Chapter 4, APPORTIONMENT

4-101. Number of members of legislature. The senate shall consist of forty members, and the house of representatives of one hundred and twenty-five members. History: L. 1901, ch. 2, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, § 4-101. Source or prior law: L. 1866, ch. 2, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 4, § 1; L…

4-104. Election of representatives by districts. Each of the districts mentioned in the preceding section shall choose one representative, and no voter shall vote for a representative except in the district in which the voter is a legal elector. History: L. 1909, ch. 196, § 2; Ma…

4-120. History: L. 1965, ch. 13, § 1; March 16; Invalid June 2, 1982. Revisor's Note: See note following 4-121. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Legislature in redistricting did not exceed permissible bounds of discretion; act constitutional. Meeks v. Avery, 251 F. Supp. 245, 246, 247, 248, 2…

4-127. Revisor's Note: Districts that were described in this section were established by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, in the case of In Re: Kansas Congressional District Reapportionment Cases, No. 82-1335, No. 82-4096, filed June 2, 1982. See 4-135 for exis…

4-136. History: L. 2002, ch. 202, § 1; June 6; Invalid June 7, 2012. Revisor's Note: Section rendered inapplicable by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Essex v. Kobach, Case No. 12-4046-KHV-JWL, dated June 7, 2012.

4-138. History: L. 2002, ch. 202, § 3; June 6; Invalid June 7, 2012. Revisor's Note: Section rendered inapplicable by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Essex v. Kobach, Case No. 12-4046-KHV-JWL, dated June 7, 2012.

4-144. Reapportionment of congressional districts. (a) As used in K.S.A. 4-147 through 4-150, and amendments thereto, "voting district," "tract," "block group" or "block" means, respectively, a voting district (VTD), tract, block group or block identified on the official United S…

4-145. Same; attachment of territory to district. (a) If a county, voting district, tract, block group or block is not included within a congressional district established by this act, such county, voting district, tract, block group or block shall be attached to the congressiona…

4-146. Same; effect of act. The provisions of this act shall not affect the term of any representative to congress elected to represent a district at the general election of 2020 or the term of any successor to such representative serving for an unexpired term. All such represent…

4-147. District 1. Congressional district 1 shall consist of all of Barton county; and all of Cheyenne county; and all of Clark county; and all of Clay county; and all of Cloud county; and all of Decatur county; and all of Dickinson county; and the following voting districts in D…

4-148. District 2. Congressional district 2 shall consist of all of Allen county; and all of Atchison county; and all of Bourbon county; and all of Brown county; and all of Chase county; and all of Cherokee county; and all of Coffey county; and all of Crawford county; and all of …

4-149. District 3. Congressional district 3 shall consist of all of Anderson county; and all of Franklin county; and all of Johnson county; and all of Miami county; and the following voting districts in Wyandotte county: (120100), (140020); and the following blocks in voting dist…

4-150. District 4. Congressional district 4 shall consist of all of Barber county; and all of Butler county; and all of Chautauqua county; and all of Comanche county; and all of Cowley county; and all of Edwards county; and all of Elk county; and all of Greenwood county; and all …

4-202. First judicial district. The counties of Atchison and Leavenworth shall constitute the first judicial district. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 20-354a, and amendments thereto, there shall be four district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 2; L. 197…

4-203. Second judicial district. The counties of Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Jackson and Jefferson shall constitute the second judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 1; L. 198…

4-204. Third judicial district. The county of Shawnee shall constitute the third judicial district. There shall be 13 district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 3; L. 1…

4-205. Fourth judicial district. The counties of Franklin, Anderson, Coffey and Osage shall constitute the fourth judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 1…

4-206. Fifth judicial district. The counties of Chase and Lyon shall constitute the fifth judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 5; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 5; January 12, 1987.…

4-207. Sixth judicial district. The counties of Miami, Linn and Bourbon shall constitute the sixth judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. At least one district judge position shall be in Bourbon county. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 7; L. 1976, c…

4-208. Seventh judicial district. The county of Douglas shall constitute the seventh judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 8; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 7; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 7; January 12, 1987. Revisor's Note: In accorda…

4-209. Eighth judicial district. The counties of Geary, Dickinson, Marion and Morris shall constitute the eighth judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. The judge holding one of the district judge positions shall be a resident of Dickinson, Marion…

4-210. Ninth judicial district. The counties of McPherson and Harvey shall constitute the ninth judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. At least one district judge position shall be in McPherson county and at least one shall be in Harvey county. …

4-211. 10th judicial district. The county of Johnson shall constitute the 10th judicial district. There shall be 16 district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 11; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 10; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 10; L. 1987, ch. 14, § 2; July…

4-212. 11th judicial district. The counties of Crawford, Cherokee and Labette shall constitute the 11th judicial district. There shall be six district judges in such district. The district judges of the 11th judicial district shall hold court in the cities of Pittsburg and Girard…

