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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-12 - Status of parties upon filing initial financing statement

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Upon the filing of an initial financing statement, the status
				of the parties and the status of the financing statement shall be as follows.
(a) Each secured party named in an
			 initial financing statement shall be a secured party of record, except that if
			 the UCC record names an assignee, the assignor shall not be a secured party of
			 record, and the assignee shall be the secured party of record.
(b) The status of a debtor named on the
			 record shall be active and shall continue as active for one year after the
			 financing statement lapses.
(c)
			 The status of the financing statement shall be active and shall continue as
			 active for one year after its lapse date.
(d) If the initial financing statement is
			 filed with respect to a transmitting utility, there shall be no lapse date, and
			 the financing statement shall remain active for one year after the financing
			 statement is terminated with respect to all secured parties of record.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-13 - Status of parties upon filing an amendment

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Upon the filing of an amendment, the status of the parties and
				the status of the financing statement shall be as follows.
(a) An amendment that amends only the
			 collateral description or one or more addresses shall not affect the status of
			 any debtor or secured party. If an amendment is authorized by less than all of
			 the secured parties, or in the case of an amendment that adds collateral, less
			 than all of the debtors, the statement shall affect the interests only of each
			 authorizing secured party or debtor.
(b) An amendment that changes a debtor's name
			 shall not affect the status of any debtor or secured party, except that the
			 related initial financing statement and all UCC records that identify the
			 initial financing statement shall be cross-indexed in the UCC information
			 management system so that a search under either the debtor's old name or the
			 debtor's new name will reveal the initial financing statement and related UCC
			 records. This amendment shall affect the rights only of its authorizing secured
			 party.
(c) An amendment that
			 changes the name of a secured party shall not affect the status of any debtor
			 or any secured party, but the new name shall be added to the index as if it
			 were a new secured party of record.
(d) An amendment that adds a new debtor name
			 shall not affect the status of any party to the financing statement, except
			 that the new debtor name shall be added as a new debtor on the financing
			 statement. The addition shall affect the rights only of the secured party
			 authorizing the amendment.
(e) An
			 amendment that adds a new secured party shall not affect the status of any
			 party to the financing statement, except that the new secured party name shall
			 be added as a new secured party on the financing statement.
(f) An amendment that deletes a debtor shall
			 not affect the status of any party to the financing statement, even if the
			 amendment purports to delete all debtors.
(g) An amendment that deletes a secured party
			 of record shall not affect the status of any party to the financing statement,
			 even if the amendment purports to delete all secured parties of record.
(h) An amendment shall not affect
			 the status of the financing statement, except that a continuation statement may
			 extend the period of effectiveness of a financing statement.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-14 - Status of party upon filing an assignment

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
An assignment shall not affect the status of the financing
				statement or the status of the parties to the financing statement, except that
				each assignee named in the assignment shall become a secured party of record.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-15 - Status of party upon filing a continuation statement

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(a) Upon the
			 timely filing of one or more continuation statements, the lapse date of the
			 financing statement shall be postponed for five years.
(b) The filing of a continuation statement
			 shall not affect the status of any party to the financing statement.
(c) Upon the filing of a continuation
			 statement, the status of the financing statement shall remain active and
			 unlapsed.
(d) If there is no
			 timely filing of a continuation statement with respect to a financing
			 statement, the financing statement shall lapse on its lapse date, but no action
			 shall be taken by the filing office. One year after the lapse date, the
			 financing statement shall be rendered inactive, and the financing statement
			 shall no longer be made available to a searcher unless inactive statements are
			 requested by the searcher and the financing statement is still retrievable by
			 the information management system.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-16 - Status of parties upon filing a termination statement

