Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25.—ELECTIONS

• Article 1.—GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • 25-101 Time for general elections; officers to be elected; vacancies.
  • 25-101a Same; state officers elected every four years; qualifications.
  • 25-101b Election and term of state treasurer.
  • 25-102 Repealed.
  • 25-103 Transferred.
  • 25-104 Repealed.
  • 25-105 Notice of elections; publication; contents.
  • 25-106 Hours of voting; change of hours, how made; rules and regulations.
  • 25-107 Privilege from arrest.
  • 25-108 Residence of public officers and employees.
  • 25-109 Repealed.
  • 25-110 Repealed.
  • 25-111 Justices of the supreme court.
  • 25-112 Repealed.
  • 25-113 Votes for persons who are justices of the supreme court or judges of district courts.
  • 25-114 Repealed.
  • 25-115 Repealed.
  • 25-116 Certain political parties barred.
  • 25-117 Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing.
  • 25-118 Repealed.
  • 25-119 Election and registration expenses, how paid; counties without election commissioner.
  • 25-120 Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 25-121 Repealed.
  • 25-122 Repealed.
  • 25-123 Election to more than one office; incompatible offices.
  • 25-124 Training of county election officers; duties of secretary of state.
  • 25-125 Prohibition on modification of election laws; legislature or legislative coordinating council approval required for election law or procedure litigation agreements entered into by secretary of state.
  • 25-126 Powers and duties of the secretary of state and county election officers in conducting elections.
  • 25-127 County election officers; persons disqualified from serving as a result of conviction of certain criminal offenses.
  • 25-128, 25-129 Reserved.
  • 25-130 Severability clause.
  • 25-131 Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96.
• Article 2.—PRIMARY ELECTIONS
  • 25-201 Repealed.
  • 25-202 Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing for office; exceptions to application of article.
  • 25-203 Date of primary election for national, state, county and township offices.
  • 25-204 Primary election notice.
  • 25-205 Names of candidates printed on primary election ballots; nomination petitions, form and requirements; declarations of intent with fee; deadline for filing nomination petitions and declarations of intention to become candidate; candidates for municipal office; procedures.
  • 25-206 Fees of candidates; declaration.
  • 25-207 Repealed.
  • 25-208 Place of filing nomination petitions and declarations.
  • 25-208a Validity of nominations; determination; duties of secretary of state and county election officers; objections.
  • 25-208b Repealed.
  • 25-208c Repealed.
  • 25-209 Certification of candidates; publication notice of primary elections; municipal primary elections.
  • 25-210 Official primary election ballots.
  • 25-211 Pre-election ballot inspection; suggested changes in ballots; corrections; number of ballots printed.
  • 25-212 Arrangement of names on ballots; rotation; municipal offices.
  • 25-213 Official primary election ballots; form and contents; names printed more than once on ballot prohibited, exception; names printed on ballot of one party printed or written on ballot of another party prohibited; minimum votes required for election or nomination; write-in candidate winner; withdrawal of name; municipal ballots.
  • 25-213a Ballot form; governor and lieutenant governor.
  • 25-214 Statutes applicable to primary elections.
  • 25-215 Qualifications of voters at primary elections; registration required.
  • 25-216 Challenging right to vote; affidavit.
  • 25-217 Transferred.
  • 25-218 Transferred.
  • 25-219 Repealed.
  • 25-220 Repealed.
  • 25-221 Repealed.
  • 25-221a Repealed.
  • 25-222 Repealed.
  • 25-223 Payment of primary election expenses.
  • 25-224 Repealed.
  • 25-224a Repealed.
  • 25-225 Transferred.
  • 25-226 Transferred.
  • 25-227 Transferred.
  • 25-228 Repealed.
  • 25-229 Transferred.
  • 25-230 Repealed.
• Article 3.—INDEPENDENT AND OTHER NOMINATION CERTIFICATES; TERMS OF OFFICE; FILLING VACANCIES
  • 25-301 Nominations by political parties to be designated as party nominations; selection of presidential electors; nomination of governor and lieutenant governor.
  • 25-302 Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary.
  • 25-302a Official recognition of political party; petition for; form, contents, requirements and filing; sufficiency; name of party; petition circulator.
  • 25-302b Recognized political party; loss of recognition.
  • 25-302c Same; listing of affiliated voters.
  • 25-303 Independent nominations; section not applicable to certain elections; number of signers of petition; requirements; validity of petitions, determination.
  • 25-304 Certificates of nomination; party certificates; party names; presidential electors.
  • 25-305 Deadlines for filing certificates of nomination by convention or caucus and independent nomination petitions; deadlines for filing affidavit of write-in candidacy.
  • 25-305a Repealed.
  • 25-305b Repealed.
  • 25-306 Acceptance of multiple nominations prohibited; exceptions.
  • 25-306a Withdrawal of candidacy; procedure and deadline for withdrawal; omission of name from ballot.
  • 25-306b Withdrawal from nomination, when permitted; omission of name from ballot; death of nominee.
  • 25-306c Certificates of nomination; public inspection.
  • 25-306d Filing fees nonrefundable.
  • 25-306e Multiple nominations; acceptance of only one nomination.
  • 25-307 Repealed.
  • 25-308 Nominations; validity; filing; objections; proceeding to compel or restrain election officers.
  • 25-308a Repealed.
  • 25-309 Certification of and placing on ballot of name of person nominated to fill vacancy.
  • 25-310 Placing on original ballot name to fill vacancy.
  • 25-311 Certification of nominees by secretary of state to county election officers.
  • 25-312 Vacancies in state and county offices, how filled.
  • 25-312a Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; how filled.
  • 25-313 Commencement of terms of office.
  • 25-314 Term of office of persons filling vacancies.
  • 25-315 Repealed.
  • 25-316 Transferred.
  • 25-317 Repealed.
  • 25-318 Vacancy in office of United States senator; how filled.
  • 25-319 Repealed.
  • 25-320 Repealed.
  • 25-321 Vacancy in state senate and house of representatives; tenure of office of person appointed to fill vacancy.
• Article 4.—CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
  • 25-401 Repealed.
  • 25-401a Repealed.
  • 25-402 Transferred.
  • 25-403 Repealed.
  • 25-404 Repealed.
  • 25-405 Repealed.
  • 25-406 Repealed.
  • 25-407 Rule for determining residence of voter.
  • 25-408 Repealed.
  • 25-409 Challenged voters; rejection or acceptance of vote; procedure.
  • 25-410 Repealed.
  • 25-411 Repealed.
  • 25-412 Repealed.
  • 25-413 Duty of clerks of election when vote received after person has taken oath prescribed.
  • 25-414 Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure.
  • 25-415 Transferred.
  • 25-416 Repealed.
  • 25-417 Transferred.
  • 25-418 Leave allowance for employees to vote; obstruction of voting privilege, penalty.
  • 25-419 Repealed.
  • 25-420 Repealed.
  • 25-421 Repealed.
  • 25-421a Repealed.
  • 25-422 Repealed.
  • 25-423 Repealed.
  • 25-424 Repealed.
  • 25-425 Repealed.
  • 25-426 Repealed.
  • 25-427 Transferred.
  • 25-428 Repealed.
  • 25-429, 25-430 Reserved.
  • 25-431 Title of act; citation.
  • 25-432 Elections that may be conducted under act; limitations.
