25-302. Same; caucus or convention by parties not authorized to participate in primary. - Kansas Statutes

25-302

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 3.--INDEPENDENT AND OTHER NOMINATION CERTIFICATES; TERMS OF OFFICE; FILLING VACANCIES

      25-302.   Same; caucus or convention by parties notauthorized to participate in primary.Any recognized political party except those authorized to participate in aprimary election pursuant to K.S.A. 25-202, and amendments thereto may bymeans of a delegate or mass convention or caucus of qualified votersbelonging to such party for the state or municipality, or anylawfully organized portion of either, for which such convention or caucusis held, nominate one person for each office that is tobe filled therein at the next ensuing election, and, subject to theprovisions of this act, file a certificate of such nominations so made. Aconvention or caucus for nominating persons for national, state, district,or county offices shall be called by the state chairpersonof the party, or if there be no state chairperson by theparty's candidate for governor at the preceding general election.

      Every such certificate shall be signed by the presiding officer and asecretary of the convention or caucus making such nominations. In each casethe persons signing thecertificates shall add to their signatures their places of residence, andshall make and subscribe an oath that, to the best of their knowledge andbelief, such certificates and the statements therein made are true; and acertificate that such oath has been taken and administered shall be madeand signed on such certificate of nomination by the officer before whom thesame was taken.

      History:   L. 1893, ch. 78, § 4; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 4; L. 1901,ch. 177, § 2;R.S. 1923, 25-302; L. 1955, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 137, § 2; April 5.