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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-414 Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure.

25-414.
Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure.
(a) It shall be the duty of each judge of election to challenge any person offering to vote, whom the judge shall know or suspect not to be qualified as an elector.
(b) A person who: (1) Has moved from an address in the registration book to another address in the same county; or (2) has not moved, but the registration list indicates otherwise, is a qualified elector, but shall be challenged by an election judge and entitled to cast only a provisional ballot pursuant to K.S.A. 25-409, and amendments thereto.
(c) Any person who votes after the polling place hours prescribed in K.S.A. 25-106, and amendments thereto, pursuant to a court or other order is entitled to cast only a provisional ballot pursuant to K.S.A. 25-409, and amendments thereto.
(d) The application shall be delivered to the election judges and attached to the provisional ballot envelope. Such application and ballot envelope containing the ballot shall be transmitted to the county election officer with election returns and supplies.
(e) Following the determination of acceptance or rejection of any provisional ballot by the county board of canvassers, the county election officer shall update the registration record, if appropriate, for voting in future elections, and send, by nonforwardable first-class mail, to the address specified on the application, notice of disposition of the application. The registrant's name shall not be removed from the official list of eligible voters by reason of such a change of address except as provided in K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 16; R.S. 1923, 25-414; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-418 Leave allowance for employees to vote; obstruction of voting privilege, penalty.

25-418.
Leave allowance for employees to vote; obstruction of voting privilege, penalty.
Any person entitled to vote at an election conducted by a county election officer in this state shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed for a period of not to exceed two (2) consecutive hours between the time of opening and closing of polls: Provided, That if the polls are open before commencing work or after terminating work but the period of time the polls are so open is less than two (2) consecutive hours, he shall only be entitled to absent himself from such service or employment for such a period of time which, when added to the period of time the polls are so open, will not exceed two hours; and such voter shall not because of so absenting himself be liable to any penalty, nor shall deductions be made, on account of such absence, from his usual salary or wages.
The employer may specify the particular time during the day which said employee may absent himself as aforesaid except such specified time shall not include any time during the regular lunch period.
Obstruction of voting privilege is (a) intentionally obstructing an employee in his or her exercise of voting privilege or (b) imposing a penalty upon an employee exercising his or her voting privilege under this section.
Obstruction of voting privilege is a class A misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1893, ch. 78, § 24; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 24; R.S. 1923, 25-418; L. 1959, ch. 175, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 157, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-432 Elections that may be conducted under act; limitations.

25-432. Elections that may be conducted under act; limitations.
An election shall not be conducted under this act unless:
(a) Conducted on a date, mutually agreed upon by the governing body of the political or taxing subdivision and the county election officer, not later than 120 days following the date the request is submitted by the political or taxing subdivision;
(b) the secretary of state approves a written plan for conduct of the election, including, but not limited to, a written timetable for the conduct of the election, submitted by the county election officer;
(c) the election is nonpartisan;
(d) the election is not one at which any candidate is elected, retained or recalled;
(e) the election is not held on the same date as another election in which the qualified electors of that subdivision of government are eligible to cast ballots, except this restriction shall not apply to mail ballot elections held under K.S.A. 79-2925c, and amendments thereto; and
(f) the election is a question submitted election at which all of the qualified electors of one of the following subdivisions of government are the only electors eligible to vote:
(1) Counties;
(2) cities;
(3) school districts, except in an election held pursuant to K.S.A. 72-635 et seq., and amendments thereto;
(4) townships;
(5) benefit districts organized under K.S.A. 31-301, and amendments thereto;
(6) cemetery districts organized under K.S.A. 15-1013 or 17-1330, and amendments thereto;
(7) community college districts organized under K.S.A. 71-1101 et seq., and amendments thereto;
(8) fire districts organized under K.S.A. 19-3601 or 80-1512, and amendments thereto;
(9) hospital districts;
(10) improvement districts organized under K.S.A. 19-2753, and amendments thereto;
(11) Johnson county park and recreation district organized under K.S.A. 19-2859, and amendments thereto;
(12) water districts organized under K.S.A. 19-3501 et seq., and amendments thereto;
(13) transportation development districts created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-17,140 et seq., and amendments thereto; or
(14) any tract of land annexed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-521, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 374, § 34; L. 1991, ch. 101, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 105, § 12; L. 2003, ch. 120, § 15; L. 2011, ch. 101, § 10; L. 2016, ch. 66, § 8; L. 2023, ch. 79, § 23; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-433a Mail ballot; city and county tax lid elections; timing.

