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25-4607

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS
Article 46.--OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS TO COUNT VOTES

      25-4607.   Ballots; printing and design.The ballot information shall be in the order of arrangement provided forin article 6, chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated for officialballots. Such information may be printed on both sides of oneballot or on more than one ballot. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the use of multipleballots when the information for any election exceeds the capacity of a singleballot. Voting squares or ovals may be placed before or after the namesofcandidates andstatements of questions or on a separate paper corresponding tothe ballot upon which the names of candidates and statements of questionsappear. Voting squares or ovals shall be of such size as is compatiblewith thesystem used. Ballots shall be printed on paper and with ink compatible withthe system used and the information printed in as plain clear type and size asthe ballot spaces permit. On each ballotshallbe printed a box, which shall be placed on the ballot in such a manner so asnot to interfere with the scanning of the ballot. Such box shall be providedto allow for the insertion of a unique mark designated by the county electionofficer to verify the authenticity of the ballot.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 158, § 7;L. 1992, ch. 6, § 6;L. 1999, ch. 105, § 11;L. 2007, ch. 125, § 28; July 1.

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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter25 > Article46 > Statutes_14128

25-4607

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS
Article 46.--OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS TO COUNT VOTES

      25-4607.   Ballots; printing and design.The ballot information shall be in the order of arrangement provided forin article 6, chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated for officialballots. Such information may be printed on both sides of oneballot or on more than one ballot. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the use of multipleballots when the information for any election exceeds the capacity of a singleballot. Voting squares or ovals may be placed before or after the namesofcandidates andstatements of questions or on a separate paper corresponding tothe ballot upon which the names of candidates and statements of questionsappear. Voting squares or ovals shall be of such size as is compatiblewith thesystem used. Ballots shall be printed on paper and with ink compatible withthe system used and the information printed in as plain clear type and size asthe ballot spaces permit. On each ballotshallbe printed a box, which shall be placed on the ballot in such a manner so asnot to interfere with the scanning of the ballot. Such box shall be providedto allow for the insertion of a unique mark designated by the county electionofficer to verify the authenticity of the ballot.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 158, § 7;L. 1992, ch. 6, § 6;L. 1999, ch. 105, § 11;L. 2007, ch. 125, § 28; July 1.


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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter25 > Article46 > Statutes_14128

25-4607

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS
Article 46.--OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS TO COUNT VOTES

      25-4607.   Ballots; printing and design.The ballot information shall be in the order of arrangement provided forin article 6, chapter 25 of Kansas Statutes Annotated for officialballots. Such information may be printed on both sides of oneballot or on more than one ballot. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the use of multipleballots when the information for any election exceeds the capacity of a singleballot. Voting squares or ovals may be placed before or after the namesofcandidates andstatements of questions or on a separate paper corresponding tothe ballot upon which the names of candidates and statements of questionsappear. Voting squares or ovals shall be of such size as is compatiblewith thesystem used. Ballots shall be printed on paper and with ink compatible withthe system used and the information printed in as plain clear type and size asthe ballot spaces permit. On each ballotshallbe printed a box, which shall be placed on the ballot in such a manner so asnot to interfere with the scanning of the ballot. Such box shall be providedto allow for the insertion of a unique mark designated by the county electionofficer to verify the authenticity of the ballot.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 158, § 7;L. 1992, ch. 6, § 6;L. 1999, ch. 105, § 11;L. 2007, ch. 125, § 28; July 1.