Kansas Statutes
Article 14 - Contest Of Elections
25-1439 Time for filing notice of contest; copy of notice to election official.

25-1439. Time for filing notice of contest; copy of notice to election official. The notice of contest shall be filed within five days after the certificate of election is issued except in the case of question submitted elections. In the case of a question submitted on a statewide basis such notice shall be filed within five days after the publication of the determination of the results of such election and in the case of other question submitted elections such notice shall be filed within five days after the certification by the county board of canvassers of the final abstract of the election returns. Within five (5) days after such filing in the case of election to an office, the clerk of the district court shall cause a copy thereof to be served upon the contestee and upon the secretary of state or the county election officer authorized to issue the certificate of election as the case may be.
History: L. 1978, ch. 138, § 6; July 1.

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