Chapter VI · Elections

Article 1. City Elections

Sections 6-101 to 6-102 · 5 sections

6-101 Governing Body.

(a)The governing body shall consist of a Mayor and eight Councilmembers to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The mayor and council members shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas.

(b)General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017, and succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired.

(c)The governing body of the city may, by ordinance, divide the city into wards and precincts, establish the boundaries thereof, and number the same. No ordinance redefining wards and precincts shall become effective less than 30 days prior to the next regular city election.

(d)In accordance with K.S.A. 25–2110a, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city office elected at large by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by 50 of the qualified electors of the City of Bonner Springs.

(C.O. No. 13, Sec. 2; Code 1992; C.O. No. 30; Code 2014; Ord. 2428)

6-101a Same; Terms.

One council member from each ward shall be elected at one election, and the other council member from that ward shall be elected at the succeeding election. The council members shall have four-year terms. The Mayor shall have a four year term.

(Ord. 2428)

6-101b Same; Transition to November Elections.

Those governing body positions with terms that would have expired 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 that would have expired 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.

(Ord. 2428)

6-101c Same; Vacancies.

The filling of vacancies in the Governing Body of the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas shall be controlled by Chapter 1. Administration, Article 2. Governing Body, Section 1-207. Vacancies in Governing Body; How Filled, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas.

(Ord. 2428)

6-102 Conduct of Elections; Hours.

City elections shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of City elections. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date of the election or as may otherwise be provided by law.

(K.S.A. 25211, 25106; Code 1989)