25-2407. Corrupt political advertising; penalty. Corrupt political advertising is: (a) (1) Publishing or causing to be published in a newspaper or other periodical any paid matter which expressly advocates the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate, unless such matter is followed by the word “advertisement” or the abbreviation “adv.” in a separate line together […]
25-2408. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Election” means any primary, general or special election of national, state, county, township, school or city officers or officers of any other subdivision of the state, or any question submitted election held at any time whether the same be upon a constitutional […]
25-2409. Election bribery. (a) Election bribery is conferring, offering or agreeing to confer, or soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept any benefit as consideration to or from any person either to vote or withhold any person’s vote, or to vote for or against any candidate or question submitted at any public election. (b) This section […]
25-2410. Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers. Bribery to induce signing of nomination papers is knowingly: (a) Offering any benefit, property or thing of value to any person to induce him to sign any nomination paper; or (b) accepting any benefit, property or thing of value, as consideration for signing any nomination paper. Bribery […]
25-2411. Election perjury. Election perjury is intentionally and knowingly falsely swearing, affirming, declaring or subscribing to any of the following: (a) Statements in answer to questions put to a person who has been challenged as unqualified to vote. (b) Statements in answer to questions put to a witness concerning the qualifications of any person to […]
25-2412. Election forgery. Election forgery is: (a) Knowingly and with intent to induce official action, signing or otherwise affixing any name other than one’s own name to a certificate of nomination, nomination paper or any petition under the election laws of this state; (b) marking any other person’s ballot without such person’s consent; or (c) […]
25-2413. Disorderly election conduct. Disorderly election conduct is willfully: (a) Disturbing the peace in or about any voting place on election day; (b) leaving or attempting to leave a voting place in possession of any ballot, except as is specifically permitted by law; (c) approaching or remaining closer than three feet to any voting booth, […]
25-2414. Possessing false or forged election supplies. Possessing false or forged election supplies is possessing any falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeit poll book, tally lists or election returns of any election in this state with the intent to hinder or prevent a fair election. Possessing false or forged election supplies is a severity level […]
25-2415. Intimidation of voters. (a) Intimidation of voters is: (1) Intimidating, threatening, coercing or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such person to vote for, or not to vote for, […]
25-2416. Voting without being qualified. (a) Voting without being qualified is knowingly voting or attempting to vote without being qualified: (1) In any election district when not a lawfully registered voter in such election district; or (2) at any election by a person who is not a citizen of the United States or who does […]
25-2417. Bribery of an election official. Bribery of an election official is conferring or offering or agreeing to confer any benefit, property or thing of value upon an election official with intent to influence the election official to perform the election official’s duties improperly. Bribery of an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson […]
25-2418. Bribe acceptance by an election official. Bribe acceptance by an election official is the acceptance by an election official of any benefit, property or thing of value in consideration for improper performance of election duties. Bribe acceptance by an election official is a severity level 7, nonperson felony. History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § […]
25-2419. Misconduct of an election officer. Misconduct of an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty: (a) Being grossly neglectful with respect thereto. (b) Furnishing a voter with a ballot and informing such voter that any of its contents are different from that which appear thereon with intent to induce such voter […]
25-2420. Election fraud by an election officer. Election fraud by an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty, and with intent to hinder, prevent or defeat a fair election: (a) Receiving any vote by any person who is not a registered voter or otherwise qualified to vote. (b) Receiving any vote offered […]
25-2421. Election suppression. Election suppression is knowingly: (a) Suppressing any certificate of nomination, nomination papers, petition for nomination or any part thereof which have been duly filed. (b) Being in possession of any certificate of nomination, nomination papers or petition for candidacy entitled to be filed under any of the election laws of this state […]
25-2421a. Voter registration suppression. (a) Voter registration suppression is knowingly: (1) Destroying any application for voter registration signed by a person pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2309, and amendments thereto; (2) obstructing the delivery of any such signed application to the county election officer or the chief state election official; or (3) failing to deliver any such […]
25-2422. Unauthorized voting disclosure. (a) Unauthorized voting disclosure is, while being charged with any election duty, intentionally: (1) Disclosing or exposing the contents of any ballot, whether cast in a regular or provisional manner, or the name of any voter who cast such ballot, except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction in an […]
25-2423. Election tampering. (a) Election tampering is: (1) Making or changing any election record unless the person is lawfully carrying out an election duty; (2) changing or attempting to change, alter, destroy or conceal any vote cast by paper ballot, election machine or computer; (3) changing or attempting to change any vote by manipulating computer […]
25-2424. False impersonation as party officer. False impersonation as party officer is willfully and falsely representing oneself to be an officer of any political party organization or committeeman or committeewoman thereof with the intent to deceive any person or to influence in any way the outcome of any election. False impersonation as party officer is […]
25-2425. Voting machine fraud. Voting machine fraud is: (a) Being in unlawful or unauthorized possession of a voting machine key. (b) Intentionally tampering with, altering, disarranging, defacing, impairing or destroying any voting machine, automatic ballot, voting machine label or register or record made by a voting machine. Voting machine fraud is a severity level 10, […]
