25-101. Time for general elections; officers to be elected; vacancies. (a) On the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, there shall be held a general election to elect officers as follows: (1) At each alternate election, prior to the year in which the term of office of the president and […]
25-101a. Same; state officers elected every four years; qualifications. (a) On the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November in 1978, and each four years thereafter, there shall be elected a governor and lieutenant governor running together, a secretary of state, an attorney general, a state treasurer and a state commissioner of insurance. (b) Every […]
25-101b. Election and term of state treasurer. At the general election held in 1978 and each four (4) years thereafter, there shall be elected a treasurer for the state of Kansas, whose term of office shall be four (4) years beginning on the second Monday in January next succeeding such treasurer’s election. In case of […]
25-105. Notice of elections. Except as otherwise provided by law, the county election officer shall cause notice of the time of the holding of any general election to be published once at least 15 days before such election, except in the case of special elections, when 10 days’ notice shall be given. Such notice shall […]
25-106. Hours of voting; change of hours, how made; rules and regulations. (a) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all counties in Kansas located in the central time zone. At all national, state, county and township primary and general elections the polls shall open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless […]
25-107. Privilege from arrest. All judges, clerks and voters shall be free from arrest, except for felony and breach of the peace, in going to, attending on and returning from elections. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 36, § 63; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 25-107.
25-108. Residence of public officers and employees. That for the purpose of voting, no person who is in the employment of this state or any municipal subdivision thereof in any civil capacity shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of such employment, but all such officers or employees shall be […]
25-111. Justices of the supreme court. (a) The offices held by the seven justices of the supreme court shall be separate and distinct offices, each to be filled by the selection of a candidate for that particular place. (b) A separate ballot shall be used for election upon the question of retention of justices of […]
25-113. Votes for persons who are justices of the supreme court or judges of district courts. (a) All ballots or votes cast at any election for any person holding the office of judge of the district court, or of justice of the supreme court, except as hereinafter provided, shall be deemed and held to be […]
25-116. Certain political parties barred. No political party: (a) Which is directly or indirectly affiliated by any means whatsoever with the Communist party of the United States, the Communist international, or any other foreign agency, political party, organization or government; or (b) which either directly or indirectly advocates, teaches, justifies, aids or abets the overthrow […]
25-117. Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing. No newly organized political party shall be recognized or qualified to participate or permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on the ballot in any election in this state until it has filed an affidavit, by the officers of the party in the state, under […]
25-119. Election and registration expenses, how paid; counties without election commissioner. In all counties not having a county election commissioner, the expense of printing and distributing ballots and all other expenses connected with and that are necessary to provide for national, state, county, township, city and school primary and general elections shall be paid by […]
25-120. Election expenses; tax levy, use of proceeds. The expenses of elections in counties not having a county election commissioner shall be paid by the county out of the county general fund, or the board of county commissioners of any such county may levy a tax each year upon the taxable tangible property in the […]
25-123. Election to more than one office; incompatible offices. When a person is simultaneously elected to more than one office, such person may accept any such offices that are not incompatible with any other office accepted by such person. If a person accepts election to incompatible offices, the person shall be deemed to have accepted […]
25-124. Training of county election officers; duties of secretary of state. County election officers, as defined in K.S.A. 25-2504, and amendments thereto, shall receive instruction relating to their duties in conducting official elections, including procedures for complying with federal and state laws and regulations. The form and content of the instruction shall be determined by […]
25-125. Prohibition on modification of election laws; legislative coordinating council approval required for election law litigation agreements entered into by secretary of state. (a) The governor shall not have any authority to modify election laws or procedures by issuance of an executive order. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), neither the executive branch nor […]
25-130. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. History: L. 2003, ch. 112, § 9; July 1.
25-131. Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and […]
