Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25: Elections

Article 38: Political Parties

Statutes:

• 25-3801: Precinct committeemen and committeewomen; eligibility for office or candidacy; filling vacancies.
• 25-3802:
• 25-3803:
• 25-3804:
• 25-3805:
• 25-3806:
• 25-3807: Terms of committee officers.
• 25-3808: Powers and duties of committees and officers; filling officer vacancies.
• 25-3809: Application of 25-3801 to 25-3808.
• 25-3810:
• 25-3811:

• 25-3801: Precinct committeemen and committeewomen; eligibility for office or candidacy; filling vacancies. (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 provided in subsection (b), 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. Not later than three days after appointment of precinct committeemen and committeewomen, the county chairperson making the appointments shall notify 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 election 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): (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).

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 130, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 64, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 81, § 8; July 1.

• 25-3802:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 158, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 112, § 4; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3803:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 112, § 5; L. 1989, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3804:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 18; L. 1973, ch. 158, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 191, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 192, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 200, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 123, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3805:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 5; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 19; L. 1973, ch. 158, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 191, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 192, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 200, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 112, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 142, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 123, § 2; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3806:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 158, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 112, § 7; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3807: Terms of committee officers. All committee officers elected under this act shall serve for two (2) years and until their successors are elected.

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 7; July 1.

• 25-3808: Powers and duties of committees and officers; filling officer vacancies. Each committee provided for in this act, and its officers, shall have the powers usually exercised by such committees and by the officers thereof, insofar as is consistent with this act. The various officers and committees now in existence shall exercise the powers and perform the duties herein prescribed until their successors are chosen in accordance with this act. The duties of the chairman or secretary of any committee, when the committee is not in session, may be performed by members of such committees selected by such chairman or secretary. Any vacancy in any committee office shall be filled in the same manner as that in which such officer was originally chosen.

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 8; July 1.

• 25-3809: Application of 25-3801 to 25-3808. The provisions of K.S.A. 25-3801 to 25-3808, inclusive, shall apply only to political parties authorized by law to nominate candidates by primary election.

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 9; July 1.

• 25-3810:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 10; L. 1976, ch. 192, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 143, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.

• 25-3811:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 129, § 11; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 131, § 1; April 5.