Chief Election Official(s): Secretary of State (View Website)
Election/Appointment Process: Partisan Election
Responsibilities:

• Prescribes voter registration forms
• Determines ballot eligibility of parties
• Approves new voting systems/ devices
• Advertises statewide ballot questions
• Prepares election calendar
• Canvasses election returns
• Handles state recounts

Current Official(s): Ron Thornburgh
Public Office Experience: Assistant Secretary of State, Kansas, 1991-1994
Administration Deputy Assistant, Kansas Secretary of State Office, 1990-1991
Deputy Assistant, Kansas Secretary of State Election and Legislative Matters Division, 1987-1990
Reelection/Reappointment Date: 2010
Primary Date: August 1, 2006
Contact Information: Hon. Ron Thornburgh
Secretary of State
120 SW 10^th Ave
Memorial Hall
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-4564
Fax (785) 368-8033
[email protected]

 

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