RON THORNBURGH Secretary of State

STATE OF KANSAS

Memorial Hall, 1st Floor 120 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1594 (785) 296-4564 www.kssos.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Friday, June 6, 2008

Contact Information
Stephanie Wing, Public Information Officer
Office of the Secretary of State
(785) 296-8571
stephaniew@kssos.org

CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE
SET FOR JUNE 10 AT NOON

TOPEKA, KS – Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh will conclude the candidate filing period for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Kansas Senate, Kansas House of Representatives, District Attorney positions, even numbered Kansas Board of Education seats, and various District Court Judges and District Magistrate Judges in elected districts for the August 5 primary election on Tuesday, June 10 at noon. The Secretary of State’s office will have the filing procedure set up from 8 a.m. to noon in the first floor of the Memorial Hall building.

At the noon deadline, Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh will strike the gavel and declare the filing period for these offices ended. As soon as possible thereafter, a complete candidate list will be prepared and available on our web site at www.kssos.org.

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