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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2304 Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations.

25-2304.
Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations.
(a) The county election officer shall maintain registration books to register all citizens entitled to be registered by such county election officer under the provisions of this act. Such registration books may be in such form as may be authorized by the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall prescribe by rules and regulations adopted as provided by law suitable provisions to assure the reasonable safety and reliability of registration books and applications for registration. Such rules and regulations may make specific provisions relating to any one or more of the types of registration books authorized by the secretary of state.
(b) The secretary of state shall establish a centralized voter registration database. Such database shall include all necessary voter registration information from every county within the state of Kansas. The secretary of state shall include in such database a list of active voters and a separate list of voters who have failed to vote at two consecutive state or national general elections or who have failed to respond to a confirmation notice sent pursuant to subsection (e) of K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto.
(c) County election officers shall maintain voter registration records as required by law and transmit data in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations to insure the reasonable safety and reliability of the information contained in the central voter registration database and voter lists required by this section and to prescribe the type of data, the frequency, and the manner in which it is transferred to such central location.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 125, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 128, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2305 Same; items to be included.

25-2305.
Same; items to be included.
The registration books shall contain the following information as to each voter who is registered: Name, date of registration and residence. Residence shall be specified by number and street, if any, and otherwise in such appropriate form as is determined by the county election officer in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the secretary of state. If the person registered is under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of registration, the registration books shall temporarily show the date when such person will reach the age of eighteen (18) years.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 5; L. 1972, ch. 141, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2305a Residential and mailing address required; requirements of residential address; electronic database.

25-2305a. Residential and mailing address required; requirements of residential address; electronic database.
The county election officer shall record and maintain a residential address and a mailing address for each registered voter if the mailing address is different from the residential address. The residential address of a registered voter shall correspond to a physical location where the registered voter resides and shall not be a post office box or other address that does not correspond to a physical location that can be occupied and, if not, the person shall not be considered a validly registered voter. The county election officer shall record such information in any electronic database.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 97, § 2; January 1, 2022.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2306 Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote.

25-2306.
Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote.
The application for registration shall include a statement by the applicant that he will have reached the age of eighteen (18) years before the next statewide general election. No person may vote at any election until he has reached the age of eighteen (18) years.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 141, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2307 Administration of oaths.

25-2307.
Administration of oaths.
County election officers and deputy county election officers are authorized to administer oaths for the examination of applicants for registration or for any other matters relating to the administration of their duties.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 7; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2309a Mailing of registration forms; envelope required.

25-2309a.
Mailing of registration forms; envelope required.
All mail registration forms utilized by the county election officer shall be transmitted in envelopes in order to protect the privacy of the registrant.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 181, § 13; May 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2309b Signature cards for voter registration records; request for current signature card.

25-2309b.
Signature cards for voter registration records; request for current signature card.
(a) The county election officer may request that any registered voter whose signature does not appear in registration records sign and submit a signature card on a form prescribed by the secretary of state to be included with the voter's registration records.
(b) If a county election officer determines that the reliability of the registration records require a current signature of any voter, or if a registered voter's signature becomes subject to verification by the county election officer, and a similar signature is not on file for such voter, the county election officer may request that the voter sign and submit a current signature card, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, to be included with the voter's registration records.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 154, § 5; April 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2309c Notices and official mailings; mailing address.

25-2309c.
Notices and official mailings; mailing address.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, whenever any notice or other official mailing is required to be mailed to a registered voter at the place of residence specified in the registration books, such notice shall be addressed to the current mailing address of that voter as it appears in the registration records and shall be sent by nonforwardable first-class mail.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 154, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 120, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 8; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2310 Publication of registration times, places and closing thereof; notice of information for registration by mail.

25-2310. Publication of registration times, places and closing thereof; notice of information for registration by mail.
County election officers shall publish notice of places and dates for registration and the closing thereof before each election in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. Such notice shall also be published on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted. Such notice shall remain on the website until the day after the registration closes. Such notice also shall give information for registration by mail. Such notice shall be given in such form and at such time or times as is specified by rules and regulations of the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 10; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 8; L. 2023, ch. 79, § 36; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2312 Same; additional times of registration permitted.

