25-202.Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing foroffice; exceptions to applicationof article.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all candidates fornational, state, county and township offices shall be nominated by: (1) Aprimary election held in accordance with article 2 of chapter 25 of the KansasStatutes Annotated and amendments thereto; or (2) independentnomination petitions signed and filedas provided by existing statutes.
(b) Candidates for any of such offices who are members of any politicalparty whose candidate for governor did not poll at least 5% of the totalvote cast for all candidates for governor in the preceding general electionshall not be entitled to nomination by primary election but shall be nominated by adelegate or mass convention according to article 3 of chapter 25 of theKansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto.
(c) No candidate for any national, state, county or township officeshall file for office as a partisan candidate in a primary election andalso file for office as an independent candidate for any national, state,county or township office in the general election immediately following.
(d) The provisions ofarticle 2 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendmentsthereto shall not apply tothe justices of the supreme court or to judges of the district court injudicial districts which have approved the proposition of nonpartisanselection of district court judges, as provided in K.S.A. 20-2901 andamendments thereto, nor to special elections to fill vacancies.
History: R.S. 1923, 25-202; L. 1953, ch. 195, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 203, § 1; L.1968, ch. 406, § 66; L. 1974, ch. 137, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
25-202.Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing foroffice; exceptions to applicationof article.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all candidates fornational, state, county and township offices shall be nominated by: (1) Aprimary election held in accordance with article 2 of chapter 25 of the KansasStatutes Annotated and amendments thereto; or (2) independentnomination petitions signed and filedas provided by existing statutes.
(b) Candidates for any of such offices who are members of any politicalparty whose candidate for governor did not poll at least 5% of the totalvote cast for all candidates for governor in the preceding general electionshall not be entitled to nomination by primary election but shall be nominated by adelegate or mass convention according to article 3 of chapter 25 of theKansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto.
(c) No candidate for any national, state, county or township officeshall file for office as a partisan candidate in a primary election andalso file for office as an independent candidate for any national, state,county or township office in the general election immediately following.
(d) The provisions ofarticle 2 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendmentsthereto shall not apply tothe justices of the supreme court or to judges of the district court injudicial districts which have approved the proposition of nonpartisanselection of district court judges, as provided in K.S.A. 20-2901 andamendments thereto, nor to special elections to fill vacancies.
History: R.S. 1923, 25-202; L. 1953, ch. 195, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 203, § 1; L.1968, ch. 406, § 66; L. 1974, ch. 137, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
25-202.Methods of nomination of candidates; limitation on filing foroffice; exceptions to applicationof article.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all candidates fornational, state, county and township offices shall be nominated by: (1) Aprimary election held in accordance with article 2 of chapter 25 of the KansasStatutes Annotated and amendments thereto; or (2) independentnomination petitions signed and filedas provided by existing statutes.
(b) Candidates for any of such offices who are members of any politicalparty whose candidate for governor did not poll at least 5% of the totalvote cast for all candidates for governor in the preceding general electionshall not be entitled to nomination by primary election but shall be nominated by adelegate or mass convention according to article 3 of chapter 25 of theKansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto.
(c) No candidate for any national, state, county or township officeshall file for office as a partisan candidate in a primary election andalso file for office as an independent candidate for any national, state,county or township office in the general election immediately following.
(d) The provisions ofarticle 2 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendmentsthereto shall not apply tothe justices of the supreme court or to judges of the district court injudicial districts which have approved the proposition of nonpartisanselection of district court judges, as provided in K.S.A. 20-2901 andamendments thereto, nor to special elections to fill vacancies.
History: R.S. 1923, 25-202; L. 1953, ch. 195, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 203, § 1; L.1968, ch. 406, § 66; L. 1974, ch. 137, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