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(a) The filing
			 of a termination statement shall not affect the status of any party to the
			 financing statement.
(b) A
			 termination statement shall not affect the status of the financing statement,
			 and the financing statement shall remain active in the information management
			 system for one year after it lapses. If the termination statement relates to a
			 financing statement against a transmitting utility, the financing statement
			 shall become inactive one year after it is terminated with respect to all
			 secured parties of record.
(c) A
			 termination statement may be filed in the filing office in which the financing
			 statement was filed before the effective date of L. 2000, Ch. 142, unless an
			 initial financing statement has been filed pursuant to
			 L.
			 2000, Ch. 142, Sec.
			 131(c), to be codified as
			 K.S.A.
			 84-9-706(c), in the office
			 specified by law.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-17 - Status of parties upon filing a correction statement

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(a) The filing
			 of a correction statement shall not affect the status of any party to the
			 financing statement.
(b) A
			 correction statement shall not affect the status of the financing statement.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-18 - Deadline for filing a continuation statement

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(a) The first
			 day on which a continuation statement may be filed shall be six months
			 preceding the month in which the financing statement would lapse and
			 corresponding to the date upon which the financing statement would lapse. If
			 there is no such corresponding day, the first day on which a continuation
			 statement may be filed shall be the last day of the sixth month preceding the
			 month in which the financing statement would lapse.
(b) The last day on which a continuation
			 statement may be filed shall be the date upon which the financing statement
			 lapses.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-19 - Errors in filing

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(a) Any errors
			 of the filing office in the UCC information management system may be corrected
			 by the filing officer. A filing officer statement shall be filed by the filing
			 officer in the UCC information management system identifying the record to
			 which the correction relates, the date of the correction, and an explanation of
			 the corrective action taken. The record shall be preserved as long as the
			 record is preserved in the UCC information management system.
(b) Each error by a filer shall be the
			 responsibility of the filer. The filer may correct the error by filing an
			 amendment or a correction statement.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-20 - Notice of bankruptcy

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
No action shall be taken by the filing officer upon receipt of
				a notification, formal or informal, of a bankruptcy proceeding involving a
				debtor named in the UCC information management system.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-21 - Searches

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(a) A
			 searchable index of all UCC records shall be maintained for inspection by the
			 filing officer. The index shall allow the retrieval of a record by the name of
			 the debtor and by the file number of the initial financing statement, and each
			 filed UCC record relating to the initial financing statement.
(b) Each search request shall contain the
			 following information:
(1) The name of the
			 debtor to be searched, using designated fields for the organization name and
			 individual first, middle, and last names and specifying whether the debtor is
			 an individual or an organization. Each search request shall be processed using
			 the name and the designated fields in the exact form submitted;
(2) the name and address of the person to
			 whom the search report is to be sent; and
(3) the appropriate fee, payable by any
			 permissible method specified in K.A.R. 7-17-5.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-22 - Search logic

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(a) Search
			 results shall be produced by applying only standardized search logic to each
			 name presented to the filing officer. Human judgment shall not play a role in
			 determining the results of the search. The standardized search logic used shall
			 meet the following criteria:
(1) There is no
			 limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search
			 criteria.
(2) The characters
			 searched are letters "a" through "z" and numbers 0 through 9.
(3) No distinction is made between uppercase
			 and lowercase letters, and all letters are converted to uppercase in the filing
			 office database.
(4) Punctuation
			 marks, accents, and suffixes are disregarded. Punctuation marks and accents
			 shall mean all characters other than the letters "a" through "z" and the
			 numbers 0 through 9.
(5) Words and
			 abbreviations at the end of a name that indicate the existence or nature of an
			 organization are disregarded. These words and abbreviations shall include the
			 following:
(A) Association;
(B) bank;
(C) church;
(D) college;
(E) company;
(F) corporation;
(G) club;
(H) foundation;
(I) fund;
(J) incorporated;
(K) institute;
(L) limited;
(M) society;
(N) syndicate;
(O) trust;
(P) union;
(Q) university;
(R) limited partnership;
(S) LP;
(T) limited liability company;
(U) LLC;
(V) limited liability partnership;
(W) LLP;
(X) professional association;
(Y) chartered; and
(Z) the following abbreviations: co., corp.,
			 inc., ltd., and P.A.
(6) The word "the" at the beginning of the
			 search criteria is disregarded.
(7) All spaces are disregarded.
(8) For middle names of individuals, initials
			 are equated with all names that begin with these initials, and the absence of a
			 middle name or initial is equated with all middle names and initials.
(9) The word "and" and the symbol
			 "&" are equated with each other.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-23 - Search reports

