(b) On or before November 1, 2011, and on or before November 1 every fourth year thereafter, the secretary of state shall certify to the governor, to the chief clerk of the house of representatives and to the secretary of the senate a common date in the next succeeding year on which at least five other states will hold a presidential preference primary election, a delegate or mass convention or a caucus of qualified voters at which delegates to a national convention are selected. On or before each such date, if the secretary of state determines that there is no common date on which at least five states are conducting such a selection process in the next succeeding year, the secretary of state shall certify to the governor, the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate on a date, which shall be on or before the first Tuesday in April of the next following year, on which the presidential preference primary election shall be held.
(c) The date certified by the secretary of state pursuant to subsection (b) shall be the date on which the presidential preference primary election authorized by subsection (a) shall be held in the state of Kansas.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 8; L. 1990, ch. 129, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 3, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 3, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 112, § 6; L. 2007, ch. 167, § 204; July 1.
(b) The name of any candidate for a political party nomination for president of the United States shall be printed on the ballots only if, not later than twelve o'clock noon, February 12 prior to the presidential preference primary or, if such date falls on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, not later than twelve o'clock noon the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday:
(1) The candidate files with the secretary of state a declaration of intent to become a candidate accompanied by a fee of $100; or
(2) there is filed in the office of secretary of state a petition in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, signed by not less than 1,000 registered electors, who are affiliated with the political party of such candidate as shown by the party affiliation list. The secretary of state shall determine the sufficiency of each such petition, and such determination shall be final.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 13; July 1.
(b) The official presidential preference primary election ballots shall be printed in a single column and shall have the following heading:
To vote for a person whose name is printed on the ballot make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for "none of the names shown" make a cross or check mark in the square to the left of such words.
This shall be followed by the names of the candidates for president of the United States of such party in the manner and order certified by the secretary of state.
(c) As soon as possible after February 12, the secretary of state shall certify to each county election officer the name of each person who is a candidate for nomination to be president of the United States of each party authorized to participate in the presidential preference primary election. The secretary of state shall publish, not less than 21 days prior to the presidential preference primary, a notice in one newspaper in each county of the state where a newspaper is published, that the official list of candidates and the date of the election can be acquired in the office of the secretary of state or the office of the county election officer.
(d) When a party participating in the presidential preference primary election has more than one candidate, the secretary of state shall determine by lot the order in which the candidates' names will appear on the ballot. The order of names, as established by the secretary of state, shall be uniform in each county throughout the state.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 6, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 287, § 14; July 1.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 3; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 129, § 7; July 1.
Every such transmittal shall be made by first class mail or by a messenger. If the secretary of state fails to receive the abstract of the canvass from any county within 14 days next after the election, he or she shall dispatch a special messenger to obtain a copy of the same, and the county election officer shall immediately, on demand of such messenger, make out and deliver to such messenger the copy required. Thereupon, the messenger shall deliver such copy to the secretary of state, and the secretary of state shall be reimbursed for the expenses of such messenger by such county.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 112, § 7; July 1.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 324, § 13; Jan. 1, 1982.
(b) Each political party shall then select as many delegates and alternates to the national party convention as are allotted to it by the national committee of that party, according to K.S.A. 25-4506 and this section, and amendments thereto.
(c) No later than 60 days following the presidential preference primary, delegates and alternates to a national party convention shall be selected by a party at its state convention, or as otherwise provided by party rules adopted by the committees of the political parties. The number of delegates and the number of alternates to a national party convention shall be determined according to party rules. Delegates and alternates to a national party convention shall be selected in the manner prescribed by party rules. The binding of delegates and alternates to a national party convention shall be determined by party rules. All such rules shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than January 2, 1992, and no later than January 2 every fourth year thereafter.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 6; L. 1990, ch. 129, § 4; July 1.
The secretary of state, with the advice of the director of accounts and reports, shall determine the correctness of each amount certified under this section and adjust any discrepancies discovered before approving vouchers for payment to any county.
History: L. 1978, ch. 141, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 113, § 7; July 1.