Chapter VI · Elections

ARTICLE 1. GOVERNING BODY

Sections 6-101 to 6-105 · 5 sections

6-101 Conduct of election.

The non-partisan election of city officials shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of city elections.

(K.S.A. 25-2101 et seq.; Code 2014; Ord. 524; C.O. No. 15; Ord. 534)

6-102 Hours of voting.

At all city elections the polls shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless different hours are set and publicly announced by the county election officer.

(K.S.A. 25-2111; K.S.A. 26-206; Code 2014; Ord. 524)

6-103 Governing body elections.

(a)The City of Inman, Kansas, shall be governed by five council members and a mayor as provided herein, and in the appropriate statutes of the State of Kansas not otherwise specifically referred to herein. The mayor and council members elected previously, are hereby confirmed in office for four year terms expiring as follows:

Name	Office	Expiration of Term*
Don Froese	Council Member	2017*
Ruth Sisson	Council Member	2017*
J. Darin Pote	Council Member	2019*
Devin Schierling	Council Member	2019*
Scott Schriner	Council Member	2019*
James Toews	Mayor	2017*
* See subsection (b) below regarding transition of these terms.

(b)Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2019, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020, when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take office.

(c)General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017. Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired. A mayor and two council members shall be elected at one election, and the remaining three council members shall be elected at the succeeding election. The mayor and all council members shall have four year terms.

(d)Whenever a tie shall occur in the vote for any of the officers to be elected, the results shall be decided by lot by the board of election canvassers.

(C.O. No. 13; Code 2014; L. 2015, ch. 88; Ord. 524; C.O. No. 15; Ord. 534)

6-104 Commencement of terms of office; oath of office.

The term of officers elected shall commence on the second Monday in January following certification of the election, and the elected officers shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city clerk.

(K.S.A. 25-2120; Code 2014; Ord. 524; C.O. No. 15; Ord. 534)

6-105 Nomination petition.

Any person desiring to become a candidate for city office elected at large shall file with the county election officer, before the filing deadline, established in K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, a declaration of candidacy on a form furnished by the county election officer as specified by the secretary of state. The nomination petition must be signed by 25 of the qualified electors of the City of Inman.

(K.S.A. 25-2110; Ord. 524; C.O. No. 15; Ord. 534)