# K.S.A. § 25-414: 25-414 - Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure

> Kansas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-414

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 25-414
- **Heading:** 25-414 - Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 4 / Section 25-414

## Text

25-414. Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure. (a) It shall be the duty of each judge of election to challenge any person offering to vote, whom the judge shall know or suspect not to be qualified as an elector.

(b) A person who: (1) Has moved from an address in the registration book to another address in the same county; or (2) has not moved, but the registration list indicates otherwise, is a qualified elector, but shall be challenged by an election judge and entitled to cast only a provisional ballot pursuant to K.S.A. 25-409, and amendments thereto.

(c) Any person who votes after the polling place hours prescribed in K.S.A. 25-106, and amendments thereto, pursuant to a court or other order is entitled to cast only a provisional ballot pursuant to K.S.A. 25-409, and amendments thereto.

(d) The application shall be delivered to the election judges and attached to the provisional ballot envelope. Such application and ballot envelope containing the ballot shall be transmitted to the county election officer with election returns and supplies.

(e) Following the determination of acceptance or rejection of any provisional ballot by the county board of canvassers, the county election officer shall update the registration record, if appropriate, for voting in future elections, and send, by nonforwardable first-class mail, to the address specified on the application, notice of disposition of the application. The registrant's name shall not be removed from the official list of eligible voters by reason of such a change of address except as provided in K.S.A. 25-2316c, and amendments thereto.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 25-407 25-407 - Rule for determining residence of voter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-407.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-409 25-409 - Challenged voters; rejection or acceptance of vote; procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-409.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-413 25-413 - Duty of clerks of election when vote received after person has taken oath prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-413.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-414 25-414 - Duty of judge to challenge; provisional ballots, acceptance or rejection procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-414.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-418 25-418 - Leave allowance for employees to vote; obstruction of voting privilege, penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-418.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-431 25-431 - Title of act; citation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-431.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-432 25-432 - Limitations on elections that may be conducted under act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-432.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-433 25-433 - Mailing of ballots; voting instructions; return envelopes, payment of postage and forms; voting by electors, procedure; replacement ballots; counting, handling and canvass of ballots; verification of signatures; removal of names of voters whose ballots are undeliverable from registration books and party affiliation list.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-433.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-434 25-434 - Challenge of votes; procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-434.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-435 25-435 - Mail ballot elections; application of advance voting ballot provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-435.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-436 25-436 - Deadline for registration of electors receiving mailed ballots; procedure for electors registering late.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-436.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-437 25-437 - Canvass of votes; form of abstract; special election board to be appointed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-437.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-438 25-438 - Application of other election laws.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-438.md)
- [K.S.A. § 25-439 25-439 - Act to be liberally construed; mere informality not to affect validity of election.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C25_A4_S25-439.md)

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