Kansas Statutes > Chapter 25 > Article 36 – Sufficiency of Petitions


§ 25-3601	Application to both state and local elections; determination of sufficiency of petitions; signatures; question to be submitted filed with county or district attorney prior to circulation; determination of legality of form; application of other statutes
§ 25-3602	Petition documents; where filed; successive filings; contents; verification; petition circulator; withdrawal of signature; void after 180 days; time of election; determination of number of signatures
§ 25-3604	Where voter registration required, similarity to registration required; rules and regulations by secretary of state
§ 25-3607	Where registration is required, registration books conclusive of number of qualified electors
§ 25-3608	Petition circulator defined

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
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.
Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.