Tag Archives: Elections and Ethics

Dillon’s Rule vs. Home Rule Arising in the late 19th Century, the issue of from where local units of government derived their power was debated and established in the ideological concepts of “Dillon’s Rule” and “Home Rule.” Dillon’s Rule focuses on local units of government as being subdivisions of the State that are dependent uponContinue reading “Home Rule”

Political Committees The Campaign Finance Act, KSA 25-4142 et seq., sets rules for the financing of campaigns in Kansas. The Act applies to elections of the state, counties, cities of the first class, unified school districts with more than 35,000 pupils, and the board of public utilities of Kansas City, Kansas, but does not applyContinue reading “Political Committee Major Purpose Test”

Defining a Recall Procedure Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace an elected official before the end of the official’s elected term. Generally, the recall procedure for states is specified in a state’s constitution. The constitutions of 18 states specifically authorize it. In Kansas, Article 4, Section 34 of the KansasContinue reading “Recall of Local Elected Officials”

KSA 79-2988 requires, on or before June 15 of each year, each county clerk to calculate the revenue neutral rate (the mill levy that would yield the same amount of property tax revenue as the prior year) for each taxing subdivision. These calculations are required to be performed annually, and any decisions made by aContinue reading “Revenue Neutral Process”

Qualifications to Submit a Voter Registration Application Certain amendments of the U.S. Constitution provide that citizens of the United States over the age of 18 shall not be denied the right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude (15th Amendment); sex (19th Amendment); or age (26th Amendment). The 24th AmendmentContinue reading “Voter Registration Qualifications”

Voter Roll Maintenance Voter registration list, or voter roll, maintenance is the process of removing voters from the voter roll or party affiliation lists. In Kansas, it is the responsibility of the county election officer to remove names of voters who have died or who have become disqualified from voting. The Secretary of State mustContinue reading “Voter Roll and Poll Book Maintenance”