(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the governor shall proclaim the date of any election held under this act to be a day not less than 75 days nor more than 90 days after such proclamation is issued. The proclamation shall be made in writing, signed by the governor and delivered by the governor to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall promptly cause the proclamation to be published in the Kansas register, and a copy shall be transmitted by the secretary to the chairperson of all state political parties authorized to hold congressional district conventions under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-3504, and amendments thereto.

(b) The amendments made by this act to this section shall be effective on and after January 1, 2017.