  • 25-433 Mailing of ballots; voting instructions; return envelopes, payment of postage and forms; voting by electors, procedure; replacement ballots; counting, handling and canvass of ballots; verification of signatures; removal of names of voters whose ballots are undeliverable from registration books and party affiliation list.
  • 25-433a Mail ballot; city and county tax lid elections; timing.
  • 25-434 Challenge of votes; procedure.
  • 25-435 Mail ballot elections; application of advance voting ballot provisions.
  • 25-436 Deadline for registration of electors receiving mailed ballots; procedure for electors registering late.
  • 25-437 Canvass of votes; form of abstract; special election board to be appointed.
  • 25-438 Application of other election laws.
  • 25-439 Act to be liberally construed; mere informality not to affect validity of election.
  • 25-440 Secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations.
  • 25-441 Repealed.
• Article 5.—DOUBLE ELECTION BOARDS AND SEPARATE BALLOT BOXES (Not in active use)
  • 25-501 Repealed.
  • 25-502 Repealed.
  • 25-503, 25-504 Repealed.
  • 25-505, 25-506 Repealed.
  • 25-507 Repealed.
  • 25-508 Repealed.
• Article 6.—OFFICIAL BALLOTS
  • 25-601 Specifications for official general ballots.
  • 25-602 Repealed.
  • 25-603 Repealed.
  • 25-603a Repealed.
  • 25-604 Printing of ballots; receipt by county election officers; inspection by candidates and agents; mistakes; sample ballots and lists of candidates and questions, distribution and charges; rules and regulations by secretary of state; delivery of ballots to supervising judges, time and packaging.
  • 25-605 Ballot form for constitutional amendments.
  • 25-605a Ballot language, phrasing.
  • 25-606 Printing and posting of constitutional amendment resolution.
  • 25-607 Copies of constitutional amendment resolutions.
  • 25-608 Repealed.
  • 25-609 Repealed.
  • 25-610 Official general ballots for national, state and municipal offices; form; rotation of names of candidates; duties of secretary of state; rules and regulations.
  • 25-611 Arrangement of offices on official general ballots; municipal offices, rules and regulations.
  • 25-612 Arrangement of names of candidates upon ballot; blank spaces for write-in.
  • 25-613 Candidates' names on ballots; party designation; city of residence; name on ballot more than once, when.
  • 25-614 Marking ballots; directions; ballot rotation in voting machine counties.
  • 25-615 Official general ballot; offices of president and vice-president; names of candidates and ballot format.
  • 25-616 Form for national offices part of official general ballot.
  • 25-617 State offices part of official general ballot, form.
  • 25-618 Official general ballot for county and township offices; ballot format; municipal general ballot style, rules and regulations.
  • 25-619 Names on ballots not to be accompanied by prefix or suffix; exception.
  • 25-620 Ballot form for propositions or questions, except constitutional amendments.
  • 25-621 Ballot form for proposition on method of selection of judge of district court.
  • 25-622 Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies.
  • 25-623 Ballot language statements; duties of secretary of state, attorney general; liability of preparer; rules and regulations.
• Article 7.—CANVASSING RETURNS AND CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
  • 25-701 Repealed.
  • 25-702 Plurality of votes to govern election of certain officers.
  • 25-703 Repealed.
  • 25-704 Repealed.
  • 25-705 Repealed.
  • 25-706 Repealed.
  • 25-707 Transferred.
  • 25-708 Transferred.
  • 25-709, 25-710 Repealed.
  • 25-711 Transferred.
  • 25-712 Repealed.
  • 25-713 Transferred.
  • 25-714 Transferred.
  • 25-715 Transferred.
  • 25-716 Plurality of votes to govern question submitted election.
• Article 8.—PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
  • 25-801 Certified list of electors; delivery.
  • 25-802 Meeting of electors; vacancies, how filled; duties of electors.
  • 25-803 Repealed.
  • 25-804 Selection of presidential electors; certification of names to secretary of state.
• Article 9.—ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE; CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
  • 25-901 Election campaign finance in cities, unified school districts, community colleges and townships; organizations promoting or opposing candidates or propositions to have treasurer and keep accounts of receipts and expenditures; filing of annual statements; contents; time of filing.
  • 25-902 Same; penalty.
  • 25-903 Repealed.
  • 25-904 Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred.
  • 25-904a Repealed.
  • 25-905 Same; penalties; effect of conviction; exemptions; notice to candidates.
• Article 10.—VOTING BY CITIZENS ABSENT FROM HOME, BUT WITHIN THE STATE (Not in active use)
  • 25-1001 Repealed.
  • 25-1002 Repealed.
  • 25-1002a Repealed.
  • 25-1003 Repealed.
  • 25-1004 Repealed.
  • 25-1005 Repealed.
  • 25-1006, 25-1007 Repealed.
  • 25-1008 Repealed.
• Article 11.—ADVANCE VOTING
  • 25-1101 Repealed.
  • 25-1102 Repealed.
  • 25-1103 Repealed.
  • 25-1104 Repealed.
  • 25-1105 Repealed.
  • 25-1106 Repealed.
  • 25-1107 Repealed.
  • 25-1108 Repealed.
  • 25-1109 Repealed.
  • 25-1110 Repealed.
  • 25-1111, 25-1112 Repealed.
  • 25-1113 Repealed.
  • 25-1114 Definitions.
  • 25-1115 Types of elections defined; dates for primary and general elections specified.
  • 25-1116 Definitions; national, state, county, city and school elections.
  • 25-1117 Advance voting; definitions.
  • 25-1118 Definitions; national, state, county, city and school offices and officers.
  • 25-1119 Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure.
  • 25-1120 Advance voting; ballots and ballot envelopes; form and contents; numbering; declaration, form.
  • 25-1121 Advance voting; ballots and instructions; forms; affidavit when voter unable to sign.
  • 25-1122 Advance voting; ballot application identification requirements; provisional ballots; time for filing application; satellite advance voting sites; voters needing assistance; permanent advance voting status; records maintained by county election officer; restrictions on mailing ballot applications; unlawful acts and penalties; rules and regulations.
  • 25-1122a Advance voting; casting ballots upon voting machines.
  • 25-1122b Special election board; appointment; duties.
  • 25-1122c Advance voting; notice to applicants whose voting in county office on machines authorized.
  • 25-1122d Advance voting; application for ballot, form; identification, form of; rules and regulations.
  • 25-1122e Repealed.
  • 25-1122f Advance voting; replacement ballots.
  • 25-1123 Advance voting; transmission of ballots; duties of election officer.
  • 25-1124 Advance voting; marking and mailing or depositing ballots; signature match required, when; procedures for voters needing assistance; unlawful acts and penalties.
  • 25-1125 Residence determination.
  • 25-1126 Advance voting; voter lists available at voting place.
  • 25-1127 Repealed.
  • 25-1128 Advance voting; return of ballots to county election officer; procedures for voters needing assistance; unlawful acts and penalties.
  • 25-1129 Advance voting; multiple applications, determination of correct address.
  • 25-1130 Advance voting; ballots for question submitted election; form and instructions; envelopes; procedures.
  • 25-1131 Rules and regulations by secretary of state.
  • 25-1132 Advance voting; delivery of ballots; deadline for receiving ballots.
  • 25-1133 Special election boards; how established; when and where to meet.
  • 25-1134 Advance voting; delivery of ballots to election boards; original canvass and final tabulation, when.
  • 25-1135 Advance voting; canvass of ballots; procedure by board; 25 ballots to remain uncounted.