25-2312.
Same; additional times of registration permitted.
Places of registration which are in the main office building of the county government in the case of election commissioners and in the main offices of the city government in the case of city clerks shall be open during the same business hours as any such building is open generally for business. County election officers may provide that any place of registration except a voter registration agency and division of motor vehicles offices shall be open for registration on Saturdays or for additional hours on any day or days that registration of voters may be provided.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 12; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 10; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2313 Additional places of registration permitted.

25-2313.
Additional places of registration permitted.
County election officers may provide for additional places of registration. Such additional places may be located other than in buildings in the event such places are determined to be suitable by the county election officer.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 13; L. 1982, ch. 159, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2314 Appointment of deputy county election officers.

25-2314.
Appointment of deputy county election officers.
County election officers are authorized to appoint deputy county election officers for terms which do not extend longer than the term of the appointing officer or two (2) years, whichever is the shorter period of time, except as is otherwise provided in K.S.A. 25-2303.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 14; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2315 Expenses of registration, payment.

25-2315.
Expenses of registration, payment.
The expenses of registration incurred under this act shall be paid by the county in all cases except expenses incurred by voter registration agencies and the division of motor vehicles, in which case such expenses shall be paid by such city or such agency. County and city governing bodies, the division of motor vehicles and voter registration agencies upon which this section imposes financial obligation shall make adequate provision to carry out the intent of this act by authorizing sufficient expenditure for both regular and temporary employees, recordkeeping methods approved by the secretary of state and such other expenditures as may be appropriate.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 15; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 11; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2316a False swearing to an affidavit; penalty.

25-2316a.
False swearing to an affidavit; penalty.
False swearing to an affidavit to obtain a ballot is falsely swearing to an affidavit given to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of K.S.A. 25-2316c.
False swearing to an affidavit to obtain a ballot is a class B misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 166, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 138, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2316e Severability.

25-2316e.
Severability.
If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this act are severable.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 112, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2318 Registration books for voting places.

25-2318.
Registration books for voting places.
(a) The county election officer shall prepare a registration book for each voting place. Such registration books shall have entered therein, in alphabetical order, the registered voters authorized to vote at such voting place if otherwise a qualified voter.
(b) The registration book or a copy thereof for each voting place shall be certified as to its authenticity by the county election officer, and shall be delivered by the supervising judge to the voting place in time for the opening of the polls.
(c) Registration books to comply with the provisions of this section shall be in any form which has received the prior written approval of the secretary of state.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 18; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2319 Record of vote in registration books.

25-2319.
Record of vote in registration books.
At every election, one of the judges of the election board shall, as each person votes, enter on the registration book the word "voted," or some other distinguishing mark prescribed by the county election officer, on the line where such person's name appears.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 19; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2320 Copies of registration records; limitations on public inspection.

25-2320. Copies of registration records; limitations on public inspection.
(a) The county election officer shall allow access to any person at any time during regular business hours, under supervision of the county election officer for the purpose of examining the voter registration books, active voter lists and other lists of voters required to be kept. Any person may make a written request for a copy of the registration books at any time except on any election day. The election officer is hereby directed to provide one or more copies which are accurate insofar as practicable of such books to the person so requesting. The election officer shall provide such copies to the person within 10 days following the request if so requested. The expense of making such copies shall be paid by the person requesting them. The cost of copies shall be established by the county election officer at a price which is not more than the actual cost and shall be set uniformly in order that the price therefor shall be the same for all persons requesting identical copies.
(b) No voter registration record shall be made available for public inspection or copying unless the individual's social security number, driver's license number, nondriver's identification card number or any part thereof, has been removed or otherwise been rendered unreadable.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 20; L. 1977, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 127, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 42, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 211, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 56, § 9; January 1, 2012.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2320a Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes; penalty.