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Reports created in response to a search request shall include
				the following:
(a) The identification
			 of the filing officer and the certification of the filing officer;
(b) the date the report was generated;
(c) the name searched;
(d) the certification date and time for which
			 the search is effective;
(e) the
			 identification of each unlapsed financing statement filed on or before the
			 certification date and time corresponding to the search criteria, by name of
			 debtor, by financing statement file number, and by file date and file time;
(f) for each unlapsed initial
			 financing statement on the report, a listing of all related UCC records filed
			 by the filing officer on or before the certification date; and
(g) copies of all UCC records revealed by the
			 search and requested by the searcher.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 17 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE › Section 7-17-24 - Unofficial searches

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Public access to a database that produces search results beyond
				exact name matches may be provided by the secretary of state. The supplemental
				database shall not be considered part of the standard search logic and shall
				not constitute an official search by the secretary of state.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 20 - CHANGING HOURS OF ELECTIONS › Section 7-20-1 - Changing hours of elections

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The hours that polls will be open shall be specified in the
				regular publication notice as provided in
				K.S.A.
				25-105, K.S.A. 1971 Supp.
				25-209,
				25-2018(d), (e),
				(f) and
				25-2112, and in any election
				notice wherein such times are required by law to be stated. If the voting hours
				are different from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and no publication notice is
				required by law to be made, then a special notice shall be published not less
				than seven (7) and not more than twenty-one (21) days prior to such election
				stating the hours the polls will be open.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 21 - VOTING MACHINES › Section 7-21-1 - Storage of voting equipment

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(a) As used in this
			 article of this agency's regulations, "voting equipment" shall mean an
			 electronic or electromechanical voting system and electronic poll books, as
			 defined in K.S.A. 25-4401  and amendments thereto, and optical scanning
			 equipment, as defined in K.S.A. 25-4601  and amendments thereto, and all
			 associated communication equipment, supervisor or administrator devices, ballot
			 activation devices, and storage media.
(b) Each county election officer shall store
			 all voting equipment in a secured facility to prevent unauthorized entry and to
			 ensure that the voting equipment cannot be tampered with or damaged.
(1) The county election officer shall ensure
			 that only election officials or persons authorized by election officials have
			 access to the secured facility.
(A) Access
			 shall be restricted through the use of badges, unique key locks, or an
			 electronic keypad connected to a security monitoring system. The optimal access
			 control system uniquely identifies each person entering the secured facility,
			 authorizes entry, and automatically logs the date and time of entry.
(B) At no time shall a single individual
			 enter the secured facility alone. Access to the secured facility must include a
			 minimum of two people not affiliated with the same political party. Election
			 staff must always accompany and remain with vendors who require access to
			 voting equipment stored in the secured facility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 21 - VOTING MACHINES › Section 7-21-2 - Voting equipment security

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Each county election officer shall adopt written procedures to
				secure the voting equipment. Each county election officer shall review these
				procedures annually. On or before April 1st  of each
				year, each county election official shall certify to the secretary of state
				that the annual review and update has been completed. These procedures shall
				include the following requirements:
(a)
			 All computers or other devices used to prepare ballots or to program elections
			 and voting equipment used for voting shall never be connected to the internet.
			 All networking adapters or other communication devices inside or connected to
			 the computer or other device shall be disabled except in the case of a
			 server/client election management system environment. In such server/client
			 environments, networking adapters must only be used to facilitate connections
			 between the air-gapped election management system server and the client devices
			 used to access that server.
(b)
			 Each computer or other device used to prepare ballots or to program elections
			 shall be equipped with software, firmware, or an operating system used only for
			 preparing ballots and programming elections. The software, firmware, or
			 operating system shall be certified by the secretary of state. Each computer
			 used to prepare ballots or to program elections shall also contain software
			 relating to system security, including virus protection.
(c) Each computer or other device shall be
			 accessible only to authorized county election personnel and shall require user
			 authentication for access. Each staff person with access shall have unique
			 login credentials. The election programming computer shall be stored in a
			 secure room with controlled access. This also includes maintaining access logs,
			 locks and seals to control and document access to the secured room.
(d) For each user-initiated event that occurs
			 on a computer or other device used to prepare ballots or to program elections,
			 a log record shall be made of the nature of the event, the date and time of the
			 event, and the person initiating the event.
(e) The election results reported from
			 polling places to the county election office shall be sent only by
			 hand-delivery or phone. Election results reported from the county election
			 office to the secretary of state shall be sent only by fax, phone,
			 hand-delivery, encrypted electronic transfer, or other secured transmission
			 methods approved by the secretary of state.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 21 - VOTING MACHINES › Section 7-21-4 - Manual count of damaged or defective paper ballots

