Kansas Statutes 71-1415. Primary election, when; write-in candidates
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 71-1415
- college district: means the taxing district and territory of a community college. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- county election officer: means the election commissioner of the county in which the community college is located, or the county clerk in counties not having an election commissioner. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- Election at large: means an election of trustees at which all electors of a community college district vote on all candidates. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- member: means a member of the board of trustees of a community college. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- Member district: means one of the subdistricts into which a community college district is or may be divided for the purpose of a district method of election of trustees. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- Member position: means one of the positions of members of a board of trustees when a district method of election is used. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
- method of election: means one of the methods of election provided for in this act. See Kansas Statutes 71-1402
(a) In college districts in which a district method of election is in effect, if there are more than three qualified candidates for any member position, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election in each such member district. The names of the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for any member position at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates for any member position, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.
(b) In college districts in which the election at large method of election is in effect, if there are more than three times the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election. The names of twice the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected who receive the greatest number of votes at the primary election shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are not more than three times the number of candidates as there are trustees to be elected, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.
(c) If a member is to be elected to fill an unexpired term, the office shall be listed separately on the ballots. If there are more than three candidates for such unexpired term, the county election officer shall call, and there shall be held, a primary election. The names of the two candidates for such unexpired term receiving the greatest number of votes shall appear on the ballots in the general election. If there are three or fewer qualified candidates for the unexpired term of any member position, there shall not be a primary election and the names of the candidates shall be placed on the ballots in the general election.
(d) On the ballots in general college district elections, blank lines for the names of write-in candidates shall be printed at the end of the list of candidates for each different office. The number of blank lines for each elected office shall be equal to the number of candidates to be elected thereto. The purpose of such blank lines shall be to permit the voter to insert the name of any person who is a qualified elector residing in the district and whose name is not printed on the ballot but for whom such voter desires to vote for such office. No lines for write-in candidates shall appear on primary college district election ballots.