Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-14 - Assessing documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) In assessing
			 documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship, each election
			 officer shall consider the following factors: first name, middle name or
			 initial, surname, date of birth, place of birth, and sex.
(1) The first name and the middle name or
			 initial, if provided, shall be consistent with the information provided on the
			 person's application for voter registration. Hyphenated names shall be
			 permitted if not inconsistent with the information provided on the person's
			 application for voter registration.
(2) If the name on the document is
			 inconsistent with the applicant's name as it appears on the application for
			 voter registration, the election officer shall perform the following:
(A) Ask the applicant for a second,
			 government-issued document confirming the voter's current name;
(B) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
			 to provide a second, government-issued document, allow the applicant to sign an
			 affidavit pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2309 and amendments thereto, stating the
			 inconsistency related to the applicant's name and swearing under oath that,
			 despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the individual reflected in the
			 document provided as evidence of citizenship; and
(C) if the applicant is either unable or
			 unwilling to provide a second, government-issued document and refuses to sign
			 an affidavit, inform the applicant of the applicant's right to appeal to the
			 state election board, pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(3) The date of birth indicated on
			 the document submitted as evidence of United States citizenship shall match the
			 date of birth provided on the application for voter registration. If the dates
			 of birth are inconsistent, the election officer shall inform the applicant of
			 the applicant's right to appeal to the state election board, pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(4) If the place of birth is indicated on the
			 document submitted as proof of United States citizenship, the place of birth
			 may be used to assess the applicant's status as a United States citizen. If the
			 document does not contain a place of birth, this fact shall not result in an
			 unsatisfactory assessment.
(5) If
			 the sex indicated on the document does not match the sex indicated on the
			 application for the voter registration, the election officer shall perform the
			 following:
(A) Ask the applicant for a second,
			 government-issued document confirming the voter's sex;
(B) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
			 to provide a second, government-issued document, allow the applicant to sign an
			 affidavit pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2309 and amendments thereto, stating the
			 inconsistency related to the applicant's sex and swearing under oath that,
			 despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the individual reflected in the
			 document provided as evidence of citizenship; and
(C) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
			 to provide a second, government-issued document and refuses to sign an
			 affidavit, inform the applicant of the applicant's right to appeal to the state
			 election board, pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(6) If a document submitted as
			 evidence of United States citizenship contains an expiration date and this date
			 has passed when the document is submitted for purposes of voter registration,
			 the document shall nonetheless be considered in assessing qualifications to
			 register to vote.