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Kansas Statutes § 25-4004 Governor and lieutenant governor; filing of nomination petitions or declaration of intention to become candidates; deadline for filingVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

Statute Text

The provisions of K.S.A. 25-205 , and amendments thereto, shall not apply to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. The names of candidates for governor and lieutenant governor shall be printed upon the official primary ballot when each pair thereof shall have qualified to become candidates in one or the other of the following methods [and none other] : [First, they shall have had filed in]
(a) Nomination petitions shall be filed on their behalf, not later than 12 noon, June 1, prior to such primary election, or if such date falls on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then before 12 noon the following business day [, nomination papers, commonly called nomination petitions] , as provided for in K.S.A. 25-4005 , and amendments thereto; or [, second, they]
(b) such persons shall have filed not later than the time for filing nomination [papers] petitions , as [above] provided in paragraph (a) , with the secretary of state, [as hereinafter prescribed,] a declaration of intention to become candidates [,] accompanied by a fee as provided in K.S.A. 25-4006 , and amendments thereto.

History

Amended by L. 2023 , ch. 79 , § 56 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

Amended by L. 2011 , ch. 47 , § 3 , eff. 7/1/2011 .

L. 1973, ch. 153, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 144, § 1; July 1.