2006 Kansas Code - 80-1101

      80-1101.   Disorganization of certain townships on order of county commissioners; petition of opposition; petition to disorganize; election, when. When the number of residents of any township in the state of Kansas shall become less than two hundred (200), the board of county commissioners of the county in which such township is situated may proceed to disorganize such township and attach the territory or parts thereof to any other contiguous township or townships of such county, as a part thereof, unless a petition is filed opposing such disorganization, signed by a majority of the electors of such township, as shown by the returns of the last general election next prior to the filing of such petition with the county clerk; such petition to be filed at least five (5) days prior to the meeting of such board at which the order of disorganization is to be made, in which event such disorganization shall not be ordered: Provided, That the board shall by resolution direct the county clerk to mail not later than five (5) days after such resolution, by first class mail to each township elector who voted at such general election a notice that on a date certain not less than forty (40) days nor more than fifty (50) days after such resolution, the board will meet to order the disorganization of such township and the attachment of the territory thereof to another township or townships. Such notice shall state that the order of disorganization shall be made unless a majority of such electors file their petition in opposition at least five (5) days before the date of the meeting of the board. In any township where the number of residents are two hundred (200) or more, the board of county commissioners of any county, containing such township may, or upon a petition of electors asking that such township be disorganized and the territory thereof be attached to some other township or townships contiguous thereto in such county, shall submit the proposition to the electors of the township to be disorganized: Provided, That such petition asking a referendum shall be signed by the electors of such township equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the electors who voted at the last general election preceding the filing of such petition with the county clerk.

      Such proposition may be submitted at the next general election held in such townships or at special elections called for that purpose by the board of county commissioners, and shall be submitted on a separate ballot in substantially the following form:

      Proposition to consolidate ______________ (name of township) township with ______________ (name of township or townships) township(s).

Yes | |;[ ] No | |;[ ]

Notice of such election shall be given by the county clerk by publication once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in such townships. At least thirty (30) days shall elapse between the date of the last publication and the date of the election. If a majority of the votes cast in such township in such election shall be in the affirmative, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of such county to disorganize such township and attach the territory to such other township or townships. The expenses of such election shall be paid by the county from the county general fund.

      History:   L. 1899, ch. 277, § 1; R.S. 1923, 80-1101; L. 1947, ch. 479, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 547, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 509, § 1; July 1.