25-2304. Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations. (a) The county election officer shall maintain registration books to register all citizens entitled to be registered by such county election officer under the provisions of this act. Such registration books may be in such form as may be authorized by the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall prescribe by rules and regulations adopted as provided by law suitable provisions to assure the reasonable safety and reliability of registration books and applications for registration. Such rules and regulations may make specific provisions relating to any one or more of the types of registration books authorized by the secretary of state.
(b) The secretary of state shall establish a centralized voter registration database. Such database shall include all necessary voter registration information from every county within the state of Kansas. The secretary of state shall include in such database a list of active voters and a separate list of voters who have failed to vote at two consecutive state or national general elections or who have failed to respond to a confirmation notice sent pursuant to subsection (e) of K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto.
(c) County election officers shall maintain voter registration records as required by law and transmit data in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations to insure the reasonable safety and reliability of the information contained in the central voter registration database and voter lists required by this section and to prescribe the type of data, the frequency, and the manner in which it is transferred to such central location.
History: L. 1968, ch. 55, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 125, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 128, § 11; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 23 - Registration Of Voters
25-2301 Proof of right of suffrage.
25-2302 Duty of qualified voters to register; evidence of right to vote.
25-2305 Same; items to be included.
25-2306 Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote.
25-2307 Administration of oaths.
25-2309a Mailing of registration forms; envelope required.
25-2309b Signature cards for voter registration records; request for current signature card.
25-2309c Notices and official mailings; mailing address.
25-2310 Publication of registration times and places and information for mail registration.
25-2312 Same; additional times of registration permitted.
25-2313 Additional places of registration permitted.
25-2314 Appointment of deputy county election officers.
25-2315 Expenses of registration, payment.
25-2316a False swearing to an affidavit; penalty.
25-2318 Registration books for voting places.
25-2319 Record of vote in registration books.
25-2320 Copies of registration records; limitations on public inspection.
25-2320a Use of voter registration lists for commercial purposes; penalty.
25-2322 Mandamus to compel registration.
25-2323 Registration of voters on statewide basis by secretary of state.
25-2353 Move of registrant; update of registration record and provisional ballot.
25-2355 Adoption of rules and regulations pertaining to national voter registration act.
25-2356 Registration of certain voters in all Kansas elections.
25-2357 Advance notice of identification requirements.
25-2361 Reports on number of registered voters; duties of secretary of state.