25-2507. Poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration; abstract.

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(a)"Poll book" means a book in which each voter may sign the voter's signature and a number is assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when the voter is given a ballot or set of ballots. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the poll book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d).

(b)"Registration book" means:

(1)A book or list containing the names and other information relating to registered voters. Registration books shall have the names entered therein before the same or copies thereof are delivered to the supervising judges. Registration books may also contain blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the registration book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d); or

(2)a book meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), and containing:

(A)Blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature;

(B)the declaration prescribed by subsection

(d)on each page of the book; and

(C)the numbers assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when voters are given ballots or sets of ballots.

(c)"Party affiliation lists" means a list containing the names of all registered voters of a county who have lawfully designated a party affiliation.

(d)"Declaration" means the following: "I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury that I am a registered voter in the state of Kansas, county of ________, that I have not signed a name other than my own in order to represent myself as any other registered voter, and that I am qualified to vote and have not previously voted and will not vote again in the election held on this date, in this or any other jurisdiction in the United States, for any offices or ballot issues."

(e)"Abstract" means a list of election results for a particular precinct or district with the total votes for each candidate for elected office or the total votes for and against any constitutional amendment or question presented on the ballot.