25-301. Party nominations; presidential electors; governor and lieutenant governor. All nominations made by political parties shall be known and designated as “party nominations,” and the certificates by which such nominations are certified shall be known and designated as “party certificates of nomination.” Party nominations of candidates for public office can be made only by a […]
25-302. Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary. Any recognized political party except those authorized to participate in a primary election pursuant to K.S.A. 25-202, and amendments thereto, may by means of a delegate or mass convention or caucus of qualified voters belonging to such party for the state or […]
25-302a. Official recognition of political party; petition for; form, contents, requirements and filing; sufficiency; name of party; petition circulator. Any political party seeking official recognition in this state after the effective date of this act shall file in its behalf, not later than 12 noon, June 1, prior to the primary election held on the […]
25-302b. Recognized political party; loss of recognition. Any recognized political party whose nominee for any office for which the officer is elected from the state as a whole fails to receive at least 1% of the total vote cast for any such office in this state at any general election, or which fails to nominate […]
25-302c. Same; listing of affiliated voters. When a political party ceases to be recognized, each county election officer shall list as unaffiliated any registered voters then affiliated with that party. History: L. 1984, ch. 137, § 5; April 5.
25-303. Independent nominations; section not applicable to certain elections; number of signers of petition; requirements. (a) This section shall not apply to city and school elections, nor to election of other officers provided by law to be elected in April. (b) All nominations other than party nominations shall be independent nominations. No person who has […]
25-304. Certificates of nomination; party certificates; party names; presidential electors. All certificates of nomination shall be in writing, shall contain the name of each person nominated, with such person’s residence and the office for which nominated. Party certificates of nomination shall designate the political party which the convention, primary election or caucus making the nominations […]
25-305. Deadlines for filing certificates of nomination by convention or caucus and independent nomination petitions; deadlines for filing affidavit of write-in candidacy for state offices elected on a statewide basis. (a) Certificates of nomination by convention or caucus for the nomination of candidates for national, state, county and township offices shall be filed with the […]
25-305b. Write-in candidates; affidavits for candidacy; filing. Persons who desire to be write-in candidates for president and vice-president of the United States or governor and lieutenant governor shall file an affidavit of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state no later than 12:00 noon on the second Monday preceding the general election for those offices. […]
25-306. Acceptance of multiple nominations prohibited; exceptions. Unless a person declines a nomination pursuant to K.S.A. 25-306e, and amendments thereto, withdraws from candidacy pursuant to K.S.A. 25-306a, and amendments thereto, or withdraws from a nomination pursuant to K.S.A. 25-306b, and amendments thereto: (a) No person shall be eligible to accept more than one nomination for […]
25-306a. Withdrawal of candidacy; procedure and deadline for withdrawal; omission of name from ballot. Any person who has been nominated to be a candidate at any primary election for any national, state, county or township office may cause such person’s name to be withdrawn from nomination by a request in writing, signed by the person […]
25-306b. Withdrawal from nomination, when permitted; omission of name from ballot; death of nominee. (a) Except as provided by this section, no person who has been nominated by any means for any national, state, county or township office may be withdrawn from nomination after the day of the primary election. (b) (1) A person who […]
25-306c. Certificates of nomination; public inspection. Upon the filing thereof, all certificates of nomination shall be open to public inspection. The secretary of state or the county election officer having charge of such certificates shall retain such certificates for at least one year following the date of the election. History: L. 1999, ch. 105, § […]
25-306d. Filing fees nonrefundable. No filing fee shall be refunded to any person: (a) Declining a nomination pursuant to K.S.A. 25-306e, and amendments thereto; (b) withdrawing from candidacy pursuant to K.S.A. 25-306a, and amendments thereto; or (c) withdrawing from nomination pursuant to * 25-306b, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1999, ch. 105, § 5; July […]
25-306e. Multiple nominations; acceptance of only one nomination. If any person receives two or more nominations for the same office, such person shall file within seven days, including Saturday, Sunday and holidays, after the last nomination is received, a written statement, signed and sworn to by such person, designating which nomination such person desires to […]
25-308. Nominations; validity; filing; objections; proceeding to compel or restrain election officers. (a) Any certificate of nomination, nomination petitions or declaration of intention to become a candidate, filed or issued in apparent conformity with law, shall be deemed to be valid unless: (1) Objection thereto is made in writing within three days from the date […]
25-309. Certification of and placing on ballot of name of person nominated to fill vacancy. When such certificate is filed with the secretary of state, he shall, in certifying nominations to the various county election officers, insert the name of the person thus nominated to fill vacancy in place of the original nominee; and in […]
25-310. Placing on original ballot name to fill vacancy. Whenever it may not be practicable to have new ballots printed, it shall be the duty of the county election officer and election boards to place the name so supplied for the vacancy upon each ballot issued before delivering it to the voter; the name so […]
25-311. Certification of nominees by secretary of state to county election officers. Not less than twenty (20) days before an election to fill any national or state office, the secretary of state shall certify to the county election officer of each county within which any of the electors may by law vote for the candidates […]
25-312. Vacancies in state and county offices, how filled. All vacancies in any elective state or county office, unless otherwise provided for by law, shall be filled by appointment by the governor, until the next general election after such vacancy occurs, when such vacancy shall be filled by election. When any elected office is provided […]
