HB 2022 — Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election.

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 HOUSE BILLNo.BILL No.

2022 By Committee on Elections Requested by Representative Waggoner 1-16 AN ACTA concerningCTconcerning elections;

clarifying when special elections may be held requiring that any special election be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in AprilMarch or on the same day as a general or primary election;

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82, Be25-432, it25-1115 enactedand by25-2502 theand Legislaturerepealing of the Stateexisting ofsections. Kansas:

{NewBe Sectionit 1. (a)enacted Wheneverby an election is required for the issuanceLegislature of bonds by any municipality, such election shall be called and held on the dateState of theKansas: next primary or general election, as specified in the resolution calling such election.

AnySection law1. K.S.A. that specifies an election date for such election shall take precedence over the provisions of this section and such election shall be held on the specified election date.

(b) No municipality shall call or hold more than one bond election at a time other than on the same date as a primary or general election within any one calendar year.

The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the planning for or consideration of any bond election during the period between authorized bond elections, nor shall this subsection prohibit notice or other preparation for election during such period.

This subsection shall not apply to bond elections held for the purpose of replacing, or repairing and equipping municipal buildings or facilities destroyed or substantially damaged by fire, windstorm, flood or other casualty.

(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental the general bond laws of this state.} Section 1.

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2.} K.S.A.

10-12010-120, isas hereby amended toby readsection as2 follows:of Senate Bill No.

2, is hereby amended to read as follows:

The election shall be HBheld 2022—Am.within 60 days after compliance with the necessary requirements, or within 90 days, should the longer period include the date of a general election on the date of a general election, primary election or special election, as defined in K.S.A.

by SCW 2 held within 60 days after compliance with the necessary requirements, or within 90 days, should the longer period include the date of a general election on the date of a general election, {or} primary election or special election, as such terms are defined in K.S.A.

(b) Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once each week for two consecutive weeks.weeks and on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted if such county election office has a website.

The first publication shall be not less than 21 days prior to the election.

NoticeIf of the election shall also be published on the website of the county election officeoffice, ofsuch anypublication countyshall whereremain on the electionwebsite isuntil tothe beday conducted.after the election.

Such notice shall be published not less than 21 days prior to the election and shall remain on the website until the day after the election.

2.2. K.S.A.

{3.} K.S.A.

25-432 is hereby amended to read as follows:

25-432.

An election shall not be conducted under this act unless:

(a) Conducted on a date, mutually agreed upon by the governing body of the political or taxing subdivision and the county election officer, not later than 120 days following the date the request is submitted by the political or taxing subdivision;

(b) The secretary of state approves a written plan for conduct of the election, including, but not limited to, a written timetable for the conduct of the election, submitted by the county election officer;

(c)(b) the election is nonpartisan;

(d)(c) the election is not one at which any candidate is elected, retained or recalled;

(e)(d) the election is not held on the same date as another election in which the qualified electors of that subdivision of government are eligible to cast ballots, except this restriction shall not apply to mail ballot elections held under K.S.A.

79-2925c, and amendments thereto, or elections held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March;

and (f)(e) the election is a question submitted election at which and all of the qualified electors of one of the following subdivisions of government are the only electors eligible to vote on such question:

(1) Counties;

(2) cities;

(3) school districts, except in an election held pursuant to K.S.A.

72-635 et seq., and amendments thereto;

(4) townships;

(5) benefit districts organized under K.S.A.

31-301, and amendments thereto;