25-1437. Contests of persons elected to an office; designation of contestant and contestee; filing of notice of contest; contents.
25-1437
25-1437. Contests of persons elected to an office; designation ofcontestant and contestee; filing of notice of contest; contents.Any registered voter desiring to contest an election of a person to anoffice shall be referred to as the contestant, and the person whoseelection is contested shall be referred to as the contestee. Thecontestant, if authorized under K.S.A. 25-1435 shall file awritten notice of contest specifying the grounds upon which the contestis based. The notice shall specify with particularity the facts andcircumstances in support of the grounds alleged for the contest. In thecase of an office elected on less than a statewide basis, the notice ofcontest shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of thecounty in which the person whose election is contested resides. In thecase of an officer elected on a statewide basis, including presidentialelectors, the notice of contest shall be filed with the clerk of thedistrict court of Shawnee county, and the place of trial shall not bechanged.
History: L. 1978, ch. 138, § 4; July 1.