25-2320a.
Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes; penalty.
Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes is knowingly selling, giving or receiving the information on or derived from voter registration lists with the intent to use such list or information for any commercial purpose.
Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes is a class C misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, compiling, using, giving, receiving, selling or purchasing the information on or derived from voter registration lists, solely for political campaign or election purposes, shall not constitute a commercial use of voter registration lists.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 139, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 190, § 3; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2322 Mandamus to compel registration.

25-2322.
Mandamus to compel registration.
If the county election officer refuses to register any person who makes application therefor as provided in this act, such person may bring an action in mandamus to require such registration in the district court of the district in which the county election officer is located. The district judge may advance any such action for immediate hearing upon not less than forty-eight (48) hours notice to the county election officer.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 55, § 22; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 150; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2323 Registration of voters on statewide basis by secretary of state.

25-2323.
Registration of voters on statewide basis by secretary of state.
The secretary of state and deputy assistant secretaries of state may register voters on a statewide basis.
History:
L. 1989, ch. 109, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2353 Move of registrant; update of registration record and provisional ballot.

25-2353.
Move of registrant; update of registration record and provisional ballot.
A registrant who has moved to a new address in the same county shall be permitted to update the voter's registration record and vote a provisional ballot at the registrant's new polling place, or at a central location determined by the county election officer.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 187, § 3; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2354 Check of the registration records of voters by chief state election officer or county election officer.

25-2354.
Check of the registration records of voters by chief state election officer or county election officer.
(a) Once each calendar year a check of the registration records of voters in the state of Kansas shall be commenced by the chief state election official or the county election officer by comparing such records to the National Change of Address files. A county election officer may complete one or more checks each calendar year. If the chief state election official performs the check, any discrepancies discovered in the check shall be reported to the appropriate county election officer, who shall initiate the confirmation process prescribed by K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto, within 45 days. As an alternative to participation in the national change of address program, the county election officer may conduct mass or targeted mailings to registered voters to obtain information upon which to base the confirmation mailings.
(b) The chief state election official may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 187, § 13; L. 1999, ch. 105, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2355 Adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to national voter registration act.

25-2355.
Adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to national voter registration act.
The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations to comply with the national voter registration act.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 187, § 20; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2356 Registration of certain voters in all Kansas elections.

25-2356.
Registration of certain voters in all Kansas elections.
Any person registered to vote for federal elections during the period from January 1, 1995, through the effective date of this act shall be deemed to be registered to vote in all elections in Kansas, if otherwise qualified, upon the effective date of this act.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 187, § 22; April 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2357 Advance notice of identification requirements.

25-2357. Advance notice of identification requirements.
The secretary of state shall provide advance notice of the personal identification requirements of this act in a manner calculated to inform the public generally of the requirements for forms of personal identification as provided in this act. Such advance notice shall include, at a minimum, the use of advertisements and public service announcements in print, broadcast television, radio and cable television media, as well as the posting of information on the opening pages of the official internet websites of the secretary of state and governor.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 56, § 14; January 1, 2012.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2358 Birth certificate applications for voter registration purposes, county assistance provided; transmittal of forms.

25-2358. Birth certificate applications for voter registration purposes, county assistance provided; transmittal of forms.
The boards of county commissioners shall designate a county office or department to provide assistance at no charge to any person applying for a birth certificate from the state registrar of vital statistics for the purpose of registering to vote. Such county departments shall transmit the necessary forms to the state registrar's office at no cost to the person applying for the birth certificate.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 56, § 15; January 1, 2012.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2359 Severability.

25-2359. Severability.
If any provision of this act is held to be unconstitutional under the United States or Kansas constitutions, that provision shall be severed from the act, and the other provisions of this act shall remain valid and in effect.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 56, § 20; January 1, 2012.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2360 Online voter registration; press release and posted notice when unavailable; secretary of state.

25-2360. Online voter registration; press release and posted notice when unavailable; secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall issue a press release and post a notice on the secretary of state's website notifying the public whenever the online voter registration website is unavailable for a period of 24 hours or more.
History:
L. 2017, ch. 49, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 23 - Registration Of Voters › 25-2361 Reports on number of registered voters; duties of secretary of state.

