(a) The secretary of state shall cause to be prepared, printed, and transmitted to the county election officers an appropriate number of official envelopes for use in connection with such official federal services absentee ballots, including envelopes for mailing ballots to applicants therefor, and envelopes for the return of such ballots by the voters, which shall conform and be subject to the provisions of the federal act referred to in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-1214, as amended.

(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe and furnish to the county election officers the form for printed instructions to voters of federal services absentee ballots, and the form for ballot envelopes and the affidavit which shall be printed upon the ballot envelopes. Such affidavit shall state the place of residence of the voter, his post office or mailing address at the time of election, that he has not voted by any other form of absentee ballot at such election, that he personally has marked the ballot, placed it in the ballot envelope and sealed the envelope, and that no other person placed any mark upon said ballot.