Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.

This bill requires candidates for elected office in Kansas to sign a notarized acceptance form when nominated by a political party or through an independent petition. It limits each candidate to accepting only one nomination per election cycle - preventing them from simultaneously pursuing multiple nomination paths (e.g., both a party nomination and an independent bid). The law applies to all state and local offices and mandates that nominees submit this notarized declaration before being certified as candidates. These changes streamline nomination procedures and ensure candidates commit to a single candidacy path per election.