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(a) If any
			 paper ballot is damaged or defective so that the ballot cannot be counted
			 properly by optical scanning equipment or automatic tabulating equipment, the
			 county election officer shall establish a special counting board of two or more
			 persons for the purpose of manually counting the damaged or defective paper
			 ballot.
(b)
(1) The special counting board shall consist
			 of election board workers at a polling place or other persons at a central
			 location. To the extent practicable, the special counting board members shall
			 not all be affiliated with the same political party.
(2) No person serving on the special counting
			 board shall be a candidate for an office on the ballot or a member of a group
			 supporting or opposing passage of a question submitted on the ballot.
(3) One person on the special
			 counting board shall be designated the supervising judge.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 21 - VOTING MACHINES › Section 7-21-5 - Electronic poll book signatures

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A handwritten signature on an electronic poll book means any
				mark made by a person indicating that the person is the listed registered voter
				residing at the address recorded on the electronic poll book. The person may
				make their mark on the electronic poll book screen by employing a stylus, a
				finger, or by an amanuensis.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-2 - Registration records

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(a) The county
			 election officer shall continuously maintain all voter registration
			 records.
(b) To ensure the
			 reliability of all voters' registration, the county election officer shall keep
			 a separate registration list for each precinct and township in the county and
			 shall update each list before each election.
(c) The county election officer shall keep
			 each application for registration in the office of the county election officer.
			 Any person or organization conducting a voter registration effort shall
			 transmit completed registration application forms to the county election
			 officer regularly as specified by the county election officer.
(d) For purposes of requesting an official
			 application for voter registration, a request "in writing" means any written
			 request, including a single written request or a request accompanied by other
			 requests on the same paper.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-4 - Notice of places and dates of registration

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The notice regarding registration required by K.S.A. 25-2310,
				and amendments thereto, shall be published one time, at least 10 days before
				the date the registration books will be open additional hours, as provided in
				K.S.A. 25-2311, and amendments thereto. If late hours are not required, the
				notice shall be published one time, at least 10 days before the date the
				registration books will be closed. The publication notice shall be made in the
				following form:
NOTICE OF PLACES AND DATES OF REGISTRATION
In compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2310, notice is
				hereby given that the books for registration of voters will be open at the
				following places during regular business hours:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Persons who apply for services at voter registration agencies
				may register at the following places during regular business hours:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
*Beginning on the ____ day of ___________, 20____, additional
				hours of registration will be provided at the following places:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
At ______ p.m. on the ______ day of ___________, 20____, the
				books for registration of voters will close and will remain closed until the
				______ day of ______________, 20____.
A citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age or older,
				or will have attained the age of 18 years at the next election, must register
				before he or she can vote. Registration is open until the close of business on
				the 21st day before the election.
When a voter has been registered according to law, the voter
				shall remain registered until the voter changes name by marriage, divorce or
				other legal proceeding or changes residence. The voter may reregister in
				person, by mail or other delivery, when registration is open or the voter may
				reregister on election day.
Application forms shall be provided by the county election
				officer or the secretary of state upon request.
The application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty
				of perjury.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
				______ day of ___________, 20____. __________________________
_______________________
County Election Officer
(SEAL)
* If late hours are not required, omit this paragraph.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-6 - Special election, additional hours not required; publication

