Kansas Statutes
Article 2 - Primary Elections
25-216 Challenging right to vote; affidavit.

25-216. Challenging right to vote; affidavit. The right of any person to vote at any national, state, county and township primary election may be challenged by any elector upon the same ground and his right to vote be determined in the same manner as at a national, state, county and township general election, except as otherwise provided herein.
If the person offering such person's vote is challenged as unqualified on the ground that the person is not a member of the party announced by such person, the person shall make and subscribe an affidavit in the following form, which shall be presented to and retained by the election board, and returned by the supervising judge with the poll list:
STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF ________, ss.
I, ______________, am a registered voter in this jurisdiction and I am qualified to vote in this election. I am affiliated with the ________ party; I have not signed the petition of a member of any other party who is seeking a nomination at this primary election; and I have not signed the nominating petition of an independent candidate for any office for which candidates are to be voted for at this primary election.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, this ____ day of __________, A.D. ______.

_______________, Voter  _______________, Judge of Election.
History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 12; R.S. 1923, 25-216; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 79; L. 1969, ch. 185, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 132, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 56, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 25, § 1; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25 - Elections

Article 2 - Primary Elections

25-202 Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing for office; exceptions to application of article.

25-203 Time of holding primary.

25-204 Primary election notice.

25-205 Names of candidates printed on primary election ballots; nomination petitions, form and requirements; declarations of intent with fee; deadline for filing nomination petitions and declarations of intention to become candidate; candidates for m...

25-206 Fees of candidates; declaration.

25-208 Place of filing nomination petitions and declarations.

25-208a Validity of nominations; determination; duties of secretary of state and county election officers; objections.

25-209 Certification of candidates; publication notice of primary elections; municipal primary elections.

25-210 Official primary election ballots.

25-211 Pre-election ballot inspection; changes in ballots; number of ballots printed.

25-212 Arrangement of names on ballots; rotation; municipal offices.

25-213 Official primary election ballots; form and contents; names printed more than once on ballot prohibited, exception; names printed on ballot of one party printed or written on ballot of another party prohibited; minimum votes required for elect...

25-213a Ballot form; governor and lieutenant governor.

25-214 Statutes applicable to primary elections.

25-215 Qualifications of voters at primary elections; registration required.

25-216 Challenging right to vote; affidavit.

25-222 Forms; copies of act.

25-223 Payment of primary election expenses.