25-433a. Mail ballot; city and county tax lid elections; timing.
If the city or county elects to conduct the election required under K.S.A. 79-2925c, and amendments thereto, using a mail ballot election, the city or county shall certify to the county clerk and the election officer for the county no later than July 1 that an election shall be necessary to approve the resolution. Upon notification from a city or county pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2925c, and amendments thereto, the election officer for the county shall set the election to be conducted in accordance with K.S.A. 25-431 et seq., and amendments thereto, on the September 15 following the notification, or if September 15 is a Sunday, the next business day. The county board of canvassers shall conduct a canvass of the election no later than the 5th day following the date of the election.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 66, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-434 Challenge of votes; procedure.

25-434.
Challenge of votes; procedure.
Votes cast pursuant to this act can be challenged in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 25-1136 insofar as applicable.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-435 Mail ballot elections; application of advance voting ballot provisions.

25-435.
Mail ballot elections; application of advance voting ballot provisions.
The provisions of article 11 of chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, relating to advance voting ballots shall apply to elections under this act only insofar as they do not conflict with the provisions of this act, except that the county election officer shall not accept any application for an advance voting ballot later than the 21st day before the election.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 5; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 26; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-436 Deadline for registration of electors receiving mailed ballots; procedure for electors registering late.

25-436.
Deadline for registration of electors receiving mailed ballots; procedure for electors registering late.
The county election officer shall not mail a ballot under this act to those electors not registered 30 days prior to the date of the election. Electors registered after 30 days prior to the date of the election, but prior to the closing of the registration books, may apply for a ballot under subsection (d) of K.S.A. 25-433.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-437 Canvass of votes; form of abstract; special election board to be appointed.

25-437.
Canvass of votes; form of abstract; special election board to be appointed.
The county election officer of each county within the electoral district shall appoint a special election board pursuant to the requirements of K.S.A. 25-2801 to be composed of at least three members who shall make the original canvass of all ballots cast in that county. For the purposes of any canvass under this act, the electoral district within that county shall constitute one voting area, and ballots shall not be sorted according to precinct or ward. The abstract shall be prepared on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-439 Act to be liberally construed; mere informality not to affect validity of election.

25-439.
Act to be liberally construed; mere informality not to affect validity of election.
No mere informality in the manner of carrying out or executing the provisions of this act shall invalidate any election held under it or authorize the rejection of the returns thereof. The provisions of this act shall be construed liberally for the purpose of effectuating its purposes.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 4 - Conduct Of Elections › 25-440 Secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations.

25-440.
Secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations.
The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations governing the procedures and forms necessary to implement this act. The authority of the secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations under this act shall be liberally construed.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 125, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-601 Specifications for official general ballots.

25-601.
Specifications for official general ballots.
The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but ballots shall contain the information required by this section and be substantially in the form set out in this section. The official general ballot for national, state, county and township offices may be printed upon one ballot. All official general ballots shall be printed in black ink on paper through which the printing or writing cannot be read. Such ballots shall be printed on white paper or paper colored as authorized by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state.
On the back or outside of each official general ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words "official general ballot," followed by the words "national, state, county and township offices," followed by the voting place for which the ballot is prepared and the date of the election. No person's name shall appear on the back or outside of a ballot. All nominations made and certified as provided by law, and none other, shall be printed on the official general ballot. The names of candidates for every office to be voted for at the general election shall be arranged under the office to which each has been nominated.
History:
R.S. 1923, 25-601; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 104; L. 1973, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-605 Ballot form for constitutional amendments.