  • 25-1136 Advance voting; advance voting ballots received by mail after polls close; time frame; provisional ballots; challenged and objected to ballots; procedures; rules and regulations.
  • 25-1137 Certification of total votes; return of materials.
  • 25-1138 Canvass in voting machine counties.
  • 25-1139 Advance voting ballots to be marked and transmitted in compliance with statute; exceptions.
  • 25-1140 Fees and powers of special election board members.
  • 25-1141 Repealed.
• Article 12.—ABSENTEE VOTING; FEDERAL SERVICES AND SICK AND DISABLED
  • 25-1201 Repealed.
  • 25-1202 Repealed.
  • 25-1203 through 25-1206 Repealed.
  • 25-1207 Repealed.
  • 25-1208 through 25-1210 Repealed.
  • 25-1211 Repealed.
  • 25-1212 Repealed.
  • 25-1213 Repealed.
  • 25-1214 Definitions.
  • 25-1215 Federal services absentee voting; who may vote.
  • 25-1216 Same; application for ballots; application for registration and ballot by electronic means; transmission of voted ballot by electronic means.
  • 25-1217 Same; transmission of applications; listing for public inspection.
  • 25-1218 Same; form of ballots; write-in lines, when.
  • 25-1219 Same; ballot envelopes; instructions to voters; affidavit on envelope.
  • 25-1220 Same; transmission of ballots, envelopes and instructions to voters.
  • 25-1221 Same; casting ballot; signature; canvass by special election boards.
  • 25-1222 Canvass of votes.
  • 25-1223 Chief state election official, duties; election officials and county officers to act for secretary of state.
  • 25-1224 Voting under other state laws permitted.
  • 25-1225 Rules and regulations.
  • 25-1226 Purpose of act.
  • 25-1227 Certain provisions of penal law to apply.
  • 25-1228 Act to be liberally construed.
  • 25-1229 Repealed.
  • 25-1230 Repealed.
  • 25-1230a Repealed.
  • 25-1230b Repealed.
  • 25-1231 Repealed.
  • 25-1232 Repealed.
  • 25-1233 Repealed.
  • 25-1234, 25-1235 Repealed.
• Article 13.—VOTING MACHINES (Not in active use)
  • 25-1301 Repealed.
  • 25-1302 Repealed.
  • 25-1303 Repealed.
  • 25-1304 Repealed.
  • 25-1305, 25-1306 Repealed.
  • 25-1307 Repealed.
  • 25-1308, 25-1309 Repealed.
  • 25-1310 Repealed.
  • 25-1311, 25-1312 Repealed.
  • 25-1313 Repealed.
  • 25-1314 Repealed.
  • 25-1315 Repealed.
  • 25-1316 Repealed.
  • 25-1317 Repealed.
  • 25-1318 Repealed.
  • 25-1319 through 25-1321 Repealed.
  • 25-1322 Repealed.
  • 25-1323 Repealed.
  • 25-1324 Repealed.
  • 25-1325, 25-1326 Repealed.
  • 25-1327, 25-1328 Repealed.
  • 25-1329 Repealed.
  • 25-1330 Repealed.
  • 25-1331 Repealed.
  • 25-1332 Repealed.
  • 25-1333 Repealed.
  • 25-1334 through 25-1336 Repealed.
  • 25-1337 Repealed.
  • 25-1338, 25-1339 Repealed.
  • 25-1340 Repealed.
  • 25-1341 Repealed.
  • 25-1342 Repealed.
  • 25-1343 Repealed.
• Article 14.—CONTEST OF ELECTIONS
  • 25-1401 Repealed.
  • 25-1402, 25-1403 Repealed.
  • 25-1404 Repealed.
  • 25-1405, 25-1406 Repealed.
  • 25-1407 Repealed.
  • 25-1408 through 25-1410 Repealed.
  • 25-1411 Repealed.
  • 25-1412 Repealed.
  • 25-1413 Repealed.
  • 25-1414 Repealed.
  • 25-1415 Repealed.
  • 25-1416 Repealed.
  • 25-1417 Repealed.
  • 25-1418 Repealed.
  • 25-1419, 25-1420 Repealed.
  • 25-1421 Repealed.
  • 25-1422, 25-1423 Repealed.
  • 25-1424 Repealed.
  • 25-1425 Repealed.
  • 25-1426 Repealed.
  • 25-1427 Repealed.
  • 25-1428, 25-1429 Repealed.
  • 25-1430 Repealed.
  • 25-1431 Repealed.
  • 25-1432 Repealed.
  • 25-1433 Repealed.
  • 25-1434 Application of act; definitions.
  • 25-1435 Contest of elections; standing; contest of presidential electors.
  • 25-1436 Grounds for contest.
  • 25-1437 Contests of persons elected to an office; designation of contestant and contestee; filing of notice of contest; contents.
  • 25-1438 Contests of question submitted elections; filing of notice of contest; contents.
  • 25-1439 Time for filing notice of contest; copy of notice to election official.
  • 25-1440 Contest of question submitted elections; designation of contestee; copy of notice of contest to contestee.
  • 25-1441 Service of notice of contest.
  • 25-1442 Contests involving state senators and members of house of representatives; district judge to hear contest; dismissals.
  • 25-1443 Contests of statewide question submitted elections; three-member district judge panel; assignment by supreme court.
  • 25-1444 Contestee's answer to notice of contest.
  • 25-1445 Intervenors in contest.
  • 25-1446 Procedure for court proceedings in the election contest.
  • 25-1447 Inspection of ballots and voting machines; procedure; bond.
  • 25-1448 Final determination of contest of person elected to office; disposition by court; applicability of section.
  • 25-1449 Final determination of contest of question submitted elections; disposition by court.
  • 25-1450 Appeals; procedure.
  • 25-1451 Final determination of contest of state representatives and senators; procedure before legislative body.
  • 25-1452 Costs of contests of elections.
• Article 15.—CONTEST OF QUESTION SUBMITTED ELECTIONS (Not in active use)
  • 25-1501 Repealed.
  • 25-1502 Repealed.
  • 25-1503 Repealed.
  • 25-1504 Repealed.
  • 25-1505 Repealed.
  • 25-1506 Repealed.
  • 25-1507 Repealed.
  • 25-1508, 25-1509 Repealed.
  • 25-1510 Repealed.
• Article 16.—TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS
  • 25-1601 Time; officers elected; term.
  • 25-1602 Terms of township officers.
  • 25-1603 Repealed.
  • 25-1604 Repealed.
  • 25-1605 Repealed.
  • 25-1606 Vacancies.
• Article 17.—CORRUPT PRACTICES
  • 25-1701 Repealed.
  • 25-1702 Repealed.
  • 25-1703, 25-1704 Repealed.
  • 25-1705, 25-1706 Repealed.
  • 25-1707 Repealed.
  • 25-1708 Repealed.
  • 25-1709 Repealed.
  • 25-1710 Repealed.
  • 25-1711 Repealed.
  • 25-1712, 25-1713 Repealed.
  • 25-1714 Repealed.
  • 25-1715 Repealed.
  • 25-1716 Repealed.
  • 25-1717, 25-1718 Repealed.
  • 25-1719 Repealed.
  • 25-1720 Repealed.
  • 25-1721 Repealed.
  • 25-1722 through 25-1727 Repealed.
• Article 18.—VOTING BY NEW AND FORMER STATE RESIDENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
  • 25-1801 Eligibility to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors; definitions.
