2006 Kansas Code - 25-4401

      25-4401.   Electronic and electromechanical voting systems; definitions. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires:

      (a)   "Automatic tabulating equipment" includes apparatus necessary to examine automatically and count votes as designated on ballots and data processing machines which can be used for counting ballots and tabulating results.

      (b)   "Ballot card" means a ballot which is voted by the process of punching.

      (c)   "Ballot labels" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages or other material containing the names of offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on.

      (d)   "Ballot" may include ballot cards, ballot labels and paper ballots.

      (e)   "Counting location" means the location in the county selected by the county election officer for the automatic processing or counting, or both, of ballots.

      (f)   "Electronic or electromechanical voting system" means a system of casting votes by use of marking devices and tabulating ballots employing automatic tabulating equipment or data processing equipment.

      (g)   "Marking device" means an apparatus in which ballots or ballot cards are inserted and used in connection with a punch apparatus for the piercing of ballots by the voter which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment. The hole made by such marking device may be in the form of a round dot, a rectangle, a square or any other shape that will clearly indicate the intent of the voter.

      History:   L. 1977, ch. 129, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 158, § 14; April 29.