Kansas Statutes 25-4407. Acquisition of systems and poll books
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4407
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Electronic or electromechanical voting system: means a system of casting votes and tabulating ballots employing automatic tabulating equipment or data processing equipment including a direct recording electronic system. See Kansas Statutes 25-4401
- Electronic poll book: includes both the hardware and software necessary for operation. See Kansas Statutes 25-4401
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). 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
(a) When a board of commissioners and county election officer have determined that such kind or make of electronic or electromechanical voting system or electronic poll book shall be used in a county, the board of county commissioners and the county election officer shall provide such number of units as shall be necessary to equip voting places for the use of voters.
(b) No tax shall be levied under this section, nor shall any moneys be paid from any fund under authority of this section for any contract to purchase, lease or rent any electronic or electromechanical voting system or equipment thereof or electronic poll books, if approval of such voting system or equipment or kind or make of electronic poll book has been rescinded by the secretary of state.
(c) The secretary of state may purchase, rent or lease voting equipment only for the purpose of providing such equipment to counties pursuant to the provisions of the help America vote act of 2002.