Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 25-203 (2026)

Date of primary election for national, state, county and township offices

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25-203. Date of primary election for national, state, county and township offices. The primary national, state, county and township election shall be held on the first Tuesday of August in even-numbered years for the nomination of all candidates to be voted for at the next following general election.

History: L. 1908, ch. 54, § 3; L. 1909, ch. 136, § 2; R.S. 1923, 25-203; L. 1927, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 184, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 104, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 67; L. 1992, ch. 237, § 1; L. 2023, ch. 79, § 16; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: Schwab v. Klapper, 505 P.3d 345 (Kan. 2022).
Schwab v. Klapper, 505 P.3d 345 (Kan. 2022). “K.S.A. 25-203(a). And the general election will be held on November 8, 2022.”
Cromer v. South Carolina, 917 F.2d 819 (4th Cir. 1990). “1990); Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 25-203, 25-305 (1986 & Supp.”
Dr. John Hagelin for President Comm. of Kansas v. Graves, 25 F.3d 956 (10th Cir. 1994). “Candidates who wish to run in the primary, which is held the first Tuesday in August of even-numbered years, Kan.Stat.Ann. § 25-203(a), are required to file nominating petitions or a declaration of intent to become a candidate by June 10.”
— K.S.A. § 25-203(a) — 2 cases
Schwab v. Klapper, 505 P.3d 345 (Kan. 2022). “K.S.A. 25-203(a). And the general election will be held on November 8, 2022.”
Dr. John Hagelin for President Comm. of Kansas v. Graves, 25 F.3d 956 (10th Cir. 1994). “Candidates who wish to run in the primary, which is held the first Tuesday in August of even-numbered years, Kan.Stat.Ann. § 25-203(a), are required to file nominating petitions or a declaration of intent to become a candidate by June 10.”
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