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Minutes for HB2310 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Municipal election changes; bond law clarification; other changes.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 20, 2017
Mike Heim, Senior Assistant Revisor, provided a description of HB2310, stating it amended four statutes.
There being no questions for Mr. Heim, Representative Esau, Chair, opened the hearing on HB2310.
Bryan Caskey, Director of Elections, Kansas Secretary of State's Office, provided oral testimony in favor of HB2310 (Attachment 1).
Questions from the Committee were answered by Mr. Caskey.
There were no other proponent testimonies provided.
Mike Koss, Assistant City Attorney, City of Overland Park, Kansas, provided testimony as an opponent on HB2310, with concern regarding some unintended consequences (Attachment 2).
Questions from the Committee were answered by Mr. Koss.
Cindy Green, Deputy Director, League of Kansas Municipalities, provided testimony as an opponent on HB2310, with an amendment proposed by the League attached to her written testimony (Attachment 3).
Questions from the Committee were answered by Representative Esau, Chair, Mr. Heim, and Ms. Green.
Written testimonies only were provided in opposition to HB2310 by the following:
Katie Schroeder, City Attorney, City of Beloit, Kansas (Attachment 4)
Kathy Sexton, City Manager, City of Derby, Kansas (Attachment 5)
Rick Sowers, Mayor, City of Dodge City, Kansas (Attachment 6)
Paul W. Brown, City Attorney, City of Hutchinson, Kansas (Attachment 7)
Mike Nolan, Assistant City Administrator, City of Lenexa, Kansas (Attachment 8)
Chris Engel, City Administrator, City of Merriam, Kansas (Attachment 9)
Nolan Sunderman, Assistant City Manager, City of Shawnee, Kansas (Attachment 10)
Jeff Longwell, Mayor, City of Wichita, Kansas (Attachment 11)
There being no further testimonies, opponent or neutral, Representative Esau, Chair, closed the hearing on HB2310.