  • 25-1802 Application for presidential ballots; new resident; former resident; relocated resident.
  • 25-1803 Mailing duplicate application.
  • 25-1804 Filing of duplicate application; county election officer.
  • 25-1805 Delivery of ballot to applicant.
  • 25-1806 Marking and disposition of ballot; declaration on return carrier envelope.
  • 25-1806a False declaration; penalty.
  • 25-1807 List of applicants open for public inspection.
  • 25-1808 Ballots to special election boards for canvass; deadline for receipt of ballots; special poll books.
  • 25-1809 Challenge of votes cast by new residents, former residents or relocated residents.
  • 25-1810 Repealed.
  • 25-1811 Application of law relating to advance voting.
• Article 19.—STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER ELECTIONS
  • 25-1901 Definitions adopted by reference.
  • 25-1902 Time of elections.
  • 25-1903 Candidates; petition; declaration of intention; filing fee; deadline.
  • 25-1904 Repealed.
  • 25-1905 Application of other laws.
  • 25-1906 Terms of office.
  • 25-1907, 25-1908 Repealed.
  • 25-1909 Repealed.
  • 25-1910, 25-1911 Repealed.
• Article 20.—SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
  • 25-2001 Citation of school election act.
  • 25-2002 Definitions; application.
  • 25-2003 Definitions; relating to board members.
  • 25-2004 Definitions; relating to member districts and method of election.
  • 25-2005 Definitions; relating to voting plans.
  • 25-2006 Definitions; primary and general elections.
  • 25-2007 Definitions; miscellaneous.
  • 25-2008 Definitions; relating to school officers and the state board of education.
  • 25-2009 Nonpartisan elections; application of other election laws.
  • 25-2010 School district elections; conduct by county election officer; dates of primary and general elections specified.
  • 25-2011 Correlation with other elections.
  • 25-2012 Canvass of election; certification of results.
  • 25-2012a Same; when no votes cast, determination of person deemed elected.
  • 25-2013 Repealed.
  • 25-2014 Order of candidates' names on ballots.
  • 25-2014a Ballots in school elections; preparation.
  • 25-2015 Repealed.
  • 25-2016 Voting machines.
  • 25-2017 Notice of school elections.
  • 25-2017a Certification of school offices to be filled; certification of boundary changes and voting plans.
  • 25-2018 Notices of school board member elections and question submitted elections; requirements for publication.
  • 25-2019 Bond elections; frequency limitation.
  • 25-2020 Candidate for election; petition; declaration; filing fee; nomination petitions.
  • 25-2021 Primary election, when required; write-in candidates.
  • 25-2022 Vacancies on boards of education filled by appointment; publication of notice; term of appointee.
  • 25-2022a Change of member district boundary, change of residence of board member within school district, no vacancy; change of residence of board member outside school district, vacancy.
  • 25-2022b Excessive vacancies on boards of education; appointments made by governor.
  • 25-2023 Oath of office; commencement of terms; length of terms.
  • 25-2024 Oath, where filed; notices by county election officer when filing is late.
• Article 21.—CITY ELECTIONS
  • 25-2101 Definitions; application of other laws.
  • 25-2102 Definitions; primary and general elections; other.
  • 25-2103 Definitions; city election.
  • 25-2104 Definitions; question submitted election and county election officer.
  • 25-2105 Definitions; city officer.
  • 25-2106 Definition of "filing deadline"; no withdrawal after deadline.
  • 25-2107 City elections; when held.
  • 25-2108 Repealed.
  • 25-2108a Time of primary elections; no primary, when; write-in candidates.
  • 25-2109 Filing deadline for candidates.
  • 25-2110 Candidate for office elected at large; filing of petition or statement of candidacy; fee; elections conducted by county election officer; nomination petitions.
  • 25-2110a Candidates for office elected by district; filing of petition or statement of candidacy; fee; elections conducted by county election officer; nomination petitions.
  • 25-2111 Time of opening and closing polls.
  • 25-2112 Notice of city officers' election not required; question submitted elections.
  • 25-2113 Elections, nonpartisan or partisan; application of other laws.
  • 25-2114 Correlation of city elections with other elections.
  • 25-2115 Order of candidates' names on ballots.
  • 25-2116 Write-in candidates, when.
  • 25-2117 Vacancies in certain elective city offices; appointment by governing body.
  • 25-2118 Certification of city offices to be filled.
  • 25-2119 Ballots for city elections, preparation.
  • 25-2120 Certification of election results; commencement of terms; oath of office.
• Article 21a.—MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, TIMING
  • 25-21a01 Municipalities; timing of elections; term of office adjustments; filing fees; municipality defined.
  • 25-21a02 Consultation between county election officers and secretary of state on ballot length and voting procedures.
  • 25-21a03 Primary and general municipal election ballot styles; procedures; candidate filing procedures, deadlines; secretary of state duties; rules and regulations.
  • 25-21a04 Citation of act.
• Article 22.—ELECTION EXPENSE APPORTIONMENT
  • 25-2201 Expenses subject to apportionment; payment by county; reimbursement; basis for apportionment.
  • 25-2201a Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds.
  • 25-2202 Apportionment by county election officer; application of rules and regulations.
  • 25-2203 State election board; membership; duties; rules and regulations.
  • 25-2204 Appeal to state election board; effect of determination of appeal; enforcement.
  • 25-2205 Definitions; adoption by reference.
• Article 23.—REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
  • 25-2301 Proof of right of suffrage.
  • 25-2302 Duty of qualified voters to register; evidence of right to vote.
  • 25-2302a through 25-2302c Repealed.
  • 25-2302d Late registration by recently discharged federal service people; certificate; filing with election board.
  • 25-2303 County election officer designated; deputy county election officers, appointment; voter registration agency; definition of terms.
  • 25-2304 Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations.
  • 25-2305 Same; items to be included.
  • 25-2305a Residential and mailing address required; requirements of residential address; electronic database.
  • 25-2306 Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote.
  • 25-2307 Administration of oaths.
  • 25-2308 Repealed.
  • 25-2309 Application for registration; registration agencies; limitations on public inspection of registrations; registration citizenship requirements; election board citizenship hearings; unsatisfactory evidence of citizenship; sworn affidavits; rules and regulations.
  • 25-2309a Mailing of registration forms; envelope required.
  • 25-2309b Signature cards for voter registration records; request for current signature card.
  • 25-2309c Notices and official mailings; mailing address.
  • 25-2310 Publication of registration times, places and closing thereof; notice of information for registration by mail.
  • 25-2311 Opening and closing of registration; when required; rules and regulations; certification of number of registered voters in precincts to secretary of state.
  • 25-2312 Same; additional times of registration permitted.
  • 25-2313 Additional places of registration permitted.
  • 25-2314 Appointment of deputy county election officers.
  • 25-2315 Expenses of registration, payment.
  • 25-2316 Repealed.
  • 25-2316a False swearing to an affidavit; penalty.
  • 25-2316b Repealed.
  • 25-2316c Registration of voters; change of name of registered voter; change of residence by registered voters; provisional ballots; advance voting ballot, application; required confirmation notice to registrants upon certain events; removal of names of voters from registration lists; basis for removal of names.
  • 25-2316d Repealed.
  • 25-2316e Severability.
  • 25-2317 Repealed.
  • 25-2318 Registration books for voting places.
  • 25-2319 Record of vote in registration books.
