§ 25-4601 Definitions
§ 25-4602 Optical scanning equipment; bonds for purchase or lease; authorization by county officers; abandonment of system
§ 25-4603 Same; secretary of state to approve kinds and makes of systems; certification for use
§ 25-4604 Same; request for examination; cost payment; notice and hearing; review of approved systems
§ 25-4606 Same; care and storage of equipment
§ 25-4607 Ballots; printing and design
§ 25-4608 Voting procedures applicable
§ 25-4609 Marking ballots; instruction; voter assistance; procedure
§ 25-4610 Testing of equipment before election; notice; additional tests; disposition of ballots and programs
§ 25-4611 Procedure when polls are closed; comparison count; ballots to counting location; public counting; manual count, when; advance voting ballots; printing and posting of tabulated return
§ 25-4612 Optical scanning equipment fraud; criminal penalty
§ 25-4613 Specifications for optical scanning systems and equipment
§ 25-4614 Rules and regulations
§ 25-4615 25-4615.Title

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 25 > Article 46 - Optical Scanning Systems to Count Votes

  • Ballot: means a paper ballot on which candidates' names or questions are printed and which is designed to receive opaque marks which can be detected by optical scanning equipment and which is capable of being counted manually. See Kansas Statutes 25-4601
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • Optical scanning equipment: means apparatus designed to examine and detect opaque marks on ballots which represent votes and count and tabulate those votes by electronic methods. See Kansas Statutes 25-4601
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • System: means an optical scanning system of automatically counting and tabulating ballots with optical scanning equipment. See Kansas Statutes 25-4601
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.