25-605.
Ballot form for constitutional amendments.
When a constitutional amendment is to be submitted to the voters of the state, a separate ballot may be provided by the county election officers or the proposition may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in K.S.A. 25-601, and amendments thereto. If such propositions are printed on a separate ballot, such ballot shall comply with the requirements for ballots for election of officers insofar as such requirements are applicable. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but a ballot shall include the information required by this section and be substantially in the form specified in this section. The statement expressing the intent or purpose of the proposition and the effect of a vote for and a vote against the proposition, followed by the words "Shall the following be adopted?" shall be printed on the ballot immediately preceding the full text of the proposed constitutional amendment. If there is more than one constitutional amendment to be voted upon, the different amendments shall be separately numbered and printed, and be separated by a broad solid line 1/8th inch wide or by double lines approximately 1/8th inch apart.
Opposite and after each amendment, submitted shall be printed two squares, one above the other. To the right of the upper one of the squares shall be printed the word "Yes," and to the right of the lower one of the squares shall be printed the word "No." Across the entire width of the ballot, preceding such proposition or propositions, shall be printed the following instructions: "To vote in favor of any question submitted upon this ballot, make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the word 'Yes'; to vote against it, make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the word 'No'." On the back of each ballot shall be printed, in addition to other required matters, the words "questions submitted." If such propositions are printed on a separate ballot, county election officers may cause to be printed on the outside of such ballots "Ballot No._______" with the blank filled with a number to aid in distinguishing such ballots when more than one question submitted ballot is voted upon at a voting place.
History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 16; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 16; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 7; R.S. 1923, 25-605; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 108; L. 1971, ch. 126, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 133, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 166, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 68, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-605a Ballot language, phrasing.

25-605a.
Ballot language, phrasing.
Every question or proposition placed upon ballots to be submitted to the voters of a subdivision of government shall be cast and phrased in such language that a "yes" vote shall indicate approval of the matter or course of action proposed. Every such question or proposition seeking approval of a new course of action or a change in conduct shall be cast and phrased in such language that a "yes" vote will approve the new course of action or change in conduct.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 104, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-606 Printing and posting of constitutional amendment resolution.

25-606.
Printing and posting of constitutional amendment resolution.
Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the electors of the state, the concurrent resolution under which the amendment is submitted shall be printed and, at least two (2) copies thereof shall be posted on the election date in each voting place where such election is held.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 209, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-606; L. 1975, ch. 204, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-607 Copies of constitutional amendment resolutions.

25-607.
Copies of constitutional amendment resolutions.
It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to place a copy of any such concurrent resolution in the hands of every county election officer and such officer shall cause such resolution to be printed, posted and distributed as required by law. The cost and expenses connected therewith shall be paid in the same manner as the cost for printing the ballots.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 209, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-607; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 109; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-610 Official general ballots for national, state and municipal offices; form; rotation of names of candidates; duties of secretary of state; rules and regulations.

25-610. Official general ballots for national, state and municipal offices; form; rotation of names of candidates; duties of secretary of state; rules and regulations.
(a) The secretary of state shall furnish to each county election officer forms for ballots in their respective counties. The secretary of state shall prepare a rotation of the different candidates appearing on the official general ballot for the national and state offices for each such office. Such rotation shall be developed and arranged so that each candidate shall have an equal opportunity as near as practicable for the respective offices to which they are nominated. In case there is more than one candidate for any national or state office, the secretary of state shall divide the state or part thereof, into as many divisions as there are names to go on the ballot for each particular office. In making such division the secretary of state shall divide, in regular order, the alphabetical list of counties into the required number of divisions, in such a manner that all divisions are as nearly equal as convenient in the number of registered voters in such division as compiled by the office of the secretary of state. The secretary of state, in certifying the list of names of candidates to the county election officers, shall assign, in regular order from the alphabetical list of candidates for each office, the ballot position for each candidate in such a manner that every candidate for any office shall occupy a different ballot position in each division. When, in the case of candidates for national or state offices elected on less than a statewide basis, the secretary of state finds it impossible to make a division which allows each such candidate in any given district an equitable or fair opportunity to have such candidate's name first on the ballot in the respective counties of the district, the secretary of state shall order the county election officers in the various counties of the district to rotate the names of the candidates for such district offices according to precinct to obtain an equitable division. The names of candidates for the same office but for different terms of service therein shall be arranged in groups according to the length of their respective terms.
In the case of the governor and lieutenant governor running together, when the word "candidate" is used in this section, it shall mean pair of candidates.
(b) The secretary of state shall establish the general election ballot styles for general elections in odd-numbered year elections for municipalities by rules and regulations adopted on or before July 1, 2016.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 17; L. 1975, ch. 204, § 5; L. 1984, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 120, § 3; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 34; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-611 Arrangement of offices on official general ballots; municipal offices, rules and regulations.

