Bill > SB34

This bill, concerning penalties for voting crimes and the prosecution of election crimes in Kansas, clarifies and strengthens existing laws. It defines "voting more than once" to include voting in multiple jurisdictions or aiding others to do so, making it a severity level 7, nonperson felony, and specifies that attempts to commit this crime will be prosecuted. The bill also grants independent authority to prosecute election crimes to district or county attorneys, the Kansas Attorney General, and the Kansas Secretary of State, while preventing multiple separate prosecutions for the same offense. Furthermore, it revises penalties for various election offenses, including election bribery, voting without being qualified, election tampering, and false impersonation of a voter, generally increasing their severity to nonperson felonies. Finally, it amends the declaration required for advance voting ballots to explicitly include a statement about not voting in any other jurisdiction.