Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3507.Elections, voting places; election officer,
duties; candidates for office, filing as; election procedure and cost; eligible voters.
The water district election shall be held in each election precinct, a
part or all of which is located within such water district, except that
if no other election is being held in a given election precinct on the
same date as the water district election, the county election
officer may
provide one or more convenient voting places where the water district
electors of such precinct may vote, which may be a voting place located
in another precinct. The county election officer
shall designate such
voting places and the persons entitled to vote thereat in the election
notice. The county election officer shall make
a report in writing to the
board of county commissioners of such election precincts and voting
places, which report shall be filed with the county clerk of the county
or counties in which such precincts and voting places are located and an
entry thereof made upon the journal of the board or boards of county
commissioners of such county or counties and if any change shall be made
in such voting precincts and voting places by the county election
officer,
the same shall in like manner be reported to the board or boards of
county commissioners, filed and entered as aforesaid. The polls for any
election held under this act shall be open between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
All qualified persons desiring to be voted upon as a member of such
board shall on or before 12:00 o'clock noon on the Tuesday which
precedes by 10 weeks the first Tuesday in April of the year in
which the election is being held, which date shall be stated in the
publication notice of the election, file with the county election officer,
a statement directing such officer to place such
person's name on
the ballot as a candidate for member of the board of the water district
in such election, indicating the number of the position for which such
person is filing. No candidate shall be permitted to withdraw as a candidate
after the deadline for filing such statements
of candidacy. There shall be no primary election for
members of the water district board. The county election
officer shall
publish names of all candidates in a newspaper of general circulation
within the water district not less than 10 days before such
election. The county election officer shall provide
for use of voting
machines or printed ballots in each election precinct or voting place.
Where printed ballots are prepared, the same shall be done at the
expense of the water district. The names of candidates for each member
position shall be rotated on the
ballots in such a manner that each candidate shall be given an equitable
opportunity to have such candidate's name appear first on the ballot. Where the only
election being conducted in an election precinct or voting place is the
water district election, the cost of providing judges and clerks in such
precinct or voting place shall be borne entirely by the water district,
but where held in conjunction with other elections, the cost shall be
prorated in the manner provided by article 22 of chapter 25 of the
Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
At least five days before any election, the county election
officers of the various counties within which a portion of such district
is located, in cooperation with the water district board,
shall determine the voting areas where no other elections will be held in
conjunction with the water district and the names of all qualified
electors residing in the water district and located in such precincts
and shall determine the election precincts which contain only a part of
the water district and the names of all qualified electors residing in
the water district and in such election precincts. A list of the
qualified electors determined as hereinbefore provided shall be
furnished by the county election officer to the
judges of the voting
precincts or voting places where such electors are entitled to vote.
Qualified electors of any election precinct, the entirety of which is
within the water district, shall be entitled to vote in such precinct
and a separate list of their names need not be furnished.
A voter shall not be eligible to vote in any election precinct other
than the one in which such person resides unless no election is being
held in such precinct, in which event, such voter shall be entitled to
vote in the voting place designated by the county election
officer.
Such list furnished by the county election officer
to the judges of
each precinct shall be conclusive at all elections, except that one
desirous of voting, whose name does not appear on such list, may proceed
to the county election officer of the county and
such officer may administer oaths and affirm witnesses to determine the
right of anyone to vote who may claim erroneous omission from such list,
and if such officer issues a certificate entitling the
voter to vote, such certificate shall be accepted by the judges and
clerks of the election. The list so furnished by the county election
officer shall be conclusive at all elections held within the same
year that the list is furnished.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 4; L. 1963,
ch. 198, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 139, § 1; L.
1975, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 100, §
1; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 2; July 1.
Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3507.Elections, voting places; election officer,
duties; candidates for office, filing as; election procedure and cost; eligible voters.
The water district election shall be held in each election precinct, a
part or all of which is located within such water district, except that
if no other election is being held in a given election precinct on the
same date as the water district election, the county election
officer may
provide one or more convenient voting places where the water district
electors of such precinct may vote, which may be a voting place located
in another precinct. The county election officer
shall designate such
voting places and the persons entitled to vote thereat in the election
notice. The county election officer shall make
a report in writing to the
board of county commissioners of such election precincts and voting
places, which report shall be filed with the county clerk of the county
or counties in which such precincts and voting places are located and an
entry thereof made upon the journal of the board or boards of county
commissioners of such county or counties and if any change shall be made
in such voting precincts and voting places by the county election
officer,
the same shall in like manner be reported to the board or boards of
county commissioners, filed and entered as aforesaid. The polls for any
election held under this act shall be open between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
All qualified persons desiring to be voted upon as a member of such
board shall on or before 12:00 o'clock noon on the Tuesday which
precedes by 10 weeks the first Tuesday in April of the year in
which the election is being held, which date shall be stated in the
publication notice of the election, file with the county election officer,
a statement directing such officer to place such
person's name on
the ballot as a candidate for member of the board of the water district
in such election, indicating the number of the position for which such
person is filing. No candidate shall be permitted to withdraw as a candidate
after the deadline for filing such statements
of candidacy. There shall be no primary election for
members of the water district board. The county election
officer shall
publish names of all candidates in a newspaper of general circulation
within the water district not less than 10 days before such
election. The county election officer shall provide
for use of voting
machines or printed ballots in each election precinct or voting place.
