25-4323. Same; petition; filing, when; limitations. - Kansas Statutes

25-4323

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 43.--RECALL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

      25-4323.   Same; petition; filing, when; limitations.(a) No petition for recall of a local officer may be filed during the firstone hundred and twenty (120) days of the term of office of the localofficer sought to be recalled or within less than one hundred and eighty(180) days of the termination of the term of office of the local officersought to be recalled.

      (b)   Only one recall election may be held to recall aparticular local officer in a single term of office, and no petition fora second recall election within a single term shall be approved orcirculated.

      (c)   The number of local officers serving on the same governing body whichmay be subject to recall at the same time shall not exceed a majority ofthe members of the governing body minus one, and no petition for recallof a local officer serving on a governing body shall be approved if petitionsfor the recall of other local officers serving on the same governing bodyhave been properly filed and elections thereon have not been held and thenumber of such other local officers equals a majority of the members ofthe governing body minus one.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 178, § 23; L. 1978, ch. 147, § 6; April 25.