and amendments thereto, or shall be excused from duties as such judge or clerk to vote at the voting place in the area where such judge or clerk resides.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 12; L. 1973, ch. 170, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 11; L. 1981, ch. 167, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 45; L. 2000, ch. 50, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 60; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2805 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2805 Filling vacancies.

25-2805. Filling vacancies. If any judges or clerks shall fail or refuse to appear and serve at the proper time and place, or for any cause are or become disqualified, then the electors present shall promptly notify the county election officer thereof. The county election officer shall appoint such person as he may select to fill any such vacancy. If such a vacancy continues for more than one hour after notice to the county election officer, the electors present may select from their number, viva voce, judges and clerks to fill such vacancies.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 13; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-2806 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2806 School for election board judges.

25-2806. School for election board judges. The county election officer shall provide instruction for election board judges and clerks before each election. The instruction shall relate to all matters which in the opinion of the county election officer require additional knowledge, explanation to, or training of such judges relating to elections generally, voting machines, ballots or duties in connection with any of the foregoing.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 123; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-2807 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2807 Oath of judges and clerks.

25-2807. Oath of judges and clerks. (a) Before commencing duties as a judge or clerk, every person shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation provided for herein. Such oath or affirmation may be administered by the county election officer, deputy county election officer or any judge who has already taken such oath or affirmation. The officer administering the oath or affirmation shall examine the person as to fitness to serve as judge or clerk.(b) Each oath or affirmation so subscribed shall be delivered to the county election officer not later than the day following the election and shall be retained in his office until disposed of as provided by law.(c) The oath or affirmation herein provided shall be to discharge the duties of judge or clerk at such election faithfully, honestly and according to law. The form of such oath or affirmation shall be prescribed by the secretary of state.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 14; April 30.
KS Stat § 25-2808 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 28 - Election Boards|25-2808 Election board; number of members; two-member boards, restrictions.

25-2808. Election board; number of members; two-member boards, restrictions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the county election officer shall determine for each election, for each voting place, whether the election board thereof will have three members or some greater number of members.(b) The county election officer may appoint an election board of two members for any precinct having less then 50 registered voters and in which the voting place is located more than 10 miles from any other voting place. Such members shall not be members of the same political party. In the event of an emergency or if one of the members of the election board is unable to complete the duties prescribed by law, the county election officer shall be informed and the member of the election board shall be replaced immediately. If at anytime one of the board members shall leave the room where the ballots are kept, a note describing the time, situation and number of voted ballots, or if applicable, the vote which has been counted, shall be written in the registration book. The time that such second member of the election board returns shall be written in the registration book and the note signed by both board members. If at any time both members of the election board leave the room, a notation to that effect shall be made in the registration book and the ballots secured against tampering.History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 16; L. 1969, ch. 193, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 6, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 26, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 51; July 1.