Kansas Statutes
Article 44 - Electronic And Electromechanical Voting Systems
25-4409 Same; ballot arrangement and display of information; candidate rotation; duties of election judges.

25-4409. Same; ballot arrangement and display of information; candidate rotation; duties of election judges. (a) The ballot information, shall, as far as practicable, be in the order of arrangement provided for paper ballots except that such information may be in vertical or horizontal rows, or in a number of separate pages. Voting squares or ovals may be before or after the names of candidates and statements of questions, and shall be of such size as is compatible with the type of system used. Ballot information shall be displayed in as plain clear type and size as the ballot spaces will reasonably permit. Where candidate rotation is used, the voting equipment shall be capable of meeting the requirements otherwise provided in law.
(b) Before the opening of the polls the election judges shall compare the ballots with the sample ballots furnished, and see that the ballot information thereon agrees and shall certify thereto on forms provided for this purpose. The certification shall be filed with the election returns.
History: L. 1977, ch. 129, § 9; L. 2007, ch. 125, § 16; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25 - Elections

Article 44 - Electronic And Electromechanical Voting Systems

25-4401 Electronic and electromechanical voting systems; definitions.

25-4402 Same; purchase, lease or rent and use by county.

25-4403 Same; county commission and election officer may authorize; issuance of bonds; abandonment of system, when; direct recording electronic system acquisition prohibited; electronic or electromechanical voting system requirements for acquisition.

25-4404 Same; certification by secretary of state; statement required.

25-4405 Same; examination of system by secretary of state; fee; review of existing system; notice and hearing; changes may be required; rescinding approval; testing systems and equipment.

25-4406 Same; mandatory requirements for electronic or electromechanical systems approved.

25-4407 Same; acquisition of systems.

25-4408 Same; storage, repair, delivery to voting places and return to storage.

25-4409 Same; ballot arrangement and display of information; candidate rotation; duties of election judges.

25-4410 Same; procedures for voting on paper ballots applicable to systems; sample ballots; instructions and assistance to voters.

25-4411 Same; vote tabulation equipment; testing; notice; conditions of test; error correction; securing and retention of equipment, programs and ballots.

25-4412 Same; securing voting systems against voting after polls closed; counting ballots or envelopes; checking against poll book; write-in votes; sealing of ballots and delivery to judges; duties of election officer and election board members at co...

25-4413 Same; recount of ballots.

25-4414 Electronic or electromechanical voting system fraud; penalty.

25-4415 Rules and regulations.

25-4416 Title.