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K.S.A. § 25-2435 (2026)

Prosecution of election crimes

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25-2435. Prosecution of election crimes. (a) Independent authority to prosecute any person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas elections crime defined in K.S.A. 25-1128, and amendments thereto, or article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be vested in:

(1) The district attorney or county attorney of the county where such act occurred;

(2) the Kansas attorney general; or

(3) the Kansas secretary of state.

(b) If one of the officers listed in subsection (a) has commenced the prosecution of a person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas election crime, the other officers listed in subsection (a) may provide assistance to the prosecuting officer but shall not commence a separate prosecution.

History: L. 2015, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.


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Cited in 5 cases, 2017–2020 · leading case: Fish v. Kobach, 309 F. Supp. 3d 1048 (D. Kan. 2018).
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Fish v. Kobach, 309 F. Supp. 3d 1048 (D. Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a). Bednasek Docs. 107 at 8-15, 165 at 15-17.”
Bednasek v. Kobach, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1193 (D. Kan. 2017). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a). . K.S.A. §§ 25-2309(a), -2352(a)(1).”
Fish v. Kobach, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1218 (D. Kan. 2017). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a).' . K.S.A. §§ 25~2309(a), -2352(a)(1), .”
Clark v. Kansas Sec'y of State (D. Kan. 2019). · cites it 3× “34) (effective July 1, 2015 and codified at Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-2435 ). 11 See Written Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Katie Koupal on HB 2042 before H.”
Clark v. Kansas Sec'y of State (D. Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “2012) (noting that “the proper vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of a state statute, where only prospective, non- monetary relief is sought, is an action against the state officials responsible for the enforcement of that statute”); see also K.S.A. § 25-2435 (stating…”
— K.S.A. § 25-2435(a) — 3 cases
Fish v. Kobach, 309 F. Supp. 3d 1048 (D. Kan. 2018). “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a). Bednasek Docs. 107 at 8-15, 165 at 15-17.”
Bednasek v. Kobach, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1193 (D. Kan. 2017). “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a). . K.S.A. §§ 25-2309(a), -2352(a)(1).”
Fish v. Kobach, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1218 (D. Kan. 2017). “K.S.A. § 25-2435(a).' . K.S.A. §§ 25~2309(a), -2352(a)(1), .”
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