Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-3608

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

(a) For purposes of this act, “petition circulator” shall mean a person who is:

(1) A United States citizen;

(2) at least 18 years of age; and

(3) has not been convicted of a felony or if convicted of a felony under the law of any state or of the United States, has been pardoned or restored to such person’s civil rights.

(b) All petition circulators, whether residents or nonresidents of the state of Kansas, are required to agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the state, including its agencies, political subdivisions and election officials, for purposes of subpoena enforcement regarding the integrity and reliability of the petition process.