EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

K.S.A. 25-2706(c) requires county election officers to furnish and publish specific voter materials including printed instructions to voters and a sample ballot. However, the statute does not explicitly require a comprehensive voter pamphlet containing candidate information and ballot-question explanations. While a sample ballot is required, the statute does not enumerate content requirements regarding candidate statements, ballot measure descriptions, or official arguments for/against ballot questions—which are typical components of statutory voter pamphlets. The statute requires the Secretary of State to 'specify the form and contents of instructions to voters' but does not mandate those contents to include candidate or ballot-measure information. The requirement is partially satisfied because sample ballots are mandated with specified distribution (posting at polling places and website publication), but lacks the broader informational content typical of statutory voter pamphlets.

“The county election officer shall furnish and publish on the website of the county election office: (A) Printed instructions to voters; (B) a list of voters' rights and responsibilities; (C) a sample ballot; (D) notification of the date of the election; and (E) the polling place hours.”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute codifies a requirement for publication of candidate names and addresses in the official paper for three consecutive weeks, which satisfies the public accessibility component. However, the statute does not explicitly require that nominating petitions or eligibility certifications themselves be made publicly accessible—only the names and addresses of certified candidates. The requirement is limited to published notice of who has filed valid nominations, not access to the filing documents themselves. The timing is specified (three consecutive weeks following filing), addressing the temporal component partially, but the criterion asks about access to 'candidate-filing documents' broadly, not merely candidate roster publication.

“The county election officer shall, upon receipt thereof, publish for three consecutive weeks in the official paper, a notice which shall set forth under the proper party designation, the title of each national, state, county and township office any part of the district of which is in the county, the names and addresses of all persons certified by the secretary of state as candidates for any national or state office”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: K.S.A. 25-905 addresses notification to candidates of filing violations and establishes penalties for violations (fines and office vacation/disqualification). However, the statute does not establish a codified public-notice procedure for informing voters when a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed. The section requires the filing officer to notify the candidate of non-compliance, but contains no mandate for public notification, ballot modification procedures, or voter communication regarding candidate disqualification post-ballot printing. The criterion specifically asks whether public-notice procedures are codified; this statute only addresses candidate notification, not public notice.

K.S.A. 25-105 codifies a notification requirement for general elections with clearly defined timing (at least 30 days before the election, published no less than 30 days prior and remaining until day after election) and enumerated content requirements (date, times, nominated candidates, propositions, and conditionally voting areas and polling places). The statute specifies both the method of publication (newspaper with county circulation and county election office website) and the mandatory content of the notice. This satisfies the criterion's requirements for notification rules and timing to be codified in statute with content defined.

“the county election officer shall cause notice of the time of the holding of any general election to be published once at least 30 days before such election. Such notice shall be published in a paper or papers having circulation in such county. Notice of the election shall also be published on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted. Such notice shall be published not less than 30 days prior to the election and shall remain on the website until the day after the election. Such notice shall state the date and times of such election, the name of each person nominated for any public office to be voted upon and any propositions to be voted upon. If such election is not held in conjunction with another election for which notice of voting areas and polling places has been published, the notice required by this section shall also include such information.”

K.S.A. 25-2701(d)(1) explicitly codifies a statutory requirement for individual notice when polling places change. The requirement specifies: (1) notice must be mailed, (2) it must go to affected voters, and (3) it must be provided at least 30 days prior to the election. This directly satisfies the criterion's requirement for a statutory mandate regarding individual notice within a defined timeframe. The exception for emergency declarations does not eliminate the general rule requirement.

“The county election officer may not change a voting place prior to an election without providing mailed notice to the voters affected at least 30 days prior to the election.”