# K.S.A. § 25-2304: 25-2304 - Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations

> Kansas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2304

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 25-2304
- **Heading:** 25-2304 - Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 23 / Section 25-2304

## Text

25-2304. Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations. (a) The county election officer shall maintain registration books to register all citizens entitled to be registered by such county election officer under the provisions of this act. Such registration books may be in such form as may be authorized by the secretary of state.

The secretary of state shall prescribe by rules and regulations adopted as provided by law suitable provisions to assure the reasonable safety and reliability of registration books and applications for registration. Such rules and regulations may make specific provisions relating to any one or more of the types of registration books authorized by the secretary of state.

(b) The secretary of state shall establish a centralized voter registration database. Such database shall include all necessary voter registration information from every county within the state of Kansas. The secretary of state shall include in such database a list of active voters and a separate list of voters who have failed to vote at two consecutive state or national general elections or who have failed to respond to a confirmation notice sent pursuant to subsection (e) of K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto.

(c) County election officers shall maintain voter registration records as required by law and transmit data in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and regulations to insure the reasonable safety and reliability of the information contained in the central voter registration database and voter lists required by this section and to prescribe the type of data, the frequency, and the manner in which it is transferred to such central location.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 25-2301 25-2301 - Proof of right of suffrage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2301.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2302 25-2302 - Duty of qualified voters to register; evidence of right to vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2302.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2303 25-2303 - County election officer designated; deputy county election officers, appointment; voter registration agency; definition of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2303.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2304 25-2304 - Registration books; centralized voter registration database; requirements; rules and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2304.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2305 25-2305 - Same; items to be included.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2305.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2306 25-2306 - Registration by persons under eighteen; minimum age to vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2306.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2307 25-2307 - Administration of oaths.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2307.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2309 25-2309 - Application for registration; registration agencies; limitations on public inspection of registrations; registration citizenship requirements; election board citizenship hearings; unsatisfactory evidence of citizenship; sworn affidavits; rules and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2309.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2310 25-2310 - Publication of registration times, places and closing thereof; notice of information for registration by mail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2310.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2311 25-2311 - Opening and closing of registration; when required; rules and regulations; certification of number of registered voters in precincts to secretary of state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2311.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2312 25-2312 - Same; additional times of registration permitted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2312.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2313 25-2313 - Additional places of registration permitted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2313.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2314 25-2314 - Appointment of deputy county election officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2314.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-2315 25-2315 - Expenses of registration, payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A23_S25-2315.md)

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