Office of the Kansas Secretary of State 2008 Election Calendar Statutory citations are found in Chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated unless otherwise noted. Calendar includes information on city spring elections for those counties where applicable Days are counted according to the rules of civil procedure in K.S.A. 60-206. Weekends and holidays are not counted when counting fewer than 11 days. When the final day counted is a weekend or holiday, the date is moved forward or backward to be most advantageous to the voting public. (City primary) = February 26 city primary election (Primary) = August 5 state primary election (City general) = April 1 city general election (General) = November 4 state general election CEO = County Election Officer SOS = Secretary of State KAR = Kansas Administrative Regulation Kansas Secretary of State December 2007 2008 Election Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SOS-(City primary) Deadline to notify CEOs of close of registration (60 days before Christmas primary) -2311(c) 30 31 CEO-(City general) Cities notify CEO of city boundaries if changes occurred. 12-517, -518 CEO-Campaign finance report deadline for organizations promoting or opposing local candidates or questions submitted and 2nd and 3rd class city candidates and township candidates. -901 Kansas Secretary of State January 2008 2008 Election Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 CEO – (City general) Deadline for city clerk to file with CEO the city offices to be elected. -2118 CEO – (City primary) (City general) Voters may apply for advance voting ballots to be mailed. -1122(e)(3), (4) New Years Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOS/CEO – Campaign finance CEO – (City primary) report deadline for state Deadline to mail federal candidates, 1st class cities, services absentee ballots to party and political action applicants. -1220 committees. -4148(a)(4) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SOS – (City primary) Send CEOs advance voting ballot forms and voter instructions. (35 days before election) (Deadline January 22) -1121 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CEO – (City primary) Deadline for in-state residence CEO – (City general) Noon change. Voter who moves deadline for city candidates to within 30 days before election Martin Luther file or withdraw. -2106, -2109 may vote in former precinct. (Deadline January 27) -3701 King Day 27 28 CEO – (City primary) Deadline 29 30 31 to publish times, places and close of CEO – (City primary) Prepare registration. Date may vary with daily advance ballots for city or weekly newspaper schedule -2310, -2311(a)(4), KAR 7-23-4 primary (at least 20 days CEO – (City primary) Deadline for before election). -1120 county party chairs to recommend Deadline February 6. election board workers. (Deadline January 27) -2803(a) Kansas Secretary of State February 2008 2008 Election Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 SOS – (City general) Deadline to notify CEOs of close of registration. (60 days before election) -2311(c) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CEO – (City primary) Begin CEO – (City primary) 1st and mailing advance ballots. (20 days 2nd class cities may provide before election) -1123 late hours for voter registration through Monday. CEO – (City primary) Advance (optional) -2311(d) voting in person in CEO office may begin. -1122(c), -1123 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CEO – (City primary) Last CEO – (City primary) Publish CEO – (City general) Deadline day to register to vote. notice of voting equipment to mail federal services -2311(a)(4) test at least 48 hours before absentee ballots to applicants. CEO – (City primary) Appoint test. Notify county party chairs -1220 election boards. -2801 in writing. -4411(b), -4610(b) Valentine’s Day 17 18 CEO – (City primary) Deadline for 19 20 21 22 23 CEO – (City primary) Train city candidates to file affidavits of CEO – (City primary) Conduct SOS – (City general) Send CEOs exemption for campaigns under $500. voting equipment test. (Within 5 advance voting ballot forms and election boards this week. -904(a), -4173 -2806 Æ CEO – (City primary) Deadline to accept days before election) -4411(b), voter instructions. (35 days before CEO – (City primary) Primary late voter registration applications with -4610(b) election) Deadline Feb. 26. -1121 missing or illegible postmarks. (Statutory CEO – (City primary) Advance CEO – (City primary) Deadline campaign finance report deadline Feb. 17) -2311(e) st voting in person in CEO office for voters to apply for advance deadline for 1 class city must begin (earlier if CEO voting ballots to be mailed. candidates. -4148(a)(1) Æ President’s Day desires) -1122(c) -1122(e)(3) 24 25 26 27 28 29 CEO – (City primary) County CEO – (City primary) Noon CITY PRIMARY canvassers