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Additional hours for registration as provided in
				K.S.A.
				25-2311(d) are not required
				prior to a special election held on any day other than a primary or general
				election. Publication of closing of registration for a special election shall
				be made at least ten days prior to the closing of the registration books.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-7 - Publication of additional places of registration

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Whenever county election officers provide additional places of
				registration during periods when it is anticipated a large number of persons
				may wish to register as provided by
				K.S.A.
				25-2313, a notice shall be published in a
				newspaper having general circulation within the area, or the officially
				designated newspaper, at least five days prior to the date such outposts will
				be open. The notice shall state the location of the outpost and the hours and
				days such outposts will be open.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-12 - Sufficiency of address for registration

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
An election official shall register any person who is otherwise
				qualified to vote and is able to provide a residence address in enough detail
				to enable the election official to assign the applicant to the correct
				precinct.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 23 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 7-23-15 - Incomplete applications for voter registration

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(a) If the county election officer assessing
			 an application for voter registration determines that the application does not
			 contain the information required by law, including satisfactory evidence of
			 United States citizenship, the county election officer shall designate the
			 application as incomplete. Each county election office shall maintain a list of
			 incomplete applications for voter registration.
(b) Any voter registration applicant whose
			 voter registration application has been designated as incomplete under
			 subsection (a) may complete the voter registration application, without
			 submitting a new voter registration application, by providing the required
			 information that was not provided with the original voter registration
			 application within 90 days after the voter registration application was
			 received by the county election office.
(c) If a voter registration application was
			 designated as incomplete under subsection (a) and the application is not
			 completed by the applicant under subsection (b), the voter registration
			 application shall be deemed insufficient by the county election officer and the
			 county election officer shall designate the voter registration application as
			 canceled. Each voter registration applicant whose voter registration
			 application was deemed insufficient under this subsection shall be required to
			 submit a new voter registration application in order to become registered to
			 vote.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 24 - SUPPLIES FOR VOTING PLACES › Section 7-24-1 - Number of ballot boxes required

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
County election officers shall provide, at each voting place
				where voting machines are not in use, a separate ballot box for each of the
				types of ballots as provided by
				K.S.A.
				25-2704. Whenever an election board of seven
				(7) or more members is divided by the county election officer into a receiving
				board and a counting board or boards, the county election officer shall provide
				one or more additional ballot boxes for each counting board in order to perform
				their duties efficiently.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 24 - SUPPLIES FOR VOTING PLACES › Section 7-24-2 - Chain of custody documents

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Chain of custody documents for election supplies, including
				ballots and poll books, shall be made and given in the following manner:
(a) All chain of custody documents for
			 election supplies, including ballots and poll books, shall be on forms provided
			 by the county election officer so that photocopies are clearly legible. The
			 county election officer shall make provisions for each of the kinds and types
			 of election supplies received by the supervising judge. The forms shall clearly
			 state the in-person early voting location or polling place including all
			 precincts assigned to the polling place.
(b) At the time the supervising judge
			 receives election supplies, including ballots and poll books, a chain of
			 custody document shall be made, signed, and dated by the supervising
			 judge.
(c) Upon the return of the
			 election supplies required by law to be returned to the county election
			 officer, a chain of custody document shall be made, signed and dated by the
			 county election officer, or the duly authorized deputy, for the supplies
			 returned.
(d) Items that shall be
			 included on chain of custody documents are poll books, ballots, party
			 affiliation lists, USB drives, ballot containers, provisional ballot envelopes,
			 returned mail ballots, and miscellaneous supplies.
(e) A chain of custody document, on a form
			 approved by the secretary of state, shall be completed for every remote ballot
			 drop box used in any election.
(f)
			 A chain of custody document, on a form approved by the secretary of state,
			 shall be completed each time the U.S. postal service delivers returned ballots
			 or undeliverable ballots.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 25 - ABSTRACTS OF VOTES CAST › Section 7-25-1 - Certification

