2006 Kansas Code - 25-1326

      25-1326.   Duties of judges of election; keys to voting machine, delivery. The judges of each election board at voting places at which a voting machine is to be used shall meet at the voting place at least three-quarters of an hour before the time set for the opening of the polls at each election and shall proceed to arrange within the furniture, stationary and voting machine or machines for the conduct of the election. The judges of election shall thereupon post at least two instruction cards conspicuously within the voting place. If not previously done, they shall arrange, in their proper place on or in the voting machine, the ballots prepared for such election. The keys to the voting machine shall be delivered to the supervising judge at least thirty (30) minutes before the time set for the opening of the polls, in a sealed envelope, on which shall be written or printed the number of the voting machine, the number of the seal and the number registered on the protective counter device.

      The envelope containing the keys shall not be opened until all of the judges of election for the precinct shall be present at the voting place and shall have examined the envelope to see that it has not been opened. The machine shall remain locked against voting until the polls are formally opened and shall not be operated except by voters in voting. Before opening the polls each judge shall examine the machines and see that no vote has been cast and that the counters register zero (000). If any counter is found not to register zero (000), the judges shall adjust the counters to zero (000) if it can be done by them, if not, they shall prepare a statement to such effect, together with the number registered by the counter, and shall sign and post such statement upon the wall of the polling room where it shall remain during the day of election and in making the statement of canvass, they shall subtract such number from the number of registered ballots thereon.

      History:   L. 1957, ch. 233, § 20; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 125; April 30.