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Volume 43 - Issue 10 - March 7, 2024

State of Kansas

Secretary of State

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. May 7, 2024, in the first floor conference room of Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, regarding the amendment of 18 election regulations: Kansas Administrative Regulations 6-1-1, 6-1-2, 7-21-1, 7-21-2, 7-23-2, 7-23-4, 7-24-2, 7-25-1, 7-26-1, 7-26-2, 7-27-1, 7-28-1, 7-36-1, 7-36-2, 7-36-3, 7-36-6, 7-38-1, 7-47-1.

Amendments to K.A.R. 7-21-1 and 7-21-2 require substantial upgrades to the physical and cyber security requirements for counties. To defray costs, the Secretary of State offered grants to cover 90% of the costs to the counties. The grants will total about $1.9 million.

Amendments to K.A.R. 7-47-1, 7-24-2, 7-28-1, 7-36-6, 6-1-1, 6-1-2, 7-23-2, 7-27-1, 7-36-1, 7-36-2, 7-36-3, and 7-38-1 make incremental updates, improvements, or clarifications to existing regulations. Amending these regulations imposes no economic burdens on county election staff and imposes no environmental impact.

Amendments to K.A.R. 7-23-4, 7-25-1, 7-26-1, and 7-26-2 modify approved certificate formats. Amending 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.

The proposed regulations are also available on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.ks.gov/publications/pubs_kar_inprocess.aspx. 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.

Scott Schwab
Secretary of State

Doc. No. 051919

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