25-611. Arrangement of offices on official general ballots; municipal offices, rules and regulations.
(a) The arrangement of offices on the official general ballot for national and state offices for those offices to be elected shall be in the following order: Names of candidates for the offices of president and vice-president, United States senator, United States representative ____________ district, governor and lieutenant governor running together, secretary of state, attorney general, (and any other officers elected from the state as a whole), state senator ______ district, state representative _____ district, district judge ________ district, district magistrate judge ____ district, district attorney ________ judicial district, and state board of education member __________ district.
(b) The arrangement of offices on the official general ballot for county township offices for those offices to be elected shall be in the following order: Names of candidates for county commissioner ______ district, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, county attorney, sheriff, township trustee, township treasurer and township clerk.
(c) The secretary of state by rules and regulations adopted on or before July 1, 2016, shall develop the order of arrangement of municipal offices on the general election ballot in odd-numbered year elections.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 18; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 73; L. 2001, ch. 81, § 4; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 35; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-612 Arrangement of names of candidates upon ballot; blank spaces for write-in.

25-612.
Arrangement of names of candidates upon ballot; blank spaces for write-in.
The arrangement of the names certified under K.S.A. 25-610, and amendments thereto, by the secretary of state shall govern the county election officer in arranging the ballot, and the county election officer in preparing the ballot for the county shall follow the same arrangements as provided in K.S.A. 25-610 and 25-611, and amendments thereto, for the secretary of state, for the candidates nominated for county offices, using the township and precincts of the county in making his division.
Blank spaces shall be left at the end of the list of candidates for each different office equal to the number to be elected thereto, in which the voter may insert the name of any person not printed on the ballot for whom the voter desires to vote for such office.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 19; L. 1984, ch. 139, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 100, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-613 Candidates' names on ballots; party designation; city of residence; name on ballot more than once, when.

25-613.
Candidates' names on ballots; party designation; city of residence; name on ballot more than once, when.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the name of each candidate shall be printed on the ballot only once and no name that is printed on the ballot shall be written elsewhere on the ballot. If a person is a candidate for the unexpired term for an office such person's name may be printed on the same ballot as a candidate of the same political party for the next regular term for such office. Also, a person may be an independent candidate for the unexpired term for an office and an independent candidate for the next regular term for such office, and the person's name may be printed for both candidacies on the same official general ballot. To the name of each candidate for a state office shall be added the name of the city in which the candidate resides. To the names of pairs of candidates running for governor and lieutenant governor shall be added the name of the city in which or near which each resides. To the name of each candidate for any national, state, county or township offices shall be added the person's political party or political designation in accordance with the nomination papers of the person.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 20; L. 1977, ch. 132, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 118, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-614 Marking ballots; directions; ballot rotation in voting machine counties.

25-614.
Marking ballots; directions; ballot rotation in voting machine counties.
Ballots shall be so printed as to give each voter an opportunity to designate by a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the name and designation of each candidate the voter's choice of candidates. Ballots shall be so printed, in the case of governor and lieutenant governor, as to give each voter an equal opportunity to designate by a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the names and designation of each pair of such candidates the voter's choice of pairs of candidates. Upon the ballots may be printed such directions as will aid the voter.
If voting machines are used the arrangement of names on voting machines shall be rotated according to precinct, as near as may be.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 21; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-615 Official general ballot; offices of president and vice-president; names of candidates and ballot format.

25-615.
Official general ballot; offices of president and vice-president; names of candidates and ballot format.
The surnames of the candidates of each political party for the offices of president and vice-president, with the political designation thereof placed at the right of the surnames, shall be in one line. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the foregoing shall be substantially as shown in the sample form of the official general ballot in K.S.A. 25-616 and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 139, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-616 Form for national offices part of official general ballot.

