Officers subject to recall; exceptions

25-4301. Officers subject to recall; exceptions. All elected public officials in the state, except judicial officers, are subject to recall by the voters of the state or the political subdivision from which elected. History: L. 1976, ch. 178, § 1; April 14. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Recall of Local Elected Officials in Kansas," Rich Smith and Theresa Nuckolls, 70 J.K.B.A. No. 8, 18 (2001). Attorney General's Opinions: Grounds for recall of elected officials; sufficiency; petition; alleged violations of open meetings act; county commission district boundary change. 90-120. Grounds for recall of elected officials; determination of sufficiency of grounds by county or district attorney; constitutionality. 91-59. Recall of elected officials; application of act; applicability to congressional members. 94-35. Recall of elected official; number of signatures on petition. 1999-38. Recall of elected officials; procedure when more than one is sought to be recalled. 1999-52. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statutes require specificity when stating grounds for recall of public officer. Unger v. Horn, 240 Kan. 740, 741, 742, 732 P.2d 1275 (1987). 2. Cited; there is no authority for damages against county officials for invalid determination under recall act. Collins v. Hoeme, 40 Kan. App. 2d 93, 95, 97, 189 P.3d 566 (2008).