2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 25 ELECTIONS
Article 43 RECALL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
25-4314 Same; election; time; ballot form.
25-4314. Same; election; time; ballot form. If the secretary of state determines the petition is properly filed and if the office is not vacant, he or she shall prescribe the ballot form and shall call a special election to be held on a date not less than sixty (60), nor more than ninety (90), days after the date that notification is given that the petition was properly filed. If a primary or general election is to be held not less than sixty (60), nor more than ninety (90), days after the date that notification is given that the petition was properly filed, the special election shall be held on the date of the primary or general election. The ballot shall be designed with the question of whether the state officer shall be recalled, placed on the ballot in the following manner: "Shall (name of official) be recalled from the office of ______________?". Provision shall be made for marking the question "Yes" or "No." Except as otherwise specifically provided by this act, laws applicable to question submitted elections shall apply to elections held under this section.
History: L. 1976, ch. 178, § 12; April 14.
