KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

25-117. Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing.

25-117

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

25-117. Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing.No newly organized political party shall be recognized or qualified toparticipate or permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on theballot in any election in this state until it has filed an affidavit, bythe officers of the party in the state, under oath that

(a) it is not directly or indirectly affiliated by any means whatsoeverwith the Communist party of the United States, the Communist international,or any other foreign agency, political party, organization or government;or

(b) that it does not either directly or indirectly advocate, teach,justify, aid or abet the overthrow by force or violence, or by any unlawfulmeans, of the government of the United States or this state; or

(c) it does not directly or indirectly carry on, advocate, teach,justify, aid or abet a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition ortreason against the government of the United States or this state.

The affidavit herein provided for shall be filed with the secretary ofstate and he shall make such investigation as he may deem necessary todetermine the character and nature of the political doctrines of suchproposed new party, and if he finds that such proposed new party advocatesdoctrines or has affiliations which are in violation of the provisions ofthis act, he shall not permit such party to participate in the election.

History: L. 1941, ch. 231, § 2; June 30.