  • 25-2320 Copies of registration records; limitations on public inspection.
  • 25-2320a Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes; penalty.
  • 25-2321 Repealed.
  • 25-2322 Mandamus to compel registration.
  • 25-2323 Registration of voters on statewide basis by secretary of state.
  • 25-2324 through 25-2350 Reserved.
  • 25-2351 Repealed.
  • 25-2352 Registration of voters as part of application for driver's license or nondriver identification card; motor vehicle record information transfers; rules and regulations.
  • 25-2353 Move of registrant; update of registration record and provisional ballot.
  • 25-2354 Check of the registration records of voters by chief state election officer or county election officer.
  • 25-2355 Adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to national voter registration act.
  • 25-2356 Registration of certain voters in all Kansas elections.
  • 25-2357 Advance notice of identification requirements.
  • 25-2358 Birth certificate applications for voter registration purposes, county assistance provided; transmittal of forms.
  • 25-2359 Severability.
  • 25-2360 Online voter registration; press release and posted notice when unavailable; secretary of state.
  • 25-2361 Reports on number of registered voters; duties of secretary of state.
• Article 24.—ELECTION CRIMES
  • 25-2401 through 25-2405 Repealed.
  • 25-2406 Repealed.
  • 25-2407 Corrupt political advertising; penalty.
  • 25-2408 Definitions.
  • 25-2409 Election bribery.
  • 25-2410 Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers.
  • 25-2411 Election perjury.
  • 25-2412 Election forgery.
  • 25-2413 Disorderly election conduct.
  • 25-2414 Possessing false or forged election supplies.
  • 25-2415 Intimidation of voters.
  • 25-2416 Voting without being qualified.
  • 25-2417 Bribery of an election official.
  • 25-2418 Bribe acceptance by an election official.
  • 25-2419 Misconduct of an election officer.
  • 25-2420 Election fraud by an election officer.
  • 25-2421 Election suppression.
  • 25-2421a Voter registration suppression.
  • 25-2422 Unauthorized voting disclosure.
  • 25-2423 Election tampering.
  • 25-2424 False impersonation as party officer.
  • 25-2425 Voting machine fraud.
  • 25-2426 Printing and circulating imitation ballots.
  • 25-2427 Marking ballots to identify.
  • 25-2428 Destruction of election supplies.
  • 25-2429 Destruction of election papers.
  • 25-2430 Electioneering.
  • 25-2431 False impersonation of a voter.
  • 25-2432 Forfeiture of office or employment upon conviction.
  • 25-2433 Advance voting suppression.
  • 25-2434 Voting more than once.
  • 25-2435 Prosecution of election crimes.
  • 25-2436 Transparency in revenues underwriting elections act; prohibiting receipt and expenditure of certain moneys by election officials; penalty.
  • 25-2437 Transmission or delivery of advance voting ballots on behalf of another voter; sworn statement required; limitations; penalties.
  • 25-2438 False representation of an election official.
• Article 25.—ELECTION DEFINITIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • 25-2501 Definitions.
  • 25-2502 Types of elections defined; dates for primary and general elections specified.
  • 25-2503 Same; national, state, county, city, school and township elections; question submitted election.
  • 25-2504 Same; county election officer; chief state election official.
  • 25-2505 Same; national, state, county, city, school and township offices and officers.
  • 25-2506 Same; election boards; voting place and area.
  • 25-2507 Poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration; abstract.
  • 25-2508 Statutory construction relating to age for election purposes.
• Article 26.—APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ELECTION LAWS
  • 25-2601 Repealed.
• Article 26a.—PRECINCT BOUNDARIES
  • 25-26a01 Repealed.
  • 25-26a02 Precinct boundaries; establishment or change; requirements; designation of precincts; municipal and township enclaves; legislative districts.
  • 25-26a03 Period in which change is prohibited; exceptions.
  • 25-26a04 Same; maps; requirements; word description; filing with secretary of state; notification of change.
  • 25-26a05 Same; review of maps by secretary of state; approval or rejection; boundaries established by secretary of state, when.
• Article 27.—VOTING PLACES AND MATERIALS THEREFOR
  • 25-2701 Designation of areas and voting places; restrictions on changing voting places prior to an election; voting at any voting place if approved by county election officer; mailed notice; counting and canvass of ballots in certain precincts having less than 20 registered voters.
  • 25-2702 Townships; division into precincts; publication of notice of such division.
  • 25-2702a Undivided wards and townships to constitute precincts.
  • 25-2703 Voting places; equipping and supplying; voting booths, location, design and storage; privacy of voter.
  • 25-2703a School buildings, polling places.
  • 25-2704 Ballot boxes; secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations; application of section.
  • 25-2705 Security of ballot boxes at polls; application of section.
  • 25-2706 Instructions, books and other materials; printing in foreign languages; responsibilities of county election officers and secretary of state.
  • 25-2707 Receipt for and record of election supplies.
  • 25-2708 Preservation of ballots and election records; distribution of abstracts of voting.
  • 25-2709 Destruction of election records.
  • 25-2710 Accessibility for voting places.
  • 25-2711 Placement of political signs during election period.
  • 25-2712 Campaigning for elected office at private residences, not prohibited or subject to regulation.
  • 25-2713 Affidavit for transfer of ballots; requirements; violation of act, criminal penalty.
• Article 28.—ELECTION BOARDS
  • 25-2801 Appointment and notification of judges and clerks.
  • 25-2802 Political affiliation of judges and clerks of election.
  • 25-2803 Recommendations by county chairmen; appointment of supervising judge; area located in two counties.
  • 25-2804 Qualifications of judges and clerks; pool of trained judges and clerks; voting by judge or clerk.
  • 25-2805 Filling vacancies.
  • 25-2806 School for election board judges.
  • 25-2807 Oath of judges and clerks.
  • 25-2808 Election board; number of members; two-member boards, restrictions.
  • 25-2809 Repealed.
  • 25-2810 Control of voting places; procedure in counting ballots; no ballots counted from ballot boxes containing less than 50 ballots; opening and closing polls; certification of election results.
  • 25-2811 Judges and clerks, compensation.
  • 25-2812 Election boards at certain facilities; procedure; definitions.
• Article 29.—VOTING PROCEDURE
  • 25-2901 Occupation of voting booths, time limit; voting marks.
  • 25-2902 Unlawful marking or mutilation of ballots; providing new or replacement ballot; notice.
  • 25-2903 Voting for write-in candidates; procedure.
  • 25-2904 Marking question submitted ballots.
  • 25-2905 Folding of ballots; clipping and deposit of ballots; application of section.
  • 25-2906 Deposit or count of unlawful ballots prohibited; marking objected to ballots.
  • 25-2907 Removal of ballots from voting place prohibited.
  • 25-2908 Use of registration book and poll book or registration book at polling place; election board members, duties; name of voter not in book; rules and regulations; valid forms of voter identification; provisional ballots; identification requirements; exempt persons.
  • 25-2909 Voting by persons requiring assistance; disability, definition of.
  • 25-2910 Repealed.
  • 25-2911 Memorandum on poll book of assistance to voters.
  • 25-2912 Paper ballot with distinctive watermark required; voting system requirements; certain poll books prohibited; rules and regulations.
• Article 30.—ORIGINAL CANVASS OF ELECTIONS
  • 25-3001 Reading, counting and recording votes; entries and totals on tally sheets.
