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KS HB2258
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Ballard
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AI Summary
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Secretary of State prohibited from appointing county election commissioners effective July 1, 2025, including appointments to fill unexpired terms
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Upon vacancy in any county election commissioner position (by term expiration or otherwise), all election jurisdiction, powers, and duties transfer to the county clerk
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Affects counties with populations exceeding 125,000, which are currently required to have a Secretary of State-appointed election commissioner
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All election files, books, records, papers, documents, and voter registration data must be transferred from the election commissioner's office to the county clerk
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Article 34 of Chapter 19 of Kansas Statutes Annotated (governing election commissioners) becomes void once no person holds the office of county election commissioner in the state
Legislative Description
Terminating the secretary of state's authority to appoint election commissioners and transferring the jurisdiction, powers and duties for conducting elections in those counties with an election commissioner to the county clerk for such county.
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Elections
2/4/2025