Voting Leave Law Summaries

Voting Leave Law Summaries

Kansas, Voting Leave Law Summaries

Kansas' voting leave law is located in the Kansas Statutes Annotated at Ch. 25, Art. 4.

COVERAGE

All employers are covered under Kansas' voting leave law.

WHAT THE EMPLOYER MUST DO

Employers must allow employees paid leave to vote for a period of not to exceed two consecutive hours between the time of opening and closing of polls. If the polls are open before or after the employee's working time, but the period of time the polls are so open is less than two consecutive hours, the employee is only entitled to take leave for such a period of time that, when added to the period of time the polls are so open, will not exceed two hours (Sec. 25-418).

Specification of time

Employers may specify the particular time during the day that the employee may be absent, except such time will not include regular lunch periods (Sec. 25-418).

PENALTIES

Obstruction of voting privilege is a class A misdemeanor (Sec. 25-418). Penalties for voting leave violations may include orders directing the employer to be imprisoned up to one year or pay a fine not to exceed $2,500, or both (Ch. 21, Part III, Art. 45, Secs. 21-4502 and 21-4503).