25-2108a. Time of primary elections; no primary, when; write-in candidates. (a) There shall be a primary election of city officers on the first Tuesday in August of each odd-numbered and even-numbered year, if needed.
(b) In cities in which a district method of election is in effect, if there are more than three qualified candidates for any member district, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election in each such member district. The names of the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for any such member district at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates for any member district there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.
(c) In cities in which the election at large method of election is in effect, if there are more than three times the number of candidates as there are members to be elected, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election. The names of twice the number of candidates as there are members to be elected who received the greatest number of votes at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are not more than three times the number of candidates as there are members to be elected there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.
(d) On the ballots in general city elections, blank lines for the names of write-in candidates shall be printed at the end of the list of candidates for each different office. The number of blank lines for each elected office shall be equal to the number of candidates to be elected thereto. The purpose of such blank lines shall be to permit the voter to insert the name of any person not printed on the ballot for whom such voter desires to vote for such office. No lines for write-in candidates shall appear on primary city election ballots.
History: L. 1976, ch. 186, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 157, § 5; L. 2008, ch. 165, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 12; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 51; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
25-2101 Definitions; application of other laws.
25-2102 Definitions; primary and general elections; other.
25-2103 Definitions; city election.
25-2104 Definitions; question submitted election and county election officer.
25-2105 Definitions; city officer.
25-2106 Definition of "filing deadline"; no withdrawal after deadline.
25-2107 City elections; when held.
25-2108a Time of primary elections; no primary, when; write-in candidates.
25-2109 Filing deadline for candidates.
25-2111 Time of opening and closing polls.
25-2112 Notice of city officers' election not required; question submitted elections.
25-2113 Elections, nonpartisan or partisan; application of other laws.
25-2114 Correlation of city elections with other elections.
25-2115 Order of candidates' names on ballots.
25-2116 Write-in candidates, when.
25-2117 Vacancies in certain elective city offices; appointment by governing body.
25-2118 Certification of city offices to be filled.
25-2119 Ballots for city elections, preparation.
25-2120 Certification of election results; commencement of terms; oath of office.