Kansas § 25-2435 Prosecution of election crimes

Kansas Statutes

§ 25-2435 — Prosecution of election crimes

Kansas § 25-2435

Ch. 25ELECTIONS

Art. 24ELECTION CRIMES

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-2435 (2026).

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(a)Independent authority to prosecute any person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas elections crime defined in K.S.A. 25-1128, and amendments thereto, or article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be vested in:

(1)The district attorney or county attorney of the county where such act occurred;

(2)the Kansas attorney general; or

(3)the Kansas secretary of state.

(b)If one of the officers listed in subsection (a) has commenced the prosecution of a person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas election crime, the other officers listed in subsection (a) may provide assistance to the prosecuting officer but shall not commence a separate prosecution.

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(a) Independent authority to prosecute any person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas elections crime defined in K.S.A. 25-1128, and amendments thereto, or article 24 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be vested in:
(1) The district attorney or county attorney of the county where such act occurred;
(2) the Kansas attorney general; or
(3) the Kansas secretary of state.
(b) If one of the officers listed in subsection (a) has commenced the prosecution of a person who has committed or attempted to commit any act that constitutes a Kansas election crime, the other officers listed in subsection (a) may provide assistance to the prosecuting officer but shall not commence a separate prosecution.