25-2361. Reports on number of registered voters; duties of secretary of state.
(a) Each month, the secretary of state shall publish the following information on the official website of the secretary of state:
(1) The total number of registered voters in each county of this state;
(2) the total number of registered voters in each county who have been identified by the county election office as having mail that is undeliverable and the number of such registered voters as a percentage of all registered voters in the county; and
(3) the total number of registered voters for each political party.
(b) On the 10th day prior to any election, the secretary of state shall publish the total number of registered voters in each voting precinct and include in such publication the total number of such registered voters who affiliated with each political party on the official website of the secretary of state.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 96, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2408 Definitions.

25-2408.
Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Election" means any primary, general or special election of national, state, county, township, school or city officers or officers of any other subdivision of the state, or any question submitted election held at any time whether the same be upon a constitutional amendment, authority to issue bonds by the state or any subdivision thereof or any other special question whatsoever.
(b) Words and phrases defined in article 25 of chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated shall have the same meaning when used in this act as is ascribed thereto in said article.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2409 Election bribery.

25-2409. Election bribery.
(a) Election bribery is conferring, offering or agreeing to confer, or soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept any benefit as consideration to or from any person either to vote or withhold any person's vote, or to vote for or against any candidate or question submitted at any public election.
(b) This section shall not apply to a business or organization that provides a product of value less than $3 to any person who asserts that such person has voted, without regard to such voter's vote for or against any candidate or issue.
(c) Election bribery is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 200; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2410 Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers.

25-2410.
Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers.
Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers is knowingly: (a) Offering any benefit, property or thing of value to any person to induce him to sign any nomination paper; or
(b) accepting any benefit, property or thing of value, as consideration for signing any nomination paper.
Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers is a class B misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2411 Election perjury.

25-2411.
Election perjury.
Election perjury is intentionally and knowingly falsely swearing, affirming, declaring or subscribing to any of the following: (a) Statements in answer to questions put to a person who has been challenged as unqualified to vote.
(b) Statements in answer to questions put to a witness concerning the qualifications of any person to vote.
(c) Statements contained in any affidavit which is prescribed by chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or any other election law of the state, or which is prescribed in any manner by the secretary of state or any county election officer under the election laws of this state.
(d) Statements in answer to questions put by a county election officer or deputy county election officer relating to application for voter registration of any person.
(e) Statements in answer to questions put by an election board member to a person asking for voter assistance because of age, visual handicap, lack of proficiency in reading the English language or physical disability.
(f) Statements of any witness at an election contest.
Election perjury is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 188, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 201; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2412 Election forgery.

25-2412.
Election forgery.
Election forgery is: (a) Knowingly and with intent to induce official action, signing or otherwise affixing any name other than one's own name to a certificate of nomination, nomination paper or any petition under the election laws of this state;
(b) marking any other person's ballot without such person's consent; or
(c) marking any other person's ballot contrary to the directions of such person.
Election forgery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 202; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2413 Disorderly election conduct.

25-2413.
Disorderly election conduct.
Disorderly election conduct is willfully: (a) Disturbing the peace in or about any voting place on election day;
(b) leaving or attempting to leave a voting place in possession of any ballot, except as is specifically permitted by law;
(c) approaching or remaining closer than three feet to any voting booth, voting machine or table being used by an election board except as admitted for the purpose of voting or by authority of the supervising judge;
(d) interrupting, hindering or obstructing any person approaching any voting place for the purpose of voting;
(e) engaging in any of the following activities within 250 feet from the entrance of a polling place during the hours the polls are open on election day:
(1) solicitation of contributions; or
(2) conduct of advisory elections other than those specifically authorized by law, including the exercise of home rule power, to be conducted by a county election officer.
Disorderly election conduct is a class B misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 118, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2414 Possessing false or forged election supplies.

25-2414.
Possessing false or forged election supplies.
Possessing false or forged election supplies is possessing any falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeit poll book, tally lists or election returns of any election in this state with the intent to hinder or prevent a fair election.
Possessing false or forged election supplies is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 8; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 203; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2415 Intimidation of voters.