  • 25-3002 Rules for canvassers; validity and counting of ballots or parts thereof.
  • 25-3003 Stringing or other preservation of ballots.
  • 25-3004 Exhibition of ballots to authorized poll agent during original canvass.
  • 25-3005 Observation of original, intermediate and final canvasses of elections, casting of ballots, recounts and audits by authorized poll agents; rules and regulations of secretary of state.
  • 25-3005a Authorized poll agent; definition; qualifications; appointment; identification; application of section.
  • 25-3006 Abstracts of original canvass; alternative procedures for voting machines.
  • 25-3007 Return of election materials by supervising judge.
  • 25-3008 Packing and separation of ballots and materials; appointment of write-in board, when.
  • 25-3009 Postelection audit of votes cast; procedure; bipartisan board; selection of board members and of races for audit; notice; reports; use of results; additional audits; official abstracts made available, when; rules and regulations.
  • 25-3010 Postelection year audit of certain counties; method of selection of counties; rules and regulations.
• Article 31.—COUNTY BOARDS OF CANVASSERS
  • 25-3101 Enumeration of elections to be canvassed by county board.
  • 25-3102 Filling vacancies on county board of canvassers; deputy county election officer's authority.
  • 25-3103 Final and intermediate canvasses by county board.
  • 25-3104 Time of canvass of elections by county board; notice; publication.
  • 25-3105 Place of canvass of the elections by county board.
  • 25-3106 Preliminary abstracts, preparation by county election officer.
  • 25-3107 Procedure for canvass by county board; recount, when; recount procedure; payment of costs; rules and regulations.
  • 25-3108 Tie votes in elections of local officers.
  • 25-3109 Abstracts of county board of canvassers.
  • 25-3110 Certificates of nomination and election.
• Article 32.—STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS
  • 25-3201 State board of canvassers; membership.
  • 25-3202 Transmittal of intermediate canvass abstracts.
  • 25-3203 Abstract of intermediate canvass; transmittal to secretary of state; county recount notification requirements.
  • 25-3204 Tabulation of abstracts by secretary of state; preservation.
  • 25-3205 Final canvass of primary election of national and state officers; publication of certified list of candidates; certificates of nomination to candidates; publication on secretary of state website of certain election results by precinct.
  • 25-3206 Canvass of state and national general elections; canvass of statewide question submitted election; result certified to secretary of state; publication on secretary of state website of certain election results by precinct; precinct level results available in each county, when.
  • 25-3207 Reserved.
  • 25-3208 Tie votes in state and national elections.
  • 25-3209 Tie vote for governor and lieutenant governor; determination by legislature.
  • 25-3210 Report to legislature by secretary of state.
  • 25-3211 Election records of secretary of state; certificates of election; publication of election results.
• Article 33.—PARTY AFFILIATION OF VOTERS
  • 25-3301 Eligibility to vote, partisan primaries; notification by political parties whether unaffiliated voters may vote; party affiliation list for voting areas and advance voting ballot, application; declaration of affiliation at polls; receipt only of ballot of voter's party; preservation of affiliation statements.
  • 25-3302 Party affiliation lists; rules and regulations; certification of number of party members on lists; furnishing lists.
  • 25-3303 Removal of names from party affiliation list.
  • 25-3304 Declaration of party or voter affiliation; change of affiliation.
  • 25-3305 Repealed.
  • 25-3306 Duty to inform persons registering to vote that party or voter affiliation may be declared; posted notice.
  • 25-3307 Political organizations; designation on voter affiliation lists; recognition as a political party.
• Article 34.—VOTING BY PERSONS IN FEDERAL ENCLAVES
  • 25-3401 Inclusion of federal enclaves in wards and townships.
  • 25-3402 Persons living in federal enclaves deemed qualified electors; registration required.
  • 25-3403 Right of suffrage of persons in federal enclaves.
• Article 35.—U.S. CONGRESS, VACANCIES
  • 25-3501 United States representative to congress, filling vacancies by election.
  • 25-3502 Same; governor's proclamation of election.
  • 25-3503 Same; effect of time of occurrence of vacancy.
  • 25-3504 District conventions of certain political parties; nomination of independents by petition.
  • 25-3505 Form of ballots.
  • 25-3506 Conduct of election, responsibility; registration required.
  • 25-3507 Canvass of election; certificate of election.
  • 25-3508 Election laws of state to apply.
• Article 36.—SUFFICIENCY OF PETITIONS
  • 25-3601 Application to both state and local elections; determination of sufficiency of petitions; signatures; question to be submitted filed with county or district attorney prior to circulation; determination of legality of form; application of other statutes; copies of statutes to be provided.
  • 25-3601a Repealed.
  • 25-3602 Petition documents; where filed; successive filings; contents; verification; petition circulator; withdrawal of signature; void after 180 days; time of election; determination of number of signatures.
  • 25-3603 Repealed.
  • 25-3604 Where voter registration required, similarity to registration required; rules and regulations by secretary of state.
  • 25-3605, 25-3606 Repealed.
  • 25-3607 Where registration is required, registration books conclusive of number of qualified electors.
  • 25-3608 Petition circulator defined.
• Article 37.—VOTING IN PRECINCT OF FORMER RESIDENCE
  • 25-3701 In-state residence change; vote in former residence, when.
  • 25-3702 Affidavit to obtain ballot to vote at precinct of former residence; notice to reregister, voter registration materials.
  • 25-3703 Challenges hereunder.
  • 25-3704 Repealed.
  • 25-3705 Poll book entries; returns to county election officers.
  • 25-3706 Copies of papers to county election officer of county of present residence; file and index.
• Article 38.—POLITICAL PARTIES
  • 25-3801 Precinct committeemen and committeewomen; eligibility for office or candidacy; filling vacancies; contact information.
  • 25-3802 Repealed.
  • 25-3803 Repealed.
  • 25-3804 Repealed.
  • 25-3805 Repealed.
  • 25-3806 Repealed.
  • 25-3807 Terms of committee officers.
  • 25-3808 Powers and duties of committees and officers; filling officer vacancies.
  • 25-3809 Application of 25-3801 to 25-3808.
  • 25-3810 Repealed.
  • 25-3811 Repealed.
• Article 39.—FILLING VACANCIES IN OFFICES AND CANDIDACIES
  • 25-3901 Definitions.
  • 25-3902 Procedure for filling vacancy in district office other than judge of district court; district convention; appointment by governor.
  • 25-3902a Procedure for filling vacancy in state board of education; district convention; appointment by governor.
  • 25-3903 Vacancies in state legislature or state board of education; how filled.
  • 25-3903a Filling vacancy in district office caused by resignation effective 10 or more days after filing of notice.
  • 25-3904 Procedure for filling vacancy in candidacy for district office; district convention; certificate to secretary of state or county election officer.
  • 25-3904a Procedure for filling vacancy in candidacy for state board of education; district convention; certificate to secretary of state.
  • 25-3905 Vacancies after primary election filled by party committee or district convention; governor and lieutenant governor vacancies filled by state party delegate convention; procedures required after person selected to fill vacancy.
  • 25-3906 Vacancies in candidacies occurring after filing deadline and prior to primary; how filled; when applicable to vacancy in office.
  • 25-3907 When act not to apply.
  • 25-3908 Notice to secretary of state of filling of vacancies.
• Article 40.—ELECTION AND TERMS OF STATE OFFICERS
  • 25-4001 Terms of certain state officers.