Where printed ballots are prepared, the same shall be done at the
expense of the water district. The names of candidates for each member
position shall be rotated on the
ballots in such a manner that each candidate shall be given an equitable
opportunity to have such candidate's name appear first on the ballot. Where the only
election being conducted in an election precinct or voting place is the
water district election, the cost of providing judges and clerks in such
precinct or voting place shall be borne entirely by the water district,
but where held in conjunction with other elections, the cost shall be
prorated in the manner provided by article 22 of chapter 25 of the
Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
At least five days before any election, the county election
officers of the various counties within which a portion of such district
is located, in cooperation with the water district board,
shall determine the voting areas where no other elections will be held in
conjunction with the water district and the names of all qualified
electors residing in the water district and located in such precincts
and shall determine the election precincts which contain only a part of
the water district and the names of all qualified electors residing in
the water district and in such election precincts. A list of the
qualified electors determined as hereinbefore provided shall be
furnished by the county election officer to the
judges of the voting
precincts or voting places where such electors are entitled to vote.
Qualified electors of any election precinct, the entirety of which is
within the water district, shall be entitled to vote in such precinct
and a separate list of their names need not be furnished.
A voter shall not be eligible to vote in any election precinct other
than the one in which such person resides unless no election is being
held in such precinct, in which event, such voter shall be entitled to
vote in the voting place designated by the county election
officer.
Such list furnished by the county election officer
to the judges of
each precinct shall be conclusive at all elections, except that one
desirous of voting, whose name does not appear on such list, may proceed
to the county election officer of the county and
such officer may administer oaths and affirm witnesses to determine the
right of anyone to vote who may claim erroneous omission from such list,
and if such officer issues a certificate entitling the
voter to vote, such certificate shall be accepted by the judges and
clerks of the election. The list so furnished by the county election
officer shall be conclusive at all elections held within the same
year that the list is furnished.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 4; L. 1963,
ch. 198, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 139, § 1; L.
1975, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 100, §
1; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 2; July 1.
Article 35.--WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS
19-3507.Elections, voting places; election officer,
duties; candidates for office, filing as; election procedure and cost; eligible voters.
The water district election shall be held in each election precinct, a
part or all of which is located within such water district, except that
if no other election is being held in a given election precinct on the
same date as the water district election, the county election
officer may
provide one or more convenient voting places where the water district
electors of such precinct may vote, which may be a voting place located
in another precinct. The county election officer
shall designate such
voting places and the persons entitled to vote thereat in the election
notice. The county election officer shall make
a report in writing to the
board of county commissioners of such election precincts and voting
places, which report shall be filed with the county clerk of the county
or counties in which such precincts and voting places are located and an
entry thereof made upon the journal of the board or boards of county
commissioners of such county or counties and if any change shall be made
in such voting precincts and voting places by the county election
officer,
the same shall in like manner be reported to the board or boards of
county commissioners, filed and entered as aforesaid. The polls for any
election held under this act shall be open between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
All qualified persons desiring to be voted upon as a member of such
board shall on or before 12:00 o'clock noon on the Tuesday which
precedes by 10 weeks the first Tuesday in April of the year in
which the election is being held, which date shall be stated in the
publication notice of the election, file with the county election officer,
a statement directing such officer to place such
person's name on
the ballot as a candidate for member of the board of the water district
in such election, indicating the number of the position for which such
person is filing. No candidate shall be permitted to withdraw as a candidate
after the deadline for filing such statements
of candidacy. There shall be no primary election for
members of the water district board. The county election
officer shall
publish names of all candidates in a newspaper of general circulation
within the water district not less than 10 days before such
election. The county election officer shall provide
for use of voting
machines or printed ballots in each election precinct or voting place.
Where printed ballots are prepared, the same shall be done at the
expense of the water district. The names of candidates for each member
position shall be rotated on the
ballots in such a manner that each candidate shall be given an equitable
opportunity to have such candidate's name appear first on the ballot. Where the only
election being conducted in an election precinct or voting place is the
water district election, the cost of providing judges and clerks in such
precinct or voting place shall be borne entirely by the water district,
but where held in conjunction with other elections, the cost shall be
prorated in the manner provided by article 22 of chapter 25 of the
Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
At least five days before any election, the county election
officers of the various counties within which a portion of such district
is located, in cooperation with the water district board,
shall determine the voting areas where no other elections will be held in
conjunction with the water district and the names of all qualified
electors residing in the water district and located in such precincts
and shall determine the election precincts which contain only a part of
the water district and the names of all qualified electors residing in
the water district and in such election precincts. A list of the
qualified electors determined as hereinbefore provided shall be
furnished by the county election officer to the
judges of the voting
precincts or voting places where such electors are entitled to vote.
Qualified electors of any election precinct, the entirety of which is
within the water district, shall be entitled to vote in such precinct
and a separate list of their names need not be furnished.
A voter shall not be eligible to vote in any election precinct other
than the one in which such person resides unless no election is being
held in such precinct, in which event, such voter shall be entitled to
vote in the voting place designated by the county election
officer.
Such list furnished by the county election officer
to the judges of
each precinct shall be conclusive at all elections, except that one
desirous of voting, whose name does not appear on such list, may proceed
to the county election officer of the county and
such officer may administer oaths and affirm witnesses to determine the
right of anyone to vote who may claim erroneous omission from such list,
and if such officer issues a certificate entitling the
voter to vote, such certificate shall be accepted by the judges and
clerks of the election. The list so furnished by the county election
officer shall be conclusive at all elections held within the same
year that the list is furnished.
History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 7; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 4; L. 1963,
ch. 198, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 139, § 1; L.
1975, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 137, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 100, §
1; L. 1983, ch. 123, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 91, § 2; July 1.