25-2415.
Intimidation of voters.
(a) Intimidation of voters is: (1) Intimidating, threatening, coercing or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for any office or question submitted at any election; or
(2) mailing, publishing, broadcasting, telephoning or transmitting by any means false information intended to keep one or more voters from casting a ballot or applying for or returning an advance voting ballot.
(b) Intimidation of voters is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 9; L. 2001, ch. 125, § 2; April 26.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2416 Voting without being qualified.

25-2416. Voting without being qualified.
(a) Voting without being qualified is knowingly voting or attempting to vote without being qualified:
(1) In any election district when not a lawfully registered voter in such election district; or
(2) at any election by a person who is not a citizen of the United States or who does not otherwise meet the qualifications of an elector.
(b) Voting without being qualified or attempting to vote without being qualified is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of attempting to vote without being qualified pursuant to this section.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2417 Bribery of an election official.

25-2417.
Bribery of an election official.
Bribery of an election official is conferring or offering or agreeing to confer any benefit, property or thing of value upon an election official with intent to influence the election official to perform the election official's duties improperly.
Bribery of an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 11; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 204; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2418 Bribe acceptance by an election official.

25-2418.
Bribe acceptance by an election official.
Bribe acceptance by an election official is the acceptance by an election official of any benefit, property or thing of value in consideration for improper performance of election duties.
Bribe acceptance by an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 12; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 205; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2419 Misconduct of an election officer.

25-2419.
Misconduct of an election officer.
Misconduct of an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty: (a) Being grossly neglectful with respect thereto.
(b) Furnishing a voter with a ballot and informing such voter that any of its contents are different from that which appear thereon with intent to induce such voter to vote contrary to such voter's inclinations.
(c) Changing the ballot of a voter.
(d) Willfully permitting any person to testify as a witness or make an affidavit contrary to law.
(e) Preventing a qualified elector from voting.
(f) Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified elector when duly offered.
Misconduct of an election officer is a class B misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2420 Election fraud by an election officer.

25-2420.
Election fraud by an election officer.
Election fraud by an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty, and with intent to hinder, prevent or defeat a fair election: (a) Receiving any vote by any person who is not a registered voter or otherwise qualified to vote.
(b) Receiving any vote offered by any person who shall have voted previously at the same election.
(c) Possessing any falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeit poll books, registration books, party affiliation lists, election abstracts or returns or any other election papers.
(d) Receiving, canvassing, counting or tallying any ballots, votes or election returns which are fraudulent, forged, counterfeited or illegal.
(e) Issuing, granting, mailing or delivering any false, fraudulent or illegal certificate of nomination or certificate of election.
(f) Declaring or otherwise proclaiming any false election result.
(g) Declaring or otherwise proclaiming any election result based upon fraudulent, fictitious or illegal votes.
(h) Entering or writing upon any poll book, registration book or party affiliation list the name of any person not qualified to vote.
(i) Entering or writing upon any poll book, registration book or party affiliation list the name of any person who has not voted when in fact such person has not voted.
Election fraud by an election officer is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 14; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 206; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2421 Election suppression.

25-2421.
Election suppression.
Election suppression is knowingly: (a) Suppressing any certificate of nomination, nomination papers, petition for nomination or any part thereof which have been duly filed.
(b) Being in possession of any certificate of nomination, nomination papers or petition for candidacy entitled to be filed under any of the election laws of this state and suppressing, neglecting or failing to cause the same to be filed at the proper time in the proper office.
Election suppression is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 15; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 207; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2421a Voter registration suppression.

25-2421a.
Voter registration suppression.
(a) Voter registration suppression is knowingly: (1) Destroying any application for voter registration signed by a person pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2309, and amendments thereto; (2) obstructing the delivery of any such signed application to the county election officer or the chief state election official; or (3) failing to deliver any such application to the appropriate county election officer or the chief state election official as required by law.
(b) Voter registration suppression is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 2001, ch. 125, § 1; April 26.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2422 Unauthorized voting disclosure.

