25-2701. Designation of areas and voting places; counting and canvass of ballots in certain precincts having less than 20 registered voters. - Kansas Statutes

25-2701

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 27.--VOTING PLACES AND MATERIALS THEREFOR

      25-2701.   Designation of areas and voting places; counting and canvass ofballots in certain precincts having less than 20 registered voters.(a) The county election officer shall determine the area to be served byeach voting place at every election and shall make the same known to anypublic officers having need of such information in due time forappropriate publication notices or other matters required by law.Any precinct having less than 20 registered voters shall be included with anadjacent precinct or precincts in a single area to be served by a common votingplace. Thelocation of voting places shall be designated by the county electionofficer as provided by K.S.A. 25-2703 and amendments thereto.

      (b)   For any election to which this section is applicable, wherever acityis located in two counties, the county election officer of the countyin which the greater population of the city is located may designate a votingplace located in a portion of the city in the other county to serve an areawithin that portion of the city within the county in which the greaterpopulationof the city is located.

      (c)   At voting places serving two or more precincts, one or more of whichhave less than 20 registered voters, all ballots which are identical shall bedeposited in the same ballot box or boxes and such votes shall be counted andcanvassed in such a manner as to minimize the possibility of identifying theballots cast by any voter.

      History:   L. 1968, ch. 406, § 15; L. 1977, ch. 140, § 1;L. 1991, ch. 103, § 1; July 1.