Kansas elections
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Kansas elections are the processes by which voters in the state of Kansas choose their public officials at the local, state, and federal levels, including contests for the legislature, governor, and congressional seats.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election process
ⓘ
political process ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Kansas Secretary of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
county election offices in Kansas ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycle | even-numbered years for general elections ⓘ |
| feature |
ballot access rules for candidates
ⓘ
campaign finance regulations ⓘ election contest procedures ⓘ party primaries ⓘ recount procedures ⓘ voter registration requirement ⓘ |
| federalHouseTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| federalSenateTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kansas Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas Statutes Annotated NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ federal election law ⓘ |
| gubernatorialTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| includeElectionType |
bond elections
ⓘ
congressional elections ⓘ gubernatorial elections ⓘ legislative elections ⓘ municipal elections ⓘ presidential elections ⓘ primary elections ⓘ school board elections ⓘ special elections ⓘ statewide general elections ⓘ |
| includeOffice |
Governor of Kansas
ⓘ
Kansas Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas Insurance Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas State Treasurer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives seats from Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senate seats from Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ city officials in Kansas ⓘ county officials in Kansas ⓘ school board members in Kansas ⓘ |
| legislativeTermLength |
2 years for Kansas House of Representatives
ⓘ
4 years for Kansas Senate ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Help America Vote Act of 2002
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useBallotType |
electronic voting machines
ⓘ
optical scan ballots ⓘ paper ballots ⓘ |
| useVotingMethod |
advance in-person voting
ⓘ
mail-in absentee voting ⓘ |
| useVotingMethod | in-person voting ⓘ |
| useVotingSystem | secret ballot ⓘ |
| useVotingSystem |
single-member districts for Kansas House of Representatives
ⓘ
single-member districts for Kansas Senate ⓘ single-member districts for U.S. House ⓘ |
| voterDisqualification | certain felony convictions ⓘ |
| voterEligibility |
Kansas residents
ⓘ
United States citizens NERFINISHED ⓘ persons at least 18 years old ⓘ |
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