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A certificate of validity shall be made for each copy of the
				three abstracts of votes cast at each voting place for every election. This
				certificate shall be printed upon or permanently appended to each abstract. The
				certificate shall be as follows:
CERTIFICATE FOR ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST
We, the undersigned, who are all the judges and clerks of the
				election board of
_____________________________________________________
(Voting Place)
on the ______ day of _____________, 20___, do hereby certify
				that the candidates whose names appear in the appended abstracts received the
				number of votes cast as written opposite their names, and that the votes cast
				on questions submitted are as therein indicated.
___________________________
___________________________ Judges
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________ Clerks
NOTE: Provide as many signature lines as there are judges and
				clerks. Voting place must be shown by township or precinct and ward for
				partisan elections.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 26 - CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION › Section 7-26-1 - Certificate of nomination

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Every certificate of nomination issued by a county election
				officer shall be in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION
I, _________________________________, County Election Officer
				of __________________ County, Kansas, do hereby certify that at the Primary
				Election in said county on the _____ day of __________________, 20____,
				__________________ received the highest number of votes cast by the
				_______________ party for the office of ____________________ as appears in the
				official canvass made by the County Board of Canvassers, at its meeting held on
				the _____ day of ______________, 20____, and is therefore entitled to a place
				on the official ballot as such candidate of said party at the General Election
				to be held on __________________, 20____.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to
				be affixed my official seal, this _______ day of _______________, 20____.
________________________________
County Election Officer
SEAL
The above certificate may be adapted for city and school
				elections by omitting any reference to party nomination.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 26 - CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION › Section 7-26-2 - Certificate of election

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Every certificate of election issued by a county election
				officer shall be in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
State of Kansas
County of ______________
I, ________________, County Election Officer of
				_______________ County, Kansas, do hereby certify that at the General Election
				held on the _______ day of _________, 20___, ____________________ was duly
				elected to the office of ___________ as appears from the official canvass by
				the County Board of Canvassers made on the _______ day of ___________, 20____.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to
				be affixed my official seal, this _______ day of __________________, 20
				_____.
SEAL
________________________________
County Election Officer
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 27 - PARTY AFFILIATION › Section 7-27-1 - Maintenance of party affiliation lists

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Party affiliation lists shall be maintained according to the
				following requirements:
(a)
(1) Before each primary and general election,
			 each county election officer shall certify to the secretary of state the number
			 of members of each party in each precinct of the election officer's county as
			 shown by the party affiliation list and a total number for each party for the
			 county. Before each primary election, the county election officer shall prepare
			 an alphabetical list of electors by surname for each precinct, showing each
			 elector's name, address, and party affiliation.
(2) After each primary election at which
			 national, state, county, township, and, where applicable, city candidates are
			 nominated, the county election officer shall prepare a new party affiliation
			 list for each precinct. The party affiliation list shall include the names of
			 all electors who voted in the primary election, and the names of all electors
			 who have declared their party affiliation as provided by
			 statute.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 28 - SUFFICIENCY OF PETITIONS › Section 7-28-1 - Determination

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In determining the sufficiency of signatures or names on a
				petition if the specific statute governing the petition does not provide
				guidance in determining the validity of signatures, the following requirements
				shall apply:
(a) If the last name in
			 the signature on the petition is not spelled identically to the last name in
			 the registration books, the signature shall be considered improper and
			 insufficient.
(b) If a signature
			 contains initials that are consistent with the names or initials as they appear
			 in the registration books and if the last name in the signature on the petition
			 is identical to the last name in the registration books and the address is
			 identical, the signature shall be considered proper and sufficient.
(c) If a signature contains a nickname or
			 abbreviation that is commonly accepted for a given name as it appears in the
			 registration books, including "Wm." or "Bill" for William, and if the last name
			 is identical and the address is identical, the signature shall be considered
			 proper and sufficient.
(d) Prefixes
			 to names including "Mr.," "Mrs.," "Miss," and "Dr.," shall be
			 disregarded.
(e) Notwithstanding
			 any of the requirements in subsections (a) through (d) of this regulation, if
			 there is evidence leading the election officer to believe that any signature is
			 not genuine, the signature shall be considered improper and
			 insufficient.
(f) In all cases not
			 provided for by these requirements, a signature shall be considered proper and
			 sufficient if it bears such a similarity that it reasonably appears to be the
			 same signature as that contained in the registration books.
(g) Each county election office employee who
			 reviews the sufficiency of signatures on a petition must receive training
			 approved by the secretary of state before determining the validity of a
			 signature.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 29 - BALLOTS › Section 7-29-2 - Official ballot colors

