CHAPTER 64
SENATE BILL No. 229
An  Act concerning elections; relating to appointment procedures for precinct committees;
amending K.S.A. 19-2606, 25-3801, 46-160 and 72-7504 and repealing the existing
sections.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 25-3801 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25-
3801. (a) At each primary election, the members of the party residing in
each precinct in each county of the state shall elect a man of their number
as precinct committeeman and a woman of their number as precinct
committeewoman. No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or
hold the office of precinct committeeman or precinct committeewoman
of a party in any precinct unless such person actually lives, resides and
occupies a place of abode in such precinct, and is in all other respects a
qualified elector and is shown as a member of such party on the party
affiliation list, in the office of the county election officer. Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), vacancies any vacancy occurring in the office of
precinct committeeman or committeewoman shall be promptly filled by
appointment by the county chairperson, except that any vacancy which
occurs because the party had no candidate at such primary election shall
not be filled until the county central committee has elected or reelected
its chairperson under K.S.A. 25-3802 and amendments thereto. Not later
than three days after appointment of precinct committeemen and com-
mitteewomen, the county chairperson making the appointments shall no-
tify the county election officer of such appointments. The county election
officer shall make such appointments public immediately upon receipt
thereof. As used in this act, ``primary election'' means the statewide elec-
tion held in August of even-numbered years.

      (b) When a convention is to be held under article 39 of chapter 25
of Kansas Statutes Annotated to fill a vacancy, no appointments shall be
made under subsection (a) after notice calling the convention has been
given until the convention has been held and the person to fill the vacancy
has been elected by the convention: (1) After the county chairperson has
received notice from the county election officer of a vacancy or a pending
vacancy in a county elected office; or (2) after the county chairperson in
each county, all or a part of which, is located within a legislative district
has received notice from the secretary of state of a vacancy or a pending
vacancy in a legislative office.

      After the vacancy has been filled by a person elected at a convention
held under article 39 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, any
vacancy in the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman shall
be filled as provided by subsection (a).

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 19-2606 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
2606. All county officers who hold their office by election shall make their
resignation in writing to file a written notice of such resignation in the
office of the officer or officers authorized by law to fill vacancies in such
office. The officer resigning from office also shall send a copy of the notice
of resignation to the county election officer. Such a notice of resignation
shall state the date on which the resignation is to become effective.

      Sec.  3. K.S.A. 46-160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 46-160.
Any member of the senate or house of representatives resigning from
such office shall file a written notice of such resignation in the office of
the secretary of state. Such notice of resignation shall state the effective
date of the resignation. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the
secretary of state shall notify the governor and the president of the senate
if the person is a member of the senate or the speaker of the house of
representatives if the person is a member of the house of representatives.
In addition The secretary of state shall notify the county chairperson of
the political party required to call the convention for the selection of a
person to be appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by such resignation
as required by K.S.A. 25-3902, and amendments thereto. The secretary
of state shall notify the chairperson of the political party of each county,
all or part of which, is located within the district of the officer resigning
from office.

      Sec.  4. K.S.A. 72-7504 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
7504. (a) Whenever a vacancy shall occur occurs in any board member
position, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for in K.S.A.
25-3902a, and amendments thereto.

      (b) A vacancy shall occur occurs in a board member position under
any of the following circumstances:

      (1) Death of a board member, on the date of death.

      (2) Removal of a board member, on the date the removal order is
final, or if appealed to the court, on the date the court action becomes
final.

      (3) By written notice of resignation of a member filed with the state
board, on the date specified in the notice of resignation, which shall be
not later than sixty (60) 60 days after such notice of resignation is so filed.
The member resigning from the board also shall send a copy of the notice
of resignation to the secretary of state.

      (c) In the event that any board member changes his or her residence
outside of the district from which he or she was elected, such member
shall promptly shall resign from the state board, and. If such a member
fails to resign he or she such member shall be subject to removal from
office as provided by law. Any redistricting of board member districts
which results in a board member residing outside of his or her the board
member district shall not be grounds for removal and shall not disqualify
such member from service on the state board for the remainder of the
term for which he or she the member was elected or appointed.

      Sec.  5. K.S.A. 19-2606, 25-3801, 46-160 and 72-7504 are hereby re-
pealed.

      Sec.  6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 7, 1999.
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