4-213. 12th judicial district. The counties of Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Republic, Cloud, and Washington shall constitute the twelfth judicial district. There shall be one district judge in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 13; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 12; L. 1977, ch. 109,…

4-214. 13th judicial district. The counties of Butler, Greenwood and Elk shall constitute the 13th judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. The judge holding one of the district judge positions shall be a resident of Greenwood or Elk county and th…

4-215. 14th judicial district. The counties of Montgomery and Chautauqua shall constitute the 14th judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. At least two district judge positions shall be in Montgomery county. The district judges of the 14th judici…

4-216. 15th judicial district. The counties of Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Wallace and Logan shall constitute the 15th judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 30; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 15; L. 1982, ch. 1…

4-217. 16th judicial district. The counties of Gray, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Clark and Comanche shall constitute the 16th judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 17; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 15; January 1…

4-218. 17th judicial district. The counties of Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Graham and Osborne shall constitute the 17th judicial district. There shall be one district judge of the district court of the district. The district magistrate judge holding office in position one i…

4-219. 18th judicial district. The county of Sedgwick shall constitute the 18th judicial district. There shall be 24 district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 19; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 18; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 16; L. 1987, ch. 14, § 3; Ju…

4-220. 19th judicial district. The county of Cowley shall constitute the 19th judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 20; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 19; L. 1982, ch. 130, § 7; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 17; January 12, 1987.

4-221. 20th judicial district. The counties of Stafford, Barton, Russell, Ellsworth and Rice shall constitute the 20th judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. The judge holding one of the district judge positions shall be a resident of Stafford, …

4-222. 21st judicial district. The counties of Riley and Clay shall constitute the 21st judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. At least one district judge position shall be in Riley county. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 22; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 21…

4-223a. 22nd judicial district. The counties of Doniphan, Brown, Nemaha and Marshall shall constitute the 22nd judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1974, ch. 134, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 22; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 20; January 12, 1987.

4-224. 23rd judicial district. The counties of Gove, Trego, Rooks and Ellis shall constitute the 23rd judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 24; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 23; L. 1982, ch. 130, § 9; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 21; Ja…

4-225. 24th judicial district. The counties of Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Hodgeman, Ness and Lane shall constitute the twenty-fourth judicial district. There shall be one district judge of the district court. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 25; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 24; January 10, 1977.

4-226. 25th judicial district. The counties of Scott, Wichita, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny and Finney shall constitute the 25th judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. At least two district judge positions shall be in Finney county. History: L. 196…

4-227. 26th judicial district. The counties of Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Morton, Stevens and Seward shall constitute the 26th judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 27; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 26; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 23; Ja…

4-228. 27th judicial district. The county of Reno shall constitute the 27th judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 28; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 27; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 24; January 12, 1987.

4-229. 28th judicial district. The counties of Saline and Ottawa shall constitute the 28th judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. At least two district judge positions shall be in Saline county. History: L. 1968, ch. 285, § 29; L. 1976, ch. 145, …

4-230. 29th judicial district. The county of Wyandotte shall constitute the 29th judicial district. There shall be 15 district judges in such district. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 16; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 29; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 26; January 12, 1987. Revis…

4-231. 30th judicial district. The counties of Sumner, Harper, Kingman, Barber and Pratt shall constitute the 30th judicial district. There shall be four district judges in such district. At least one district judge position shall be in Harper, Kingman, Barber or Pratt county and…

4-232. 31st judicial district. The counties of Allen, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson shall constitute the 31st judicial district. There shall be three district judges in such district. The district judge holding office in division number two in the fourth judicial district, as that d…

4-3,732. History: L. 2002, ch. 2, § 2; March 21; Invalid June 7, 2012. Revisor's Note: Section rendered inapplicable by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Essex v. Kobach, Case No. 12-4046-KHV-JWL, dated June 7, 2012.

4-3,860. Reapportionment of representative districts. In accordance with section 2 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, the state of Kansas is divided into 125 single-member state representative districts. Such districts are reapportioned in accordance with se…

4-3,861. Same; basis of reapportionment. (a) As used in K.S.A. 4-3,864 through 4-3,988, and amendments thereto, "voting district," "tract," "block group" or "block" means, respectively, a voting district (VTD), tract, block group or block identified on the official United States …

4-3,862. Same; attachment of territory to district. (a) If a county, voting district, tract, block group or block is not included within a representative district established by this act, such county, voting district, tract, block group or block shall be attached to the represent…

4-3,863. Same; effect of act. The provisions of this act shall not affect the term of any representative elected to represent a district at the general election of 2020 or the term of any successor to such representative serving for an unexpired term. All such representatives sha…

4-3,864. District 1. Representative district 1 shall consist of all of Cherokee county; and the following voting districts in Labette county: (000030), (000040), (000050), (000060), (000080), (000180), (00019A), (000200), (000210), (000360), (120040), (12004A), (12004B). History:…