25-1122d. Advance voting; application for ballot, form; identification, form of; rules and regulations.
(a) The application for an advance voting ballot to be transmitted by mail shall be accompanied by an affirmation in substance as follows:
Affirmation of an Elector of the County of ______________ and State of Kansas Desiring to Vote an Advance Voting BallotState of ______________, County of ______________, ss:
I,______________________________________________
(Please print name)do solemnly affirm under penalty of perjury that I am a qualified elector of the ______ precinct of the _______ ward, residing at number ________ on ____________ street, city of _________, or in the township of __________, county of __________, and state of Kansas. My date of birth is _______ (month/day/year).
I understand that a current and valid Kansas driver’s license number or Kansas nondriver’s identification card number must be provided in order to receive a ballot. If I do not have a current and valid Kansas driver’s license number or Kansas nondriver’s identification card number, I must provide one of the following forms of identification with this application in order to receive a ballot:
A copy of any one of the following types of photographic identification: A driver’s license issued by Kansas or by another state or district of the United States, a state identification card issued by Kansas or by another state or district of the United States, a concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas or a concealed carry of handgun or weapon license issued by another state or district of the United States, a United States passport, an employee badge or identification document issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office or agency, a military identification document issued by the United States, a student identification card issued by an accredited post secondary institution of education in the state of Kansas, or a public assistance identification card issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office or agency.
I am entitled to vote an advance voting ballot and I have not voted and will not otherwise vote at the election to be held on ____________ (date). My political party is __________ (to be filled in only when requesting primary election ballots). I desire my ballots to be sent to the following address:
Signature of voter.
Note: False statement on this affirmation is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
(b) The application for an advance voting ballot to be transmitted in person shall be accompanied by an affirmation in substance as follows:
Affirmation of an Elector of the County of ______________ and State of Kansas Desiring to Vote an Advance Voting Ballot State of ______________, County of ______________, ss:
I, ____________________________________________
(Please print name)do solemnly affirm under penalty of perjury that I am a qualified elector of the _______ precinct of the _______ ward, residing at number ________ on ____________ street, city of _________, or in the township of __________, county of _______, and state of Kansas. My date of birth is __________ (month/day/year).
I am entitled to vote an advance voting ballot and I have not voted and will not otherwise vote at the election to be held on ____________ (date). My political party is ___________ (to be filled in only when requesting primary election ballots).
Signature of voter.
Note: False statement on this affirmation is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
(c) An application for permanent advance voting status shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state for this purpose. Such application shall contain an affirmation concerning substantially the same information required in subsection (a) and in addition thereto a statement regarding the permanent character of such illness or disability.
(d) Any application by a former precinct resident shall state both the former and present residence, address, precinct and county of such former precinct resident and the date of change of residence.
(e) The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations in order to implement the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1978, ch. 140, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 140, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 192, § 21; L. 1996, ch. 187, § 26; L. 2000, ch. 49, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 93, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 56, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 7; Jan. 1, 2012.
Revisor's Note:
Section was also amended by L. 2004, ch. 25, § 5, but that version was repealed by L. 2004, ch. 93, § 13.