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K.S.A. § 25-2412 (2026)

Election forgery

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25-2412. Election forgery. Election forgery is: (a) Knowingly and with intent to induce official action, signing or otherwise affixing any name other than one's own name to a certificate of nomination, nomination paper or any petition under the election laws of this state;

(b) marking any other person's ballot without such person's consent; or

(c) marking any other person's ballot contrary to the directions of such person.

Election forgery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.

History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 6; L. 1980, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 202; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited; constitutionality of mail ballot election act (K.S.A. 25-431 et seq.) examined and upheld. Sawyer v. Chapman, 240 Kan. 409, 414, 415, 729 P.2d 1220 (1986).


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Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Sawyer v. Chapman, 729 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1986).
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