Session of 2023
HOUSE BILL No. 2053
By Committee on Elections
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AN ACT concerning elections; relating to advance voting ballots;
authorizing the secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations for the
use of remote ballot boxes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the secretary of state
shall adopt rules and regulations for the use of remote ballot boxes by
county election officers for the return of advance voting ballots. Such
regulations shall include the dates, times and locations for the use of
remote ballot boxes and any other requirements that the secretary deems
necessary to preserve the integrity of the ballots and the election process.
(b) As used in this section, "remote ballot boxes" means any form of
locked ballot boxes designated by the county election officer as available
for use for depositing advance voting ballots. "Remote ballot boxes" does
not include any ballot boxes located in a county election office or satellite
advance voting site.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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