Kansas Secretary of State Interprets Vote Test for Party Retention in a Favorable Way

The Kansas Secretary of State’s office says all the qualified parties will retain their status in November 2024.  The law is ambiguous in years when the only statewide office on the ballot is President.  2024 is such a year.  The recent interpretation says there is no need for parties to poll 1% of the vote for president.  The vote test applies every two years if there is a statewide office (other than president) on the ballot.  So if there were a U.S. Senate race this year, parties would need to poll 1% for that.

The law was interpreted in the same favorable way in 2000.  But it was interpreted in a more restrictive way in 2012, the last time the issue arose.

The qualified parties are Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, No Labels, ad United Kansas.


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Kansas Secretary of State Interprets Vote Test for Party Retention in a Favorable Way — 4 Comments

  1. NOOO VOTE TESTS

    EACH ELECTION IS N-E-W

    EQUAL NOM PETS / FILING FEES FOR OFFICES BALLOT ACCESS

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