25-616.
Form for national offices part of official general ballot.
The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the national offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall be substantially in the form shown in this section and the state offices part of such ballot shall be substantially in the form shown in K.S.A. 25-617, and amendments thereto.
STATE OF KANSASOFFICIAL GENERAL BALLOTNational and State OfficesCounty of__________November ______, ____ Year
NATIONAL OFFICES
To vote for presidential electors for candidates for president and vice-president make a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the names of the candidates. To vote for presidential electors to be selected by candidates for president and vice-president whose names are not printed on the ballot, write the persons' names in the appropriate blank spaces and make a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the names of the candidates.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
Vote for One Set of Electors
☐ JONESTERN AND DOE  Republican
☐ ROEHEAD AND RICHARDBY   Democrat
☐ JANEBRAND AND JOHNBERG   Independent
Nominations
☐ ____________ AND ____________
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Vote for One
☐ DAN BOBING, Brussell   Republican
☐ ROBERTA SMITH, Salina   Democrat
☐ ________________________
FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
__________________DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐ ELMER O'BRIEN, Wichita  Democrat
☐ WM.T. MILLER, Maple City  Republican
☐ ________________________
When any office is not to be elected, it shall be omitted from the ballot.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 6; L. 1977, ch. 135, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 139, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 100, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 81, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-617 State offices part of official general ballot, form.

25-617.
State offices part of official general ballot, form.
The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the state offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall follow the national offices part substantially as is shown in this section.
STATE OFFICES
To vote for the pair of candidates, make a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the names of the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. To vote for persons for governor and lieutenant governor whose names are not printed on the ballot, write the names of such persons in the blank spaces and make a cross or check mark in the square to the left.
FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Vote for One Pair
☐ Sam Jones, Wichita   Republicanand Bob Smith, Arkansas City
☐ Carol Johnson, Mahaska    Democratand Roger Wright, Penalosa
☐   and
To vote for a person, make a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the person's name. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the person's name in the blank space and make a cross or check mark in the square to the left.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
Vote for One
☐ ELIZABETH JUANITA MOORE, Zoomer  Republican
☐ RUSSEL ADAM, Topeka  Democrat
☐ JOAN SAYLOR, Goodland  Prohibition
☐ CHARLES (CHUCK) BROWNING, Kansas City  Independent
Nomination
☐
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
(and continuing in like manner for any other officers elected from the state as a whole)
FOR STATE SENATOR  __________ DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
__________ DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE__________ DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR DISTRICT MAGISTRATE JUDGE__________ DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY_________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER__________ DISTRICT
Vote for One
☐
☐
☐
When any office is not to be elected, it shall be omitted from the ballot.
When a voting machine does not provide sufficient space to accommodate the full names of the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, only the surname of such candidates shall be required to be printed on the ballot label unless surnames of one or more of the candidates are the same.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 208, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 6; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 7; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 74; L. 1991, ch. 100, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-618 Official general ballot for county and township offices; ballot format; municipal general ballot style, rules and regulations.

25-618. Official general ballot for county and township offices; ballot format; municipal general ballot style, rules and regulations.
(a) The official general ballot for county and township offices may be separate from the official general ballot for national and state offices or may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in K.S.A. 25-601, and amendments thereto. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the ballot shall be substantially in the form shown in this section and K.S.A. 25-611, and amendments thereto.
STATE OF KANSASOFFICIAL GENERAL BALLOTCounty and Township OfficesCounty of _________, City (or Township) of _________November __________, _______ year
To vote for a person, make a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the person's name. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the person's name in the blank space and make a cross or check mark in the square to the left.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER__________ DISTRICTVote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR COUNTY CLERKVote for One
☐
☐
☐
FOR COUNTY TREASURERVote for One
☐
☐
☐
Continue in like manner for all county and township offices to be elected.
(b) The official general election ballot style for municipalities shall be established by the secretary of state by rules and regulations adopted on or before July 1, 2016.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 153, § 8; L. 1978, ch. 137, § 7; L. 1981, ch. 165, § 8; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 81, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 36; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-619 Names on ballots not to be accompanied by prefix or suffix; exception.

25-619.
Names on ballots not to be accompanied by prefix or suffix; exception.
No title, degree or other symbol of accomplishment, occupation or qualification either by way of prefix or suffix shall accompany or be added to the name of any candidate for nomination or election to any office on ballots in any primary or general election. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit use of a prefix or suffix when necessary to distinguish one candidate from another.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 148, § 1; March 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-620 Ballot form for propositions or questions, except constitutional amendments.

