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Volume 42 - Issue 28 - July 13, 2023

State of Kansas

Secretary of State

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in the first-floor conference room at Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, regarding the adoption of two amended election regulations: Kansas Administrative Regulations 7-36-7 and 7-47-1.

K.A.R. 7-36-7, Processing advance voting ballot applications, was amended to make it consistent with changes to K.S.A. 25-2211, which set a cutoff for sending mail ballot applications to the Tuesday before the election. Additional edits to the regulation were made to improve clarity with no change in substance.

K.A.R. 7-47-1, Postelection audit implementation, was amended to include Constitutional Amendments elections in the post-election audit.

Adopting these regulations imposes no economic burdens on county election staff and imposes no environmental impact.

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed regulations. Comments may be submitted prior to the hearing to Clay Barker, General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of State, Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66612-1594, or to clay.barker2@ks.gov. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity at the hearing to present their views. Additionally, interested parties wanting to participate remotely may contact Clay Barker at clay.barker2@ks.gov to obtain remote access information. It may be necessary to request each participant to limit any oral presentation to five minutes.

Any individual with a disability may request accommodation to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulations and economic impact statements in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five days in advance of the hearing by contacting Clay Barker at 785-296-3483 or the Kansas Relay Center at 1-800-766-3777.

Copies of the full text of the regulations and economic impact statements may be obtained at the address above for the Office of the Secretary of State, or by contacting Lara Murphy, Director of Administrative Regulations and Publications, at 785-296-0082 or lara.murphy@ks.gov. The proposed regulations are also available on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.ks.gov.

Scott Schwab
Secretary of State

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