25-4601. Definitions. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Ballot” means a paper ballot on which candidates’ names or questions are printed and which is designed to receive opaque marks which can be detected by optical scanning equipment and which is capable of being counted manually. (b) “Optical scanning equipment” means […]
25-4602. Optical scanning equipment; bonds for purchase or lease; authorization by county officers; abandonment of system. (a) The board of county commissioners and the county election officer of any county may provide for use of a system using optical scanning equipment to be used in the county at national, state, county, township, city and school […]
25-4603. Same; secretary of state to approve kinds and makes of systems; certification for use. The secretary of state shall examine and approve the kinds or makes of systems using optical scanning equipment, including operating systems, firmware and software, and no kind or make of such system shall be used at any election unless and […]
25-4604. Same; request for examination; cost payment; notice and hearing; review of approved systems. (a) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to sell any kind or make of system using optical scanning equipment to counties in this state may make a request in writing of the secretary of state to examine the kind or make […]
25-4606. Same; care and storage of equipment. The board of county commissioners shall provide for the storage of optical scanning equipment. The county election officer shall be in complete charge of the system and its equipment and safekeeping thereof when not in use and keeping such equipment in repair and working order and shall see […]
25-4607. Ballots; printing and design. The ballot information shall be in the order of arrangement provided for in article 6, chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated for official ballots. Such information may be printed on both sides of one ballot or on more than one ballot. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting […]
25-4608. Voting procedures applicable. Insofar as applicable, the procedures provided for voting on regular paper ballots shall apply when optical scanning equipment is to be used. Prior to delivering any ballot to the voter, the board worker should place a unique mark in the box printed at the bottom of the ballot. A unique mark […]
25-4609. Marking ballots; instruction; voter assistance; procedure. (a) Each voter shall be instructed how to mark the ballot before such voter enters the voting booth. The voter shall also be instructed to place such person’s ballot or ballots in a ballot sleeve or other container after voting, in order that no votes are exposed. (b) […]
25-4610. Testing of equipment before election; notice; additional tests; disposition of ballots and programs. (a) The optical scanning equipment may be located at any place within the county approved by the county election officer. (b) Within five days prior to the date of the election, the county election officer shall have the optical scanning equipment […]
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. (a) As soon as the polls are closed, the supervising judge shall count the number of ballots or envelopes containing ballots that have been cast to determine that the […]
25-4612. Optical scanning equipment fraud; penalty. Optical scanning equipment fraud is: (a) Being in unlawful or unauthorized possession of ballots, optical scanning equipment, computer programs, operating systems, firmware or software; or (b) intentionally tampering with, altering, disarranging, defacing, impairing or destroying any optical scanning equipment or component part thereof, or any ballot, operating system, firmware […]
25-4613. Specifications for optical scanning systems and equipment. Optical scanning equipment and systems using optical scanning equipment approved by the secretary of state: (a) Shall be capable of being tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count votes cast for all offices and on all questions submitted; and (b) shall be capable of printing […]
25-4614. Rules and regulations. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations: (a) For the use of optical scanning systems to count votes under the election laws of this state; and (b) necessary for the administration of this act. History: L. 2007, ch. 125, § 34; July 1.
25-4615. Title. K.S.A. 25-4601 through 25-4613, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 25-4614 and 25-4615, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the optical scanning voting systems act. History: L. 2007, ch. 125, § 35; July 1.