25-620.
Ballot form for propositions or questions, except constitutional amendments.
Except for propositions to amend the constitution, when a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters of the state or any part thereof, a separate ballot shall be provided by the county election officers except that when such proposition or question is to be submitted at an election conducted at the time of the holding of an election of officers such proposition may be printed on the ballot for the election of such officers. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the ballot shall substantially comply with the requirements for ballots for election of officers insofar as such requirements are applicable and the provisions of this section. On the ballot there shall be printed the proposition or question to be voted on. Each proposition or question shall be preceded by the words, "Shall the following be adopted?" If there is more than one proposition or question to be voted on, the different propositions or questions shall be separately numbered and printed, and be separated by a broad solid line 1/8th inch wide or by double lines approximately 1/8th inch apart.
Opposite and after each proposition and question shall be printed two squares, one above the other. To the right of the upper one of the squares shall be printed the word "Yes," and to the right of the lower one of the squares shall be printed the word "No." Across the entire width of the ballot, at the top, shall be printed the following instructions: "To vote in favor of any question submitted upon this ballot, make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the word 'Yes'; to vote against it, make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the word 'No'." On the back of each such ballot shall be printed, in addition to other required matters, the words "questions submitted." County election officers shall cause to be printed on the outside of question submitted ballots "Ballot No.________" with the blank filled with a number to aid in distinguishing such ballots when more than one question submitted ballot is voted upon at a voting place.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 166, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 122, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-621 Ballot form for proposition on method of selection of judge of district court.

25-621.
Ballot form for proposition on method of selection of judge of district court.
(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but whenever the proposition of the method of selection of judge of the district court is submitted to the voters, the form of the ballot shall substantially be as provided in K.S.A. 20-2901, and amendments thereto, and may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in K.S.A. 25-601, and amendments thereto.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 130, § 17; L. 1992, ch. 291, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 6 - Official Ballots › 25-622 Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies.

25-622.
Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies.
The secretary of state may designate temporary alternative methods for the distribution of ballots in cases of war, natural or man-made disasters, equipment failures or other emergency conditions or circumstances which make it impossible for voters in a voting area to obtain ballots as provided by law.
History:
L. 2000, ch. 48, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 7 - Canvassing Returns And Certificates Of Election › 25-702 Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers.

25-702.
Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers.
(a) In all elections for the choice of any officer, except the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, the person having the highest number of votes for any office shall be deemed to have been elected to that office; and whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that any person has received the highest number of votes for any office, such person shall receive the certificate of election, notwithstanding the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting the election, so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer.
(b) In all elections for the choice of governor and lieutenant governor, the pair of candidates having the highest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected. Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that any pair of candidates has received the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor, such candidates shall receive certificates of election, notwithstanding the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting the election, so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 29; R.S. 1923, 25-702; L. 1973, ch. 153, § 22; L. 1987, ch. 126, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 7 - Canvassing Returns And Certificates Of Election › 25-716 Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election.

25-716.
Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election.
(a) Notwithstanding the fact that the provisions of law may not have been fully complied with in noticing and conducting a question submitted election and so that the real will of the people may not be defeated by any technical irregularity of any officer, whenever the greater number of votes were in favor of a question submitted, the question shall be deemed to have carried and likewise if the greater number of votes were against a question submitted, the question shall be deemed not to have carried.
(b) "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. 1987, ch. 126, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 8 - Presidential Electors › 25-801 Certified list of electors; delivery.

25-801. Certified list of electors; delivery.
The secretary of state shall prepare a list of the names of the electors of president and vice-president of the United States, elected at any election, procure thereto the signature of the governor, affix the seal of the state to the same and deliver such certificate, thus signed, to each elector on or before the first Wednesday in December, next after such election.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 42; R.S. 1923, 25-801; L. 2023, ch. 24, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 8 - Presidential Electors › 25-802 Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors.

