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A PROPOSITION to amend section 1 of article 10 of the constitution of
  the state of Kansas, relating to the reapportionment of senatorial and
  representative districts.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the
members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of Repre-
sentatives and two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and
qualified to the Senate concurring therein:
  Section 1.  The following proposition to amend the constitution of the
state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection: Section 1 of article 10 of the constitution
of the state of Kansas is hereby amended to read as follows:
  ``(section) 1.  Reapportionment of senatorial and representative dis-
tricts. (a) At its regular session in 1989, the legislature shall by law re-
apportion the state representative districts, the state senatorial districts
or both the state representative and senatorial districts upon the basis of
the latest census of the inhabitants of the state taken by authority of
chapter 61 of the 1987 Session Laws of Kansas. At its regular session in
1992, and at its regular session every tenth year thereafter, the legislature
shall, by law, shall reapportion the state senatorial districts and represen-
tative districts on the basis of the population of the state as established
by the most recent census of population taken and published by the
United States bureau of the census. Senatorial and representative districts
shall be reapportioned upon the basis of the population of the state ad-
justed: (1) To exclude nonresident military personnel stationed within the
state and nonresident students attending colleges and universities within
the state; and (2) to include military personnel stationed within the state
who are residents of the state and students attending colleges and uni-
versities within the state who are residents of the state in the district of
their permanent residence. Bills reapportioning legislative districts shall
be published in the Kansas register immediately upon final passage and
shall be effective for the next following election of legislators and there-
after until again reapportioned.
  (b)  Within 15 days after the publication of an act reapportioning the
legislative districts within the time specified in (a), the attorney general
shall petition the supreme court of the state to determine the validity
thereof. The supreme court, within 30 days from the filing of the petition,
shall enter its judgment. Should the supreme court determine that the
reapportionment statute is invalid, the legislature shall enact a statute of
reapportionment conforming to the judgment of the supreme court
within 15 days.
  (c)  Upon enactment of a reapportionment to conform with a judg-
ment under (b), the attorney general shall apply to the supreme court of
the state to determine the validity thereof. The supreme court, within 10
days from the filing of such application, shall enter its judgment. Should
the supreme court determine that the reapportionment statute is invalid,
the legislature shall again enact a statute reapportioning the legislative
districts in compliance with the direction of and conforming to the man-
date of the supreme court within 15 days after entry thereof.
  (d)  Whenever a petition or application is filed under this section, the
supreme court, in accordance with its rules, shall permit interested per-
sons to present their views.
  (e)  A judgment of the supreme court of the state determining a re-
apportionment to be valid shall be final until the legislative districts are
again reapportioned in accordance herewith.``
  Sec. 2.  The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with
the amendment as a whole:
  ``Explanatory statement. The purpose of this amendment is to
eliminate the adjustment of census taken by the United States bu-
reau of the census regarding nonresident military personnel and
nonresident students when reapportioning the Kansas senate and
house of representatives.
  ``A vote for this proposition would eliminate the adjustment of
census taken by the United States bureau of the census regarding
nonresident military personnel and nonresident students when re-
apportioning the Kansas senate and house of representatives.
  ``A vote against this proposition would continue in effect the re-
quirement for the adjustment of census taken by the United States
bureau of the census regarding nonresident military personnel and
nonresident students when reapportioning the Kansas senate and
house of representatives.''
  Sec. 3.  This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of the members
elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of Representatives and
two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the
Senate, shall be entered on the journals, together with the yeas and nays.
The secretary of state shall cause this resolution to be published as pro-
vided by law and shall cause the proposed amendment to be submitted
to the electors of the state at the general election in the year 1998 unless
a special election is called at a sooner date by concurrent resolution of
the legislature, in which case it shall be submitted to the electors of the
state at the special election.