25-2422. Unauthorized voting disclosure.
(a) Unauthorized voting disclosure is, while being charged with any election duty, intentionally:
(1) Disclosing or exposing the contents of any ballot, whether cast in a regular or provisional manner, or the name of any voter who cast such ballot, except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction in an election contest pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1434 et seq., and amendments thereto; or
(2) inducing or attempting to induce any voter to show how the voter marks or has marked the voter's ballot.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the disclosure of the names of persons who have voted advance ballots.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit authorized poll agents from observing elections as authorized by K.S.A. 25-3004, 25-3005 and 25-3005a, and amendments thereto.
(d) Unauthorized voting disclosure is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 16; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 208; L. 2013, ch. 101, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2423 Election tampering.

25-2423. Election tampering.
(a) Election tampering is:
(1) Making or changing any election record unless the person is lawfully carrying out an election duty;
(2) changing or attempting to change, alter, destroy or conceal any vote cast by paper ballot, election machine or computer;
(3) changing or attempting to change any vote by manipulating computer hardware, computer software, election machine, wireless or cellular transmission or vote tabulation methods; or
(4) knowingly producing false vote totals.
(b) Election tampering is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 17; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 209; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 6; L. 2021, ch. 97, § 4; January 1, 2022.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2424 False impersonation as party officer.

25-2424.
False impersonation as party officer.
False impersonation as party officer is willfully and falsely representing oneself to be an officer of any political party organization or committeeman or committeewoman thereof with the intent to deceive any person or to influence in any way the outcome of any election.
False impersonation as party officer is a class A misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2425 Voting machine fraud.

25-2425.
Voting machine fraud.
Voting machine fraud is: (a) Being in unlawful or unauthorized possession of a voting machine key.
(b) Intentionally tampering with, altering, disarranging, defacing, impairing or destroying any voting machine, automatic ballot, voting machine label or register or record made by a voting machine.
Voting machine fraud is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 19; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 210; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2426 Printing and circulating imitation ballots.

25-2426.
Printing and circulating imitation ballots.
Printing and circulating imitation ballots is knowingly printing and circulating sample or imitation ballots except the official sample ballot furnished by the county election officer.
Printing and circulating imitation ballots is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 20; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 211; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2427 Marking ballots to identify.

25-2427.
Marking ballots to identify.
Marking ballots to identify is knowingly, in any manner or fashion marking, folding or clipping any ballot so that such ballot may be distinguished from other ballots.
Marking ballot to identify is a class A misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2428 Destruction of election supplies.

25-2428.
Destruction of election supplies.
Destruction of election supplies is intentionally destroying or defacing any list of candidates posted in accordance with law, card of instruction, sample ballot or any election supplies.
Destruction of election supplies is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 22; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 212; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2429 Destruction of election papers.

25-2429.
Destruction of election papers.
Destruction of election papers is intentionally destroying any certificate of nomination or nomination papers or any letter of withdrawal of a candidate.
Destruction of election papers is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 23; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 213; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2430 Electioneering.

25-2430. Electioneering.
(a) (1) Electioneering is:
(A) Knowingly attempting to persuade or influence eligible voters to vote for or against a particular candidate, party or question submitted, including wearing, exhibiting or distributing labels, signs, posters, stickers or other materials that clearly identify a candidate in the election or clearly indicate support or opposition to a question submitted election within any polling place on election day or advance voting site during the time period allowed by law for casting a ballot by advance voting or within a radius of 250 feet from the entrance thereof; or
(B) if committed by a candidate:
(i) Touching or handling any voter's ballot during the voting process;
(ii) distributing ballots or counting ballots;
(iii) hindering or obstructing any voter from voting or from entering and leaving the polling place; or
(iv) hindering or obstructing any election board worker from performing election duties.
(2) Electioneering shall not include bumper stickers affixed to a motor vehicle that is used to transport voters to a polling place or to an advance voting site for the purpose of voting.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(1)(B) shall not apply to:
(1) The secretary of state, any election official or any county election officer;
(2) a candidate for precinct committeeman or committeewoman who is employed by a county election office and is engaged in the performance of such employee's duties;
(3) a candidate for any office not specified in paragraphs (1) or (2) who is employed by a county election office and is engaged in the performance of such employee's duties, if such employee does not appear as a candidate for office on any ballot such employee touches, handles, distributes or counts; or
(4) a candidate transmitting or delivering an advance voting ballot in accordance with K.S.A. 25-2437(b), and amendments thereto.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Advance voting site" means the central county election office or satellite advance voting sites designated as such pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1122(c), and amendments thereto, and adult care homes and hospital based care units at the time of an election participating in the voting procedures prescribed in K.S.A. 25-2812, and amendments thereto; and
(2) "candidate" means an individual who has declared such individual's candidacy pursuant to K.S.A. 25-205 et seq., and amendments thereto, or has been nominated for elected office pursuant to K.S.A. 25-301 et seq., and amendments thereto, in the election for which the individual is charged with having violated the provisions of this section.
(d) Electioneering is a class C misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 24; L. 2001, ch. 125, § 3; L. 2008, ch. 129, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 96, § 8; L. 2022, ch. 87, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2431 False impersonation of a voter.