  • 25-4002 Application of election laws.
  • 25-4003 Governor and lieutenant governor; nomination and election jointly.
  • 25-4004 Governor and lieutenant governor; filing of nomination petitions or declaration of intention to become candidates; deadline for filing.
  • 25-4005 Offices of governor and lieutenant governor; nomination petitions; form; requirements; number of signers; duties of petition circulators.
  • 25-4006 Governor and lieutenant governor; declaration; fee.
  • 25-4007 Office of state auditor abolished, when.
• Article 41.—ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE; GENERAL
  • 25-4101 Repealed.
  • 25-4102 Repealed.
  • 25-4103 Repealed.
  • 25-4104 Repealed.
  • 25-4105 Repealed.
  • 25-4106 Repealed.
  • 25-4107 Repealed.
  • 25-4108 Repealed.
  • 25-4109 Repealed.
  • 25-4110 Repealed.
  • 25-4111 Repealed.
  • 25-4111a Repealed.
  • 25-4112 Repealed.
  • 25-4113 Repealed.
  • 25-4114 Repealed.
  • 25-4115 Repealed.
  • 25-4116 Repealed.
  • 25-4117 Repealed.
  • 25-4118 Repealed.
  • 25-4119 Repealed.
  • 25-4119a Governmental ethics commission; membership; terms; meetings; compensation and allowance, staff; fees; rules and regulations; annual report.
  • 25-4119b Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; former opinions and rules and regulations.
  • 25-4119c Repealed.
  • 25-4119d Membership on commission; qualifications for.
  • 25-4119e Governmental ethics commission fee fund; expenditures.
  • 25-4119f Candidate filing fees for support of commission; credit to commission fee fund.
  • 25-4119g Statement of fair campaign practices; preparation; mailing to candidates.
  • 25-4119h Application of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the Kansas code of civil procedure and the Kansas judicial review act to actions of the commission; limitations; waiver of any civil or legal rights of respondent prohibited; rules and regulations to provide standards of recusal of members and employees.
  • 25-4120 Repealed.
  • 25-4121 Repealed.
  • 25-4122, 25-4123 Repealed.
  • 25-4124 Repealed.
  • 25-4125, 25-4126 Repealed.
  • 25-4127 Repealed.
  • 25-4128 Repealed.
  • 25-4129 Repealed.
  • 25-4130, 25-4131 Repealed.
  • 25-4132 Repealed.
  • 25-4133 Repealed.
  • 25-4134, 25-4135 Repealed.
  • 25-4136 Repealed.
  • 25-4137 Repealed.
  • 25-4138 Repealed.
  • 25-4139, 25-4140 Repealed.
  • 25-4141 Repealed.
  • 25-4142 Citation of act.
  • 25-4143 Campaign finance; definitions.
  • 25-4144 Appointment of campaign treasurer or candidate committee; reports to secretary of state and county election officer; governor candidate's responsibilities.
  • 25-4145 Party and political committees; appointment of chairperson and treasurer; statement of organization; contents; supplemental statements; political committees annual registration, form and content; registration fees, amount and disposition.
  • 25-4146 Removal of treasurer or chairperson; filling vacancy of treasurer; substantiation of records of treasurer; notification to secretary of state or county election officer; receipts and expenditures, when.
  • 25-4147 Treasurer; accounts required; inspection; all receipts to be forwarded to treasurer; commingling of funds prohibited; contributions from political committees to be accompanied by name or description of interest group with which affiliated.
  • 25-4148 Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required.
  • 25-4148a Reports of contributions; occupation of contributor or contributor's spouse if contribution over $150.
  • 25-4148b Reports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing.
  • 25-4148c Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements.
  • 25-4148d Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election; filing of reports with secretary of state; definitions.
  • 25-4149 Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures.
  • 25-4150 Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing.
  • 25-4151 Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation.
  • 25-4152 Failure to file certain reports; notice; late filings; civil penalties; waiver or collection of penalties.
  • 25-4153 Contributions; limitations on amounts and use; minors under 18 years of age; cash contributions.
  • 25-4153a Contributions; limitations during legislative session; solicitation of contributions.
  • 25-4153b Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions.
  • 25-4154 Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, aggregate, maximum; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited.
  • 25-4155 Debts and obligations; statements required.
  • 25-4156 Charges for space in newspapers and other periodicals; excess charges; corrupt political advertising; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4156a Repealed.
  • 25-4156b Repealed.
  • 25-4157 Termination report.
  • 25-4157a Contributions; personal use prohibited; uses permitted; acceptance from another candidate or candidate committee; disposition of unexpended balances on termination of campaign.
  • 25-4158 Reports and statements required to be filed; furnishing forms; public inspection and copying; duties of secretary of state and county election officer; investigations by commission; administration of oaths and subpoena of witnesses, documents and records for purposes of investigations; court orders, when required; notice to subpoena recipient, contents.
  • 25-4158a Campaign finance forms; electronic filing.
  • 25-4159 Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions.
  • 25-4160 Complaints of violations; copy to respondent.
  • 25-4161 Complaint, confidentiality and determination of sufficiency; investigation; notification of attorney general of violation of other laws; dismissal or hearing on complaint; remedies and protections for state employees filing complaints; certain ex parte communications with commission prohibited; commission hearings conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas code of civil procedure; hearings before administrative law judge.
  • 25-4162 Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when.
  • 25-4163 Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge; final determination by commission; certain ex parte communications with commission prohibited; hearings to be public.
  • 25-4164 Actions of commission following hearing.
  • 25-4165 Commission records; confidentiality; release to attorney general and certain prosecuting attorneys; public records; application of section to commission members and persons employed or engaged by the commission.
  • 25-4166 Reports of disposition of cases; information to accompany report; procedure for consideration of and action upon reports; ouster; impeachment or removal, when.
  • 25-4167 Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4168 Fraudulent campaign finance reporting; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4169 Repealed.
  • 25-4169a Use of public funds, vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies and time of certain officers and employees to influence nomination or election of candidate prohibited; exceptions; distribution of political material in public buildings, limitations on; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4169b Repealed.
  • 25-4170 Excessive campaign contributions; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4171 Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor; additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions by commission members and employees.
  • 25-4172 Statements or reports by certain out-of-state individuals and persons; contents; filing; maintenance of records.
  • 25-4173 Candidate's affidavit of intent to expend and receive less than $1,000; filing; certain reports not required.
  • 25-4174 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.
  • 25-4175 Affidavit of intent by treasurer of party or political committee to expend and receive less than $500 and not more than $50 from any one contributor; filing; certain reports not required.
  • 25-4176 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.
  • 25-4177 Failure to file affidavit of intent; misdemeanor.
  • 25-4178 Continuation in force and effect of advisory opinions and rules and regulations.
  • 25-4179 Severability.
  • 25-4180 Elections on amendments to Kansas constitution; financial reports of constitutional campaigns; contents; annual reports; preliminary reports; supplemental reports; notice of failure to file; civil penalties; violation class A misdemeanor.
  • 25-4181 Violations of campaign finance act; civil fine; limitations on amount; disposition of fines collected; person failing to pay fine ineligible to become candidate; specific performance in lieu of fine prohibited; immunity agreements prohibited, when.
  • 25-4182 Same; cease and desist order; emergency orders; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge.
  • 25-4183 Same; injunction; restraining order; mandamus.
  • 25-4184 Same; consent decree.
  • 25-4185 Same; appeal of commission orders.
