Kansas proposal would space special elections around regular elections

The proposed rules would bar special elections within 45 days of a general or primary election. The proposed rules cover Kansas special elections, including mail ballot elections. A special election may be held on the same day as a general or primary election if that election is on the first Tuesday in March. The definition of special election includes mail ballot elections. The 45-day separation applies around general and primary elections.

The proposed text would define a school special election as one held on the first Tuesday in March. The school rules apply to districts offering grades one through twelve and to community junior colleges. The proposed bond-election rules limit how often and when a school district may hold special bond elections. Those rules do not apply to capital outlay tax elections or to certain repair or replacement bond elections after major damage, if the state board of education approves. The proposed date for a school special election is the first Tuesday in March of any year.