Requiring a person transmitting or delivering a ballot on behalf of another voter to include such person's driver's license number in the written statement on the ballot envelope.

Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2493
By Committee on Elections
Requested by Representative Proctor
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AN ACT concerning elections; relating to advance voting ballots;
requiring a person transmitting or delivering a ballot on behalf of
another voter to include such person's driver's license number in the
written statement on the ballot envelope; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp.
25-2437 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-2437 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 25-2437. (a) No person shall knowingly transmit or deliver an
advance voting ballot to the county election officer or polling place on
behalf of a voter who is not such person, unless the person submits a
written statement accompanying the ballot at the time of ballot delivery to
the county election officer or polling place as provided in this section. Any
written statement shall be transmitted or signed by both the voter and the
person transmitting or delivering such ballot and shall be delivered only by
such person. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary
of state and shall contain:
(1) A sworn statement from the person transmitting or delivering such
ballot affirming that such person is a qualified elector and has not:
(A) Exercised undue influence on the voting decision of the voter; or
(B) transmitted or delivered more than 10 advance voting ballots on
behalf of other persons during the election in which the ballot is being
cast;
(2) the identification number of such person's driver's license or
nondriver's identification card; and
(2)(3) a sworn statement by the voter affirming that:
(A) The voter has authorized such person to transmit or deliver the
voter's ballot to a county election officer or polling place; and
(B) such person has not exercised undue influence on the voting
decision of the voter.
(b) (1) No candidate for office shall knowingly transmit or deliver an
advance voting ballot to the county election officer or polling place on
behalf of a voter who is not such person, except on behalf of an immediate
family member of such candidate.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "candidate for office"
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means an individual who has declared such individual's candidacy
pursuant to K.S.A. 25-205 et seq., and amendments thereto, or has been
nominated for elected office pursuant to K.S.A. 25-301 et seq., and
amendments thereto, in the election for which the voter applied for an
advance voting ballot.
(c) No person shall transmit or deliver more than 10 advance voting
ballots on behalf of other voters during an election.
(d) (1) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a severity level 9,
nonperson felony.
(2) A violation of subsection (c) is a class B misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-2437 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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