(a) "Question submitted election" means any election at which a special question is to be voted on by the electors of the state or a part of them.
(b) "Election officer" means the county clerk or the election commissioner, if there is one, or the city clerk when specifically charged by law to conduct a particular election.
(c) "Ballot" or "advance voting ballot" means the ballot a voter casts, except ballots cast under the authority of K.S.A. 25-1214 through 25-1228 , and amendments thereto.