  • 25-4186 Gubernatorial inauguration contributions; treasurer; accounts required; reports; use of information in reports; disposition of contributions; civil penalties, disposition; certain violations declared misdemeanors.
  • 25-4187 Inaugural expense fund; administration by adjutant general; authorized uses.
  • 25-4188 Repealed.
  • 25-4189 Public service announcements or advertisements; when prohibited.
• Article 42.—FINANCIAL REPORTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CAMPAIGNS (Not in active use)
  • 25-4201 Repealed.
• Article 43.—RECALL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
  • 25-4301 Officers subject to recall; exceptions.
  • 25-4302 Grounds for recall.
  • 25-4303 Rules and regulations relating to recall.
  • 25-4304 Application of act; state officers; local officers.
  • 25-4305 Recall of state officers; application; deposit; filing, when.
  • 25-4306 Same; application; form; number of signatures.
  • 25-4307 Same; notice on matters relating to recall.
  • 25-4308 Same; certification of application; grounds for refusal of certification; commencement of proceedings concerning recall elections, time limits on.
  • 25-4309 Same; petition; form; certain acts crimes.
  • 25-4310 Same; petition; circulation; signatures; withdrawal.
  • 25-4311 Same; petition; affidavit; filing, when; number of signatures.
  • 25-4312 Same; petition; determination of sufficiency; when improperly filed.
  • 25-4313 Repealed.
  • 25-4314 Same; election; time; ballot form.
  • 25-4315 Same; election; public inspection of statements.
  • 25-4316 Same; determination and certification of election results; filling of vacancy.
  • 25-4317 Same; action to have determinations relating to recall reviewed.
  • 25-4318 Recall of local officers; petition, filing.
  • 25-4319 Same; conduct of election.
  • 25-4320 Petitions for recall of local officers; petition; contents; circulation; form; sample from election officer on request; affidavit.
  • 25-4321 Same; certain acts crimes.
  • 25-4322 Petitions for recall of local officers; filing of copy before circulation; notice on matters relating to recall; determination of sufficiency of petition, procedure; commencement of proceedings concerning recall elections, time limits on.
  • 25-4323 Same; petition; filing, when; limitations.
  • 25-4324 Same; petition; circulation; signatures; withdrawal.
  • 25-4325 Recall of local officers; petition; affidavit, form, number of signatures.
  • 25-4326 Same; petition; determination of sufficiency; when improperly filed.
  • 25-4327 Repealed.
  • 25-4328 Same; election; form of ballot; vacancy in office.
  • 25-4329 Same; election; public inspection of statements.
  • 25-4330 Same; election results; certification; vacancies; disqualification for appointment to governing body.
  • 25-4331 Same; action to have determinations relating to recall reviewed.
• Article 44.—ELECTRONIC AND ELECTROMECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEMS
  • 25-4401 Electronic and electromechanical voting systems and electronic poll books; definitions.
  • 25-4402 Purchase, lease or rent and use by county.
  • 25-4403 County commission and election officer may authorize; issuance of bonds; abandonment of system, when; direct recording electronic system acquisition prohibited; electronic or electromechanical voting system and electronic poll book requirements for acquisition; network connectivity prohibited except for certain poll books.
  • 25-4404 Certification by secretary of state; statement required.
  • 25-4405 Examination of system or electronic poll books by secretary of state; fee; review of existing system or poll book; notice and hearing; changes may be required; rescinding approval; testing systems, poll books and equipment.
  • 25-4406 Mandatory requirements for electronic or electromechanical systems and poll books approved.
  • 25-4407 Acquisition of systems and poll books.
  • 25-4408 Storage, repair, delivery to voting places and return to storage.
  • 25-4409 Ballot arrangement and display of information; candidate rotation; duties of election judges; review by poll agents, when.
  • 25-4410 Same; procedures for voting on paper ballots applicable to systems; sample ballots; instructions and assistance to voters.
  • 25-4411 Vote tabulation equipment; testing; notice; conditions of test; error correction; securing and retention of equipment, programs and ballots.
  • 25-4412 Same; securing voting systems against voting after polls closed; counting ballots or envelopes; checking against poll book; write-in votes; sealing of ballots and delivery to judges; duties of election officer and election board members at counting location; official returns, open to public, posting; counting ballots manually, when.
  • 25-4413 Same; recount of ballots.
  • 25-4413a Hard drives of electronic or electromechanical voting systems, optical scanning equipment and other voting systems; copies thereof prohibited without consent of secretary of state; backup copy required, when.
  • 25-4414 Electronic or electromechanical voting system and poll book fraud; criminal penalty.
  • 25-4415 Adoption of rules and regulations.
  • 25-4416 Title.
• Article 45.—PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY ELECTION
  • 25-4501 Repealed.
  • 25-4501a Selection of presidential nominees, duty of recognized political parties; presidential preference primary election, when held; political parties not required to participate.
  • 25-4502 Presidential preference primary election; eligibility to vote; voting procedure; candidates' filing requirements and deadline; declaration of intent and fee; petition.
  • 25-4503 Ballots; names of candidates; form, marking, return and canvass of ballots; notice; order of names on ballot.
  • 25-4504 Repealed.
  • 25-4505 Canvass by county board of canvassers, when; transmittal of abstract to secretary of state.
  • 25-4506 Final canvass by state board of canvassers, when; publication of number of votes for each candidate.
  • 25-4507 Certification of election results to political party; selection of delegates and alternates to national party, convention; binding of delegates and alternates; adoption, filing and publication of party rules.
  • 25-4508 Payment of election expenses; reimbursement and payment for certain expenses; audit of amounts.
• Article 46.—OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS TO COUNT VOTES
  • 25-4601 Definitions.
  • 25-4602 Optical scanning equipment; bonds for purchase or lease; authorization by county officers; abandonment of system.
  • 25-4603 Same; secretary of state to approve kinds and makes of systems; certification for use.
  • 25-4604 Same; request for examination; cost payment; notice and hearing; review of approved systems.
  • 25-4605 Repealed.
  • 25-4606 Same; care and storage of equipment.
  • 25-4607 Ballots; printing and design.
  • 25-4608 Voting procedures applicable.
  • 25-4609 Marking ballots; instruction; voter assistance; procedure.
  • 25-4610 Testing of equipment before election; notice; additional tests; disposition of ballots and programs.
  • 25-4611 Procedure when polls are closed; comparison count; ballots to counting location; public counting; manual count, when; advance voting ballots; printing and posting of tabulated return.
  • 25-4612 Optical scanning equipment fraud; criminal penalty.
  • 25-4613 Specifications for optical scanning systems and equipment.
  • 25-4614 Rules and regulations.
  • 25-4615 Title.
• Article 47.—HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ACT
  • 25-4701 Citation of act.
  • 25-4702 Purpose.
  • 25-4703 Definitions.
  • 25-4704 Filing of complaint.
  • 25-4705 Form of complaint.
  • 25-4706 Time limits for filing complaints.
  • 25-4707 Consolidation of complaints.
  • 25-4708 Record; contents.
  • 25-4709 Hearing; notice; dismissal without hearing.
  • 25-4710 Hearing procedure; official notice.
  • 25-4711 Informal and pre-hearing conferences.
  • 25-4712 Subpoenas.
  • 25-4713 Determination.
  • 25-4714 Remedies.
  • 25-4715 Appointment of arbitrator; when.
  • 25-4716 Rules and regulations.