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(a) All
			 official ballots shall be printed in black ink on paper through which the
			 printing or writing cannot be read.
(b) If only one ballot is required for an
			 election, the ballot shall be white.
(c) Whenever a colored ballot is used, the
			 same color shall be used for that ballot throughout the county.
(d) Colored ballots may be used in any
			 election to distinguish between political parties and election districts.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 29 - BALLOTS › Section 7-29-3 - Ballot secrecy

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
To ensure that a ballot that has been cast cannot be associated
				with the voter who cast the ballot, the following records shall not be made
				available to the public:
(a) Ballot
			 images, except when used for post-election audits conducted pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-3009, and amendments thereto, or recounts
			 conducted pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 25-3107, and amendments thereto;
			 and
(b) any aggregation of
			 individual ballot data with a single entry for each ballot that was tabulated,
			 showing the manner the voting system interpreted and tabulated the voter's
			 markings on the ballot.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 33 - INFORMATION FEES › Section 7-33-1 - Information fees

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Each register of deeds, when providing information concerning
				filings under article 9 of chapter 84 Kansas Statutes Annotated to persons by
				telecopier, shall charge $10.00 for each statement of filings and two dollars
				per page for copies of financing statements or related statements. For each
				request, the register of deeds shall remit to the county treasurer five dollars
				for deposit in the county general fund.
(Authorized and implementing L. 1988, Ch. 399, Sec. 1;
				effective, T-7-7-29-88, July 29, 1988; effective Nov. 8, 1988.)
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 33 - INFORMATION FEES › Section 7-33-2 - Computer access fees

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When providing information about filings made under
				K.S.A.
				84-9-101 through
				84-9-508 by direct computer
				access, each register of deeds shall charge eight dollars for each debtor name
				searched, four dollars of which shall be remitted to the county treasurer for
				deposit in the county general fund.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 34 - CORPORATION FILING FEES › Section 7-34-2 - Corporation filing fees

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The fees for filing and issuing corporate documents shall be as
				follows:
(a) Articles of
			 incorporation
(1) For-profit corporation
			 $75.00
(2) Nonprofit corporation
			 $20.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-1 - Absentee and advance voting ballot envelopes

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(a) In
			 addition to the requirements of K.S.A. 25-1120  and 25-1121, each absentee and
			 advance voting ballot envelope to be signed by a voter shall contain the
			 following statement: "NOTICE TO VOTER: Your (absentee/advance voting) ballot
			 will be separated from this signed (absentee/advance voting) ballot envelope in
			 order to guarantee the confidentiality of your vote."
(b) Absentee and advance voting ballot
			 envelopes shall be preserved in accordance with K.S.A. 25-2708. The envelopes
			 shall be placed in separate envelopes or sacks, appropriately labeled and
			 sealed. Access to the envelopes shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A.
			 25-2708  and K.S.A. 25-3107.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-2 - Advance voting voter; classification as permanent

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A voter shall not be classified as a permanent advance voting
				voter by the county election officer unless the voter, or a person on the
				voter's behalf, has completed in its entirety an application for permanent
				advance voting voter status. The completed application shall specify the
				character of the voter's permanent disability or illness and shall be approved
				by the county election officer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-3 - Advance voting voter; assistance