25-2431. False impersonation of a voter.
(a) False impersonation of a voter is representing oneself as another person, whether real or fictitious, and thereby voting or attempting to vote.
(b) False impersonation of a voter is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 25; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 214; L. 2015, ch. 87, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2432 Forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction.

25-2432.
Forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction.
Upon final conviction of any person of any offense specified in this act, such person shall forfeit any public office or public employment which he may hold in addition to any other penalties imposed for such offense.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 157, § 26; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2433 Advance voting suppression.

25-2433.
Advance voting suppression.
Advance voting suppression is knowingly, with intent to impede, obstruct or exert undue influence on the election process: (a) Destroying or altering another person's advance voting ballot applied for, or completed, by a registered voter, unless such registered voter consents in writing to such destruction or alteration;
(b) obstructing the delivery of an advance voting ballot to a voter or a completed advance voting ballot to the county election officer;
(c) failing to deliver any such advance voting ballot to the appropriate county election officer within two business days or before the close of polls on election day, whichever first occurs;
(d) exercising undue influence upon an advance voter in applying for, delivering or marking an advance voting ballot; or
(e) opening an advance voting ballot envelope sealed by the voter or examining or disclosing the contents of such voter's advance voting ballot except as required to fulfill official duties as otherwise prescribed by law.
(f) Delivering an advance voting ballot to the United States mail, with first-class postage attached, at least five calendar days prior to election day for delivery to the county election officer shall not be a violation of this section.
(g) As used in this section:
(1) "Undue influence" means coercion, compulsion or restraint as to diminish the voter's free agency, and by overcoming the power of resistance, obliges or causes such voter to adopt the will of another; and
(2) "deliver" means hand-deliver, mail or otherwise transmit an advance voting ballot.
Advance voting suppression is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
History:
L. 2007, ch. 196, § 5; May 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2434 Voting more than once.

25-2434. Voting more than once.
(a) Voting more than once is intentionally:
(1) Voting or attempting to vote more than once in the same jurisdiction in an election held on a particular date;
(2) voting or attempting to vote in more than one jurisdiction in the United States in an election held on a particular date;
(3) inducing or aiding any person to vote more than once in the same jurisdiction in an election held on a particular date; or
(4) inducing or aiding any person to vote in more than one jurisdiction in the United States in an election held on a particular date.
(b) Voting more than once or attempting to commit the crime of voting more than once is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of attempting to commit the crime of voting more than once pursuant to this section.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 87, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 25 - Elections › Article 24 - Election Crimes › 25-2435 Prosecution of election crimes.

25-2435. Prosecution of election crimes.
(a) Independent authority to prosecute any person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas elections crime defined in K.S.A. 25-1128, and amendments thereto, or article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be vested in:
(1) The district attorney or county attorney of the county where such act occurred;
(2) the Kansas attorney general; or
(3) the Kansas secretary of state.
(b) If one of the officers listed in subsection (a) has commenced the prosecution of a person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas election crime, the other officers listed in subsection (a) may provide assistance to the prosecuting officer but shall not commence a separate prosecution.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.