Kansas Statutes 25-2412. Election forgery
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-2412
- Election: means any primary, general or special election of national, state, county, township, school or city officers or officers of any other subdivision of the state, or any question submitted election held at any time whether the same be upon a constitutional amendment, authority to issue bonds by the state or any subdivision thereof or any other special question whatsoever. See Kansas Statutes 25-2408
- Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Election forgery is: (a) Knowingly and with intent to induce official action, signing or otherwise affixing any name other than one’s own name to a certificate of nomination, nomination paper or any petition under the election laws of this state;
(b) marking any other person’s ballot without such person’s consent; or
(c) marking any other person’s ballot contrary to the directions of such person.
Election forgery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.