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Session of 1999
          SENATE BILL No. 215           By Senators Hensley, Feleciano, Gilstrap, Jones, Petty and Stephens           2-2          

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  9             AN  ACT concerning certain election commissioners; relating to the se-
10             lection thereof; amending K.S.A. 19-3419 and repealing the existing
11             section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. K.S.A. 19-3419 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
15       3419. In counties (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in any county
16       of this state having a population exceeding 130,000, there shall be an
17       office of commissioner of elections, which shall be administered by an
18       election commissioner. The election commissioner shall be appointed by
19       the secretary of state county commission and shall hold office for a term
20       of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The sec-
21       retary of state county commission may remove the election commissioner
22       for official misconduct. Upon occurrence of a vacancy in the office of
23       county election commissioner, the secretary of state county commission
24       shall appoint a successor. If the vacancy occurs before the expiration of
25       a term of office, the appointment shall be for the unexpired term. Such
26       election commissioner shall have been a qualified elector and a resident
27       of the county at least two years prior to appointment. Within 10 days after
28       receiving official notice of the appointment and before entering upon the
29       duties of the office, the election commissioner shall take, subscribe and
30       cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state county clerk an
31       oath of office for the faithful discharge of official duties.
32             (b) In any county of the state which has a unified city-county gov-
33       ernment and which has a population exceeding 130,000, there shall be an
34       office of commissioner of elections, which shall be administered by an
35       election commissioner. The election commissioner shall be appointed by
36       the governing body of the unified city-county government and shall hold
37       office for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and
38       qualified. The governing body of the unified city-county government may
39       remove the election commissioner for official misconduct. Upon occur-
40       rence of a vacancy in the office of county election commissioner, the gov-
41       erning body of the unified city-county government shall appoint a suc-
42       cessor. If the vacancy occurs before the expiration of a term of office, the
43       appointment shall be for the unexpired term. Such election commissioner
44       shall have been a qualified elector and a resident of the county at least
45       two years prior to appointment. Within 10 days after receiving official
46       notice of the appointment and before entering upon the duties of the office,
47       the election commissioner shall take, subscribe and cause to be filed in the
48       office of the clerk of the unified city-county government an oath of office
49       for the faithful discharge of official duties.  
50       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 19-3419 is hereby repealed.
51        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
52       publication in the statute book.