Chapter 4 — APPORTIONMENT

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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…

4-102. History: L. 1963, ch. 13, § 1; Repealed, L. 1964, ch. 1, § 3 (Special Session); February 28. Source or prior law: L. 1866, ch. 2, § 2; G.S. 1868, ch. 4, § 2; L. 1871, ch. 14, § 2; L. 1876, ch. 8, § 2; L. 1881, ch. 1, § 2; L. 1886, ch. 16, § 2; L. 1891, ch. 4, § 2; L. 1901,…

4-102a. History: L. 1964, ch. 1, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 13, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: 4-102. Revisor's Note: This section was first repealed by L. 1968, ch. 45, § 45, which was later held unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court for the district …

4-103. History: L. 1909, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 158, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 4-103; L. 1943, ch. 8, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 7, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 8, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 7, § 1; Repealed, L. 1964, ch. 2, § 1 (Special Session); February 28. Source or prior law: L. 1866, ch. 2, § 3; L. 1866, c…

4-103a. History: L. 1964, ch. 2, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1966, ch. 1, § 129 (Special Session); March 8. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. 1964 act valid and constitutional. Harris v. Shanahan, 192 Kan. 629, 630, 631, 390 P.2d 772. 2. Apportionment under L. 1964, ch. 2 (Special Sess…

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…

4-105. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 4-105; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 20, § 1; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1874, ch. 16, § 1; L. 1883, ch. 1, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Ar…

4-106. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 4-106; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 2; L. 1941, ch. 20, § 2; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1874, ch. 16, § 1; L. 1883, ch. 1, § 2; L. 1897, ch. 90, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

4-107. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 4-107; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 3; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1874, ch. 16, § 2; L. 1883, ch. 1, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents A…

4-108. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 4-108; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 4; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1874, ch. 16, § 3; L. 1883, ch. 1, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents A…

4-109. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 5; R.S. 1923, § 4-109; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 5; L. 1941, ch. 20, § 3; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1883, ch. 1, § 5; L. 1897, ch. 90, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Ar…

4-110. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 6; R.S. 1923, § 4-110; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 6; L. 1941, ch. 20, § 4; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1883, ch. 1, § 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents A…

4-111. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 7; R.S. 1923, § 4-111; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 7; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 8, § 8; April 30. Source or prior law: L. 1883, ch. 1, § 7. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings R…

4-112. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 8; R.S. 1923, § 4-112; L. 1931, ch. 7, § 8; Repealed, L. 1941, ch. 20, § 5; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1883, ch. 1, § 8. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings R…

4-113. History: L. 1905, ch. 152, § 9; R.S. 1923, § 4-113; Repealed L. 1931, ch. 7, § 9; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Fina…

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…

4-128. History: L. 1992, ch. 235, § 1; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 202, § 8; June 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

4-133. History: L. 1992, ch. 235, § 6; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 202, § 8; June 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

4-134. Reserved. 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 …

4-135. History: Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 202, § 8; June 6. Revisor's Note: Districts described in this section were established by order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in State of Kansas v. Graves, Case No. 92-4097-R, date of June 3, 1992, and as revised June…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUN…

4-137. History: L. 2002, ch. 202, § 2; Repealed, L. 2022, ch. 2, § 8; February 10. Revisor's Note: Section is applicable to new districts set forth in K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 4-143, which were established by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Essex v. Kobach, Case No…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUN…

4-143. History: Repealed, L. 2022, ch. 2, § 8; February 10. Revisor's Note: Districts described in this section were established by order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Essex v. Kobach, Case No. 12-4046-KHV-JWL, dated June 7, 2012. For current Congressio…

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 …

4-201. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 1; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 130, § 21; February 25. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

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…