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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The right of any person to vote at any national, state, county and township primary election may be challenged by any elector upon the same ground and his right to vote be determined in the same manner as at a national, state, county and township general election, except as otherwise provided herein.
If the person offering such person's vote is challenged as unqualified on the ground that the person is not a member of the party announced by such person, the person shall make and subscribe an affidavit in the following form, which shall be presented to and retained by the election board, and returned by the supervising judge with the poll list:
STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF ____, ss.
I, ____, am a registered voter in this jurisdiction and I am qualified to vote in this election. I am affiliated with the ____ party; I have not signed the petition of a member of any other party who is seeking a nomination at this primary election; and I have not signed the nominating petition of an independent candidate for any office for which candidates are to be voted for at this primary election.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, this ____ day of ____, A.D. ____.
____, Voter ____, Judge of Election.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 25. Elections § 25-216. Challenging right to vote; affidavit - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-25-elections/ks-st-sect-25-216/
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