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Assisting an elector pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1124  shall include,
				but not be limited to, the following acts:
(a) transmitting an unmarked advance voting
			 ballot to an elector;
(b) aiding
			 the elector in marking the advance voting ballot;
(c) transmitting the marked ballot to the
			 county election officer by moving the envelope containing the marked ballot to
			 a U.S. postal service container, county remote secure ballot container, secure
			 ballot container at a polling place, or the county election office;
			 or
(d) any combination of the above
			 acts.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-4 - Advance voting voter lists

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Advance voting voter lists shall be subject to the provisions
				of K.S.A. 21-3914 and
				K.S.A.
				25-2320a and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-6 - Advance voting list with voting place

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(a) Each county
			 election officer shall adopt procedures to prevent a voter from casting both an
			 advance by mail or in-person voting ballot and a regular ballot during
			 in-person advance voting and at the voter's polling place on election
			 day.
(b) The procedures shall
			 include, but not be limited to, the following acts:
(1) During early advance voting (in person
			 and by mail), transferring data nightly from electronic poll books to state
			 voter registration software to update voter history for in-person and newly
			 issued and returned mail ballots.
(2) Before election day, updating paper
			 rosters and/or electronic poll books by adding the names of voters who voted in
			 person and/or returned advance voting mail ballots after the poll books were
			 prepared.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-7 - Processing advance voting ballot applications

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This regulation shall govern the processing of each application
				for an advance voting ballot received by a county election officer if the
				applicant is registered to vote in that election officer's county and wants to
				receive the ballot by mail.
(a) If the
			 application does not contain sufficient information or if the information is
			 illegible, the county election officer shall contact the applicant by any
			 reasonable means to obtain the information no later than the Tuesday before the
			 primary or general election.
(b) If
			 the application is not signed or the signature on the application is not
			 consistent with the applicant's signature on the official voter registration
			 list, the election officer shall comply with the procedures specified in
			 K.A.R.
			 7-36-9.
(c) If the application
(1) does not contain the number of the
			 applicant's current and valid Kansas driver's license number or non-driver's
			 identification card number,
(2)
			 does not contain a photocopy of any other identification specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 25-2908, and amendments thereto, or
(3) if the Kansas driver's license number or
			 nondriver's identification card number or photocopy is illegible, the county
			 election officer shall attempt to contact the applicant no later than the
			 Tuesday before the primary or general election to obtain the missing or
			 illegible information. The county election officer shall provide the applicant
			 with the information required by
			 K.S.A.
			 25-1122(e)(2), and
			 amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-8 - Uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act; ballot distribution deadline in local mail ballot elections

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When conducting a local mail ballot election pursuant to
				K.S.A.
				25-431 et seq. and amendments thereto, the
				county election officer shall transmit a ballot to any person who is qualified
				to vote under the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act and who
				has submitted an application for a federal services ballot 45 or more days
				before the date of the election. If a person submits an application for a
				federal services ballot less than 45 days before the date of the election, the
				county election officer shall transmit a ballot to the person within two
				business days after receipt of the application.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 7 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Article 36 - ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING › Section 7-36-9 - Signature verification for advance voting by mail

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(a) For purposes of this regulation, each of
			 the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this subsection:
(1) "Application" means the submission by a
			 registered voter to apply for an advance voting ballot to be transmitted by
			 mail on which the voter affixes a signature, as specified in K.S.A. 25-1122 and
			 K.S.A. 25-1122d, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Inconsistent," when used regarding a
			 signature, means that the signature differs in multiple, significant, or
			 obvious respects from the voter's signature in the voter registration
			 database.
(3) "Mail ballot
			 envelope" means the envelope containing a completed ballot on which the voter
			 affixes a signature, as specified in K.S.A. 25-1124 and K.S.A. 25-433(b) and
			 amendments thereto.
(4) "Match,"
			 when used regarding a signature, means that the signature is generally uniform
			 and consistent with the voter's signature in the voter registration
			 database.
(5) "Signature
			 verification" means the process to verify the authenticity of a voter's
			 signature on applications, as required by K.S.A. 25-1122(e)(1) and amendments
			 thereto, and on mail ballot envelopes, as required by K.S.A. 25-1124(d) and (h)
			 and K.S.A. 25-433(e) and amendments thereto.