25-2120. Certification of election results; commencement of terms; oath of office. The county election officer who conducts the city election shall promptly certify to the city governing body the determination of election results made by the county board of canvassers. The term of office shall commence on a date established by resolution of the city on or after December 1 following the certification of the election and no later than the second Monday in January following certification of the election. If a city does not establish an alternative date for elected officials taking office, the term shall begin on the second Monday in January.
Every person elected or appointed to city office, before entering upon the duties of such office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation as specified in K.S.A. 54-106, and amendments thereto, and every such oath or affirmation shall be filed with the city clerk.
History: L. 1972, ch. 140, § 3; L. 2015, ch. 88, § 57; L. 2019, ch. 20, § 2; 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.