25-311. Certification of nominees by secretary of state to county election officers. Not less than twenty (20) days before an election to fill any national or state office, the secretary of state shall certify to the county election officer of each county within which any of the electors may by law vote for the candidates for such office, the name and residence of each person nominated for such office, as specified in the certificates of nomination or nomination papers filed with the secretary of state.
History: L. 1893, ch. 78, § 13; L. 1897, ch. 129, § 13; R.S. 1923, 25-311; L. 1968, ch. 406, § 97; April 30.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. The provisions of this section are mandatory. Simpson v. Osborn, 52 Kan. 328, 331, 333, 34 P. 747.
2. Certification by secretary of state is a ministerial act. Breidenthal v. Edwards, 57 Kan. 332, 46 P. 369.
3. Mentioned; state act providing for distribution of 20 "extra" representatives unconstitutional. Harris v. Shanahan, 192 Kan. 183, 215, 387 P.2d 771.
4. Mentioned; seats in both houses of Kansas legislature must be apportioned on a population basis; dissent. Harris v. Anderson, 194 Kan. 302, 311, 400 P.2d 25.
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