The non-partisan election
of city officials shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of
Kansas governing the holding of city elections.
(K.S.A. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A.
25-2113; C.O. No. 11; Code
2025)
At all city elections
the polls shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless different
hours are set and publicly announced by the county election officer.
(K.S.A. 25-2111; K.S.A. 25-106;
Code 2025)
Those governing body
positions with terms expiring in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday
in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017
general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms
expiring in April 2019, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020,
when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take
office.
General elections
shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017.
Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body
positions whose terms have expired. A mayor and two council members shall be
elected at one election, and the remaining three council members shall be
elected at the succeeding election. The mayor and all council members shall
have four-year terms.
(K.S.A. Supp. 25-2101 et
seq.; K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq.; C.O. No. 11; Code 2025)
The term of office for
newly elected councilmembers and mayor shall commence on the second Monday of
January following certification of the election. The elected officers shall
qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city
clerk.
(K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A.
25-2120; Code 2025)
In accordance with
K.S.A. 25-205 and K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq., any person may become a candidate
for city office by having had filed, on their behalf, either of the following:
(a) a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by
any fee required by law; or
(b) a nomination petition. The nomination
petition must be signed by two percent qualified electors of the city.
(K.S.A. 25-205; K.S.A.
25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2110; K.S.A. 25-2110a; C.O. No. 11; Code 2025)