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). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026