Kansas Statutes 48-1304. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators
In the event any legislator is unavailable following an attack, then, an emergency interim successor shall be designated as hereinafter provided.
(a) If the legislator is from a representative district or senatorial district which comprises only one county, the emergency interim successor shall be designated by the county committee of the political party of which such legislator is a member in like manner as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-319 [*]for the filling of vacancies in the legislature.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-1304
- Attack: means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or methods. See Kansas Statutes 48-1303
- Unavailable: means absent from the place of session (other than on official business of the legislature), or unable, for physical, mental or legal reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a legislator, whether or not such absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions. See Kansas Statutes 48-1303
(b) If the legislator is from a senatorial district comprising more than one county the emergency interim successor shall be designated by the senatorial district committee of the political party of which such legislator is a member in like manner as provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-320 [*]for the filling of vacancies in the legislature.