certify election results (or deadline to vote regular advance SOS/CEO – (City primary) next Monday). -3101(d), -3104 ELECTION -2108a(a) CEO – (City general) Deadline for in- voting ballots in person. CEO – (City primary) Disabled & Registration books reopen. -1122(b), (f) state residence change. Voter who non-English proficient voters may -2311 moves within 30 days before election CEO – (City primary) Distribute apply for advance ballots. -1124(c) may vote in former precinct. ballots and supplies to supervising CEO – (City primary) Advance ballots (Deadline March 2) -3701 judges. -604(c), -2706 must be returned by close of polls. -1132 Kansas Secretary of State March 2008 2008 Election Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 CEO – (City primary) Alternate 4 5 6 7 8 CEO – (City general) Deadline for date for county canvass. -3104 CEO – (City primary) Recount CEO – (City primary) Recount CEO – (City general) Prepare CEO – (City primary) Recount CEO (City primary) Noon deadline to party chairs to recommend election must be initiated if requested must be initiated if requested advance ballots for city must be completed by 5:00 board workers. (deadline March 2) request recount if canvass was Friday. -3107(b) Monday. -3107(b) on Tuesday. -3107(b) general (at least 20 days p.m. if requested Monday. -2803(a) Æ CEO – (City primary) Deadline at CEO – (City general) Deadline to CEO – (City primary) Issue before election). -1120 -3107(b) 5:00 to request recount if canvass publish times, places and close of nomination certificates if recount not Deadline March 12. registration. -2310, -2311(a)(6), requested. -3110, KAR 7-26-1 was Monday. -3107(b) KAR 7-23-4 Æ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CEO – (City primary) Recount CEO – (City general) Begin CEO – (City general) 1st and must be completed by 5:00 mailing advance ballots. (20 2nd class cities may provide p.m. if requested Tuesday. days before election) -1123 late hours for voter Daylight saving -3107(b) CEO – (City general) Advance registration through Monday voting in person in CEO office (optional). -2311(d) time begins may begin. -1122(c), -1123 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 CEO – (City general) Last day CEO – (City general) Publish to register to vote. -2311(a)(6), notice of voting equipment (7) test at least 48 hours before CEO – (City general) Appoint test. Notify party chairs in election boards. -2801 writing. -4411(b), -4610(b) St. Patrick’s Day 23 24 CEO – (City general) Deadline 25 26 27 28 29 CEO – (City general) Train to accept late voter registration CEO – (City general) Conduct test of CEO – (City primary) CEO – (City general) election boards this week. applications with missing or illegible voting equipment within 5 days before Campaign finance report Deadline for voters to apply postmarks. (Statutory deadline March election. -4411(b), -4610(b) nd rd -2806 Æ 23) -2311(e) CEO – (City general) Advance voting deadline for 2 and 3 class for advance voting ballots to CEO – (City general) General in person in CEO office must begin city candidates. -904(b) be mailed. -1122(e)(4) campaign finance report deadline for (earlier if CEO desires) -1122(f) Easter 1st class city candidates. -4148(a)(2) 30 31 CEO – (City general) Noon deadline to vote regular advance ballots in person in CEO office. -1122(c) CEO – (City general) Distribute ballots and supplies to supervising judges. -604(c), -2706 Kansas Secretary of State April 2008 2008 Election Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 CITY GENERAL SOS – (Primary) Deadline to CEO – (City general) County ELECTION -2107 send CEOs notice of primary canvassers certify election CEO – (City general) Advance voting election for publication three results (or next Monday). CEO – (Primary) Voters may ballots must be returned by close of consecutive weeks. -204 -3101(d), -3104 apply for advance voting ballots polls. -1132 SOS/CEO – (City general) to be mailed. -1122(e)(1) Æ CEO – (City general) Disabled & non- English proficient voters may apply Registration books reopen. for advance ballots. -1124(c) -2311 6 7 CEO – (City general) Alternate 8 9 CEO – (City general) Recount 10 11 12 date for county canvass. -3104 CEO – (City general) Recount must be initiated if requested on SOS – (Primary) Prepare advance CEO – (City general) Recount CEO – (City general) City CEO – (City general) Noon deadline must be initiated if requested Tuesday. -3107(b) voting ballot forms, send to CEOs must be completed by 5:00 to request recount if canvass was officers-elect must file oath with Monday. -3107(b) CEO – (City general) Election by July 1. -1121 p.m. if requested Monday. Friday. -3107(b) CEO – (City general) Deadline at contest may be filed in court this CEO – (City primary) Deadline to city clerk before next regular CEO – (City general) Issue election -3107(b) council meeting.