25-802. Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors.
The electors of president and vice-president of the United States shall convene at the capital of the state on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after their election, at the hour of twelve o'clock at noon of that day. If there shall be any vacancy in the office of electors, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill, by ballot and by a plurality of votes, such vacancy in the electoral college. When the electors shall appear, or the vacancies shall have been filled as above provided, the electors shall proceed to perform the duties required of such electors by the constitution and laws of the United States.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 43; L. 1887, ch. 155, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-802; L. 1929, ch. 178, § 1; L. 1935, ch. 175, § 1; L. 2023, ch. 24, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 8 - Presidential Electors › 25-804 Selection of presidential electors; certification of names to secretary of state.

25-804. Selection of presidential electors; certification of names to secretary of state.
(a) Each political party that is a recognized political party in accordance with K.S.A. 25-302a, and amendments thereto, shall adopt procedures to select presidential electors and select presidential electors in accordance with such procedures.
(b) (1) The names of the presidential electors for a presidential candidate of a political party with a state organization shall be certified to the secretary of state by the chairperson of the state political party.
(2) The names of presidential electors for presidential candidates of a political party that does not have a state organization shall be certified to the secretary of state by the chairperson of the national political party.
(3) The names of presidential electors for independent presidential candidates shall be selected and certified to the secretary of state by the candidate.
(c) All names of presidential electors shall be certified to the secretary of state on or before September 1 of the year in which there is a presidential election.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 165, § 10; L. 2023, ch. 24, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions › 25-901 Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of filing.

25-901. Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of filing.
(a) Every committee, club, organization, municipality or association designed to promote or engaged in promoting the success or defeat of any party or the election or defeat of any candidate or candidates for any city of the second and third class, unified school district, except unified school districts having 35,000 or more students regularly enrolled in the preceding school year, any community college or township office or the adoption or defeat of any question submitted at any city, unified school district, community college, township or county election, shall have a treasurer, and shall cause to be kept a detailed account of all moneys or property or other thing of value received by it, and of the manner in which the same shall be expended. Such committee, club, organization, municipality or association shall file annually with the county election officer of the county in which such committee, club, organization, municipality or association has its headquarters a statement of all its receipts and expenditures, showing in detail from whom such moneys or property or other thing of value were received, to whom such moneys or property or other thing of value were paid, for what specific purposes each payment was made, and the exact nature of the service rendered in consideration thereof.
(b) The annual statement shall be filed on or before December 31 and shall cover the period ending on December 1 immediately preceding.
(c) This section and K.S.A. 25-905, and amendments thereto, shall not be construed to require any committee, club, organization, municipality or association that is subject to the campaign finance act, K.S.A. 25-4101 et seq., and amendments thereto, to file reports required by this act.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 135, § 1; R.S. 1923, 25-901; L. 1959, ch. 177, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 188, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 209, § 21; L. 1990, ch. 306, § 21; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 9; L. 2023, ch. 79, § 26; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions › 25-902 Same; penalty.

25-902.
Same; penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 25-901, as amended, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
History:
L. 1909, ch. 135, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-902; L. 1968, ch. 54, § 2; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 9 - Election Campaign Finance; Certain Political Subdivisions › 25-904 Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred.

25-904. Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred.
(a) Every candidate for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act who intends to expend or have expended on such person's behalf an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee, and who intends to receive or have received on such person's behalf contributions in an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000 in each of the primary and general elections shall file, not later than the ninth day preceding the primary election, an affidavit of such intent with the county election officer of the county of residence of the candidate. No report required by subsection (b) shall be required to be filed by or for such candidate.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) it shall be the duty of every candidate for nomination or for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act, within 30 days after each primary, general or special election, to file with the county election officer an itemized statement under oath stating the name and address of each person who has made any contribution in excess of $50 during the election period together with the amount and date of such contributions and an itemized statement of all expenditures made by such candidate or obligations contracted or incurred by such candidate in connection with each primary, general or special election.
(c) No candidate which is subject to the provisions of the campaign finance act, K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be required to file any report required by this section.
(d) Any candidate who has signed an affidavit pursuant to subsection (a) and who incurs expenses in excess of or receives contributions in excess of $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee for either the primary or the general election, shall file the report required by subsection (b).
History:
R.S. 1923, 25-904; L. 1966, ch. 5, § 6 (Special Session); L. 1968, ch. 54, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 15; L. 1992, ch. 57, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 2; July 1.