46-1401: Legislative petition for calling of special session by
governor; form.
Whenever any legislator wishes to petition the governor to call a special
session of the legislature as provided in section 5 of article 1 of the
constitution of the state of Kansas, he shall subscribe the form prescribed
in this section, completed by insertion of the name of the governor and the
date of the commencement of the special session. Such form shall be sworn
to (or affirmed) before an officer authorized to administer oaths. Such
form shall be substantially as follows:
State of Kansas, County of __________:
PETITION
To The Honorable ______________, Governor
State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
You are hereby petitioned to call the Legislature into Special Session,
such Special Session to commence at 10:00 a.m., __________, __________,
19__:
______________,
_________________________
Signature
Title and District Number
Subscribed and sworn to before me this __________ day of __________,
19__.
______________
Notary Public
(Seal)
My commission expires: ______________
History: L. 1974, ch. 212, § 1; July 1.
46-1402: Same; duty of governor to call special session, when.
Whenever the governor receives petitions, in the form provided in
K.S.A. 46-1401, properly executed by two-thirds of the members
elected to each house of the legislature, petitioning him to call the
legislature into special session at a particular time, and all being at
the same particular time, he shall call the petitioned for special
session to commence at the time so specified.
History: L. 1974, ch. 212, § 2; July 1.
46-1403: Same; convening of special session notwithstanding
governor's failure to call special session upon legislative petition;
session deemed properly called, when.
Whenever petitions have been delivered to the governor, or to his
official office in the state capitol, in accordance with K.S.A.
46-1402, and the governor fails to properly make the call required by
K.S.A. 46-1402 and section 5 of article 1 of the
constitution of the state of Kansas, the legislature shall convene at
the time specified in such petitions. The first order of business of
each house shall be to consider a concurrent resolution declaring the
special session to be duly called. If two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house shall approve such resolution, the special session
shall be deemed to be duly called, notwithstanding the failure of the
governor to properly make the required call.
History: L. 1974, ch. 212, § 3; July 1.