Kansas Statutes
Article 3 - Independent And Other Nomination Certificates; Terms Of Office; Filling Vacancies
25-302 Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary.

25-302. Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary. Any recognized political party except those authorized to participate in a primary election pursuant to K.S.A. 25-202, and amendments thereto, may by means of a delegate or mass convention or caucus of qualified voters belonging to such party for the state or municipality, or any lawfully organized portion of either, for which such convention or caucus is held, nominate one person for each office that is to be filled therein at the next ensuing election, and, subject to the provisions of this act, file a certificate of such nominations so made. A convention or caucus for nominating persons for national, state, district, or county offices shall be called by the state chairperson of the party, or if there be no state chairperson by the party's candidate for governor at the preceding general election.
Every such certificate shall be signed by the presiding officer and a secretary of the convention or caucus making such nominations. In each case the persons signing the certificates shall add to their signatures their places of residence, and shall make and subscribe an oath that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, such certificates and the statements therein made are true; and a certificate that such oath has been taken and administered shall be made and signed on such certificate of nomination by the officer before whom the same was taken.
History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 4; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 4; L. 1901, ch. 177, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-302; L. 1955, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 2; April 5.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25 - Elections

Article 3 - Independent And Other Nomination Certificates; Terms Of Office; Filling Vacancies

25-301 Party nominations; presidential electors; governor and lieutenant governor.

25-302 Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary.

25-302a Official recognition of political party; petition for; form, contents, requirements and filing; sufficiency; name of party; petition circulator.

25-302b Recognized political party; loss of recognition.

25-302c Same; listing of affiliated voters.

25-303 Independent nominations; section not applicable to certain elections; number of signers of petition; requirements.

25-304 Certificates of nomination; party certificates; party names; presidential electors.

25-305 Deadlines for filing certificates of nomination by convention or caucus and independent nomination petitions; deadlines for filing affidavit of write-in candidacy for state offices elected on a statewide basis.

25-305b Write-in candidates; affidavits for candidacy; filing.

25-306 Acceptance of multiple nominations prohibited; exceptions.

25-306a Withdrawal of candidacy; procedure and deadline for withdrawal; omission of name from ballot.

25-306b Withdrawal from nomination, when permitted; omission of name from ballot; death of nominee.

25-306c Certificates of nomination; public inspection.

25-306d Filing fees nonrefundable.

25-306e Multiple nominations; acceptance of only one nomination.

25-308 Nominations; validity; filing; objections; proceeding to compel or restrain election officers.

25-309 Certification of and placing on ballot of name of person nominated to fill vacancy.

25-310 Placing on original ballot name to fill vacancy.

25-311 Certification of nominees by secretary of state to county election officers.

25-312 Vacancies in state and county offices, how filled.

25-312a Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; how filled.

25-313 Commencement of terms of office.

25-314 Term of office of persons filling vacancies.

25-318 Vacancy in office of United States senator; how filled.

25-321 Vacancy in state senate and house of representatives; tenure of office of person appointed to fill vacancy.