Printable Format25-4301. Officers subject to recall; exceptions. All elected public officials in the state, except judicial officers, are subject to recall by the voters of the state or the political subdivision from which elected.
History: L. 1976, ch. 178, ยง 1; April 14.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Recall of Local Elected Officials in Kansas," Rich Smith and Theresa Nuckolls, 70 J.K.B.A. No. 8, 18 (2001).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Grounds for recall of elected officials; sufficiency; petition; alleged violations of open meetings act; county commission district boundary change. 90-120.
Grounds for recall of elected officials; determination of sufficiency of grounds by county or district attorney; constitutionality. 91-59.
Recall of elected officials; application of act; applicability to congressional members. 94-35.
Recall of elected official; number of signatures on petition. 1999-38.
Recall of elected officials; procedure when more than one is sought to be recalled. 1999-52.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Statutes require specificity when stating grounds for recall of public officer. Unger v. Horn, 240 Kan. 740, 741, 742, 732 P.2d 1275 (1987).
2. Cited; there is no authority for damages against county officials for invalid determination under recall act. Collins v. Hoeme, 40 Kan. App. 2d 93, 95, 97, 189 P.3d 566 (2008).