25-4301. Officers subject to recall; exceptions. All elected public officials in the state, except judicial officers, are subject to recall by the voters of the state or the political subdivision from which elected. History: L. 1976, ch. 178, § 1; April 14.
25-4302. Grounds for recall. (a) Grounds for recall are conviction of a felony, misconduct in office or failure to perform duties prescribed by law. No recall submitted to the voters shall be held void because of the insufficiency of the grounds, application, or petition by which the submission was procured. (b) As used in this […]
25-4303. Rules and regulations relating to recall. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this act, and such rules and regulations may specify any forms needed therefor. History: L. 1976, ch. 178, § 17; April 14.
25-4304. Application of act; state officers; local officers. (a) K.S.A. 25-4305 to 25-4317, inclusive, apply only to recall of the governor, members of the legislature, any public officials elected by the electors of the entire state and members of the state board of education. For the purpose of this act, officers mentioned in this subsection […]
25-4305. Recall of state officers; application; deposit; filing, when. The recall of a state officer, except the secretary of state, is proposed by filing an application with the secretary of state. The recall of the secretary of state is proposed by filing an application with the lieutenant governor, who shall perform the duties imposed on […]
25-4306. Same; application; form; number of signatures. The application under K.S.A. 25-4305 shall include (a) the name and office of the person sought to be recalled, (b) the grounds for recall described in particular in not more than 200 words, (c) a statement that the sponsors are residents of the state of Kansas and possess […]
25-4307. Same; notice on matters relating to recall. Notice on all matters pertaining to the application and petition may be served on any member of the recall committee in person or by mail addressed to a committee member as indicated on the application. The secretary of state, upon request, shall notify the recall committee of […]
25-4308. Same; certification of application; grounds for refusal of certification; commencement of proceedings concerning recall elections, time limits on. (a) The secretary of state shall review the application and shall either certify such application or notify the recall committee of the grounds of refusal. The secretary of state shall deny certification if the secretary of […]
25-4309. Same; petition; form; certain acts crimes. (a) If the secretary of state certifies the application, he or she shall prescribe the form of, and prepare, a petition containing (1) the name and office of the person to be recalled, (2) the statement of the grounds for recall included in the application, (3) the statement […]
25-4310. Same; petition; circulation; signatures; withdrawal. The petitions may be circulated by a petition circulator, as defined in K.S.A. 25-3608, and amendments thereto, only in person throughout the state or election district of the state officer sought to be recalled. No copy of a petition shall be circulated in more than one county, and the […]
25-4311. Same; petition; affidavit; filing, when; number of signatures. Before being filed, each petition shall be certified by an affidavit by the sponsor who personally circulated the petition. The affidavit shall state in substance that (a) the person signing the affidavit is a sponsor, (b) the person is the only circulator of that petition or […]
25-4312. Same; petition; determination of sufficiency; when improperly filed. The secretary of state with the assistance and co-operation of each county election officer involved shall determine the sufficiency of each application and petition for recall of a state officer. Within thirty (30) days of the date of filing, the secretary of state shall review the […]
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 […]
25-4315. Same; election; public inspection of statements. The secretary of state shall provide each county election officer in the state or in the election district of the state officer sought to be recalled with one copy of the statement of the grounds for recall included in the application and one copy of the statement of […]
25-4316. Same; determination and certification of election results; filling of vacancy. If a majority of the votes cast on the question of recall favor the recall of the state officer, the state board of canvassers shall so determine and the secretary of state shall so certify and the office shall be vacant on the day […]
25-4317. Same; action to have determinations relating to recall reviewed. Any person aggrieved by a determination made by the secretary of state or lieutenant governor with respect to recall of a state officer may bring an action to have such determination reviewed within thirty (30) days of the date on which notice of determination was […]
25-4318. Recall of local officers; petition, filing. The recall of a local officer is proposed by filing a petition with the county election officer of the county in which all or the greater part of the population of the election district of the local officer is located, if not a school district, or the home […]
25-4319. Same; conduct of election. Subject to rules and regulations of the secretary of state, the recall election of a local officer shall be conducted by the county election officer of the county in which the petition is required to be filed. Other county election officers of counties in which any part of the election […]
25-4320. Petitions for recall of local officers; petition; contents; circulation; form; sample from election officer on request; affidavit. (a) Each petition for recall of a local officer shall include: (1) The name and office of the local officer sought to be recalled; (2) the grounds for recall described in particular in not more than 200 […]
25-4321. Same; certain acts crimes. Any person who signs a name other than that person’s own name to a petition for recall of a local officer, or who knowingly signs more than once for the same proposition at one election, or who signs the petition knowing he or she is not a registered elector is […]
