25-601. Specifications for official general ballots. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but ballots shall contain the information required by this section and be substantially in the form set out in this section. The official general ballot for national, state, county and township offices may be printed upon one ballot. All official […]
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. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the county election officers shall […]
25-605. Ballot form for constitutional amendments. When a constitutional amendment is to be submitted to the voters of the state, a separate ballot may be provided by the county election officers or the proposition may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in K.S.A. 25-601, and amendments thereto. If such propositions are printed […]
25-605a. Ballot language, phrasing. Every question or proposition placed upon ballots to be submitted to the voters of a subdivision of government shall be cast and phrased in such language that a “yes” vote shall indicate approval of the matter or course of action proposed. Every such question or proposition seeking approval of a new […]
25-606. Printing and posting of constitutional amendment resolution. Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the electors of the state, the concurrent resolution under which the amendment is submitted shall be printed and, at least two (2) copies thereof shall be posted on the election date in each voting place where such […]
25-607. Copies of constitutional amendment resolutions. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to place a copy of any such concurrent resolution in the hands of every county election officer and such officer shall cause such resolution to be printed, posted and distributed as required by law. The cost and expenses connected […]
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. (a) The secretary of state shall furnish to each county election officer forms for ballots in their respective counties. The secretary of state shall prepare a rotation of the different candidates […]
25-611. Arrangement of offices on official general ballots; municipal offices, rules and regulations. (a) The arrangement of offices on the official general ballot for national and state offices for those offices to be elected shall be in the following order: Names of candidates for the offices of president and vice-president, United States senator, United States […]
25-612. Arrangement of names of candidates upon ballot; blank spaces for write-in. The arrangement of the names certified under K.S.A. 25-610, and amendments thereto, by the secretary of state shall govern the county election officer in arranging the ballot, and the county election officer in preparing the ballot for the county shall follow the same […]
25-613. Candidates’ names on ballots; party designation; city of residence; name on ballot more than once, when. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the name of each candidate shall be printed on the ballot only once and no name that is printed on the ballot shall be written elsewhere on the ballot. If a […]
25-614. Marking ballots; directions; ballot rotation in voting machine counties. Ballots shall be so printed as to give each voter an opportunity to designate by a cross or check mark in the square at the left of the name and designation of each candidate the voter’s choice of candidates. Ballots shall be so printed, in […]
25-615. Official general ballot; offices of president and vice-president; names of candidates and ballot format. The surnames of the candidates of each political party for the offices of president and vice-president, with the political designation thereof placed at the right of the surnames, shall be in one line. The secretary of state shall prescribe the […]
25-616. Form for national offices part of official general ballot. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the national offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall be substantially in the form shown in this section and the state offices part of such ballot shall be substantially […]
25-617. State offices part of official general ballot, form. The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but the state offices part of the official general ballot for national and state offices shall follow the national offices part substantially as is shown in this section. STATE OFFICES To vote for the pair of candidates, […]
25-618. Official general ballot for county and township offices; ballot format; municipal general ballot style, rules and regulations. (a) The official general ballot for county and township offices may be separate from the official general ballot for national and state offices or may be combined with the official general ballot provided for in K.S.A. 25-601, […]
25-619. Names on ballots not to be accompanied by prefix or suffix; exception. No title, degree or other symbol of accomplishment, occupation or qualification either by way of prefix or suffix shall accompany or be added to the name of any candidate for nomination or election to any office on ballots in any primary or […]
25-620. Ballot form for propositions or questions, except constitutional amendments. Except for propositions to amend the constitution, when a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters of the state or any part thereof, a separate ballot shall be provided by the county election officers except that when such proposition or question is […]
25-621. Ballot form for proposition on method of selection of judge of district court. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the ballot format but whenever the proposition of the method of selection of judge of the district court is submitted to the voters, the form of the ballot shall substantially be as provided in […]
25-622. Ballot distribution in times of disasters or emergencies. The secretary of state may designate temporary alternative methods for the distribution of ballots in cases of war, natural or man-made disasters, equipment failures or other emergency conditions or circumstances which make it impossible for voters in a voting area to obtain ballots as provided by […]
25-623. Ballot language statements; duties of secretary of state, attorney general; liability of preparer; rules and regulations. (a) A county election officer may request the preparation of a ballot language statement for the purposes of explaining the language of a ballot question of any municipality as defined by K.S.A. 75-6102, and amendments thereto. (1) If […]
