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K.S.A. § 25-2419 (2026)

Misconduct of an election officer

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25-2419. Misconduct of an election officer. Misconduct of an election officer is, while being charged with any election duty: (a) Being grossly neglectful with respect thereto.

(b) Furnishing a voter with a ballot and informing such voter that any of its contents are different from that which appear thereon with intent to induce such voter to vote contrary to such voter's inclinations.

(c) Changing the ballot of a voter.

(d) Willfully permitting any person to testify as a witness or make an affidavit contrary to law.

(e) Preventing a qualified elector from voting.

(f) Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified elector when duly offered.

Misconduct of an election officer is a class B misdemeanor.

History: L. 1974, ch. 157, § 13; 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 2 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: Sawyer v. Chapman, 729 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1986).
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Sawyer v. Chapman, 729 P.2d 1220 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 2× “, K.S.A. 25-2419, (misconduct of election officer), K.”
In re Petition to Summon Grand Jury, 423 P.3d 1044 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “Preventing qualified electors from voting in violation of K.S.A. 25-2419, and 4. Being grossly neglectful with respect to their election duties in violation of K.”
— K.S.A. § 25-2419(a) — 1 case
In re Petition to Summon Grand Jury, 423 P.3d 1044 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “Preventing qualified electors from voting in violation of K.S.A. 25-2419, and 4. Being grossly neglectful with respect to their election duties in violation of K.”
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