13-13a24.   Extension of taxing district; petition; election; eligible voters.(a) The taxing district of any municipal university which has heretoforebeen established under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of KansasStatutes Annotated may be extended to include the entire territory of thecounty in which the municipal university is located in the manner providedin this section.

      (b)   Whenever a petition, signed by not less than ten percent (10%) ofthe registered voters residing outside of the city but within the countyin which such university is located, shall be filed in the office of thecounty election officer not less than sixty (60) days preceding the datefixed for the holding of the general election in November in any even-numberedyear requesting the same, the question of extending the taxing districtof said municipal university to the entire territory of said county shallbe submitted to the electors of such county residing outside of the corporatelimits of the city in which such university is located for their approvalor rejection at the general election held in November of such year. Suchelection shall be conducted in the manner provided by law for electionson questions submitted in the county. Whenever such proposition has beensubmitted to and been rejected by the voters voting at an election heldthereon such proposition shall not again be submitted to the voters of suchcounty. The question shall be stated on the ballot as follows:

      "Shall the taxing district of ______________ university of ______________be extended to include the entire territory of ______________ county, Kansas?"

      The first blank shall be filled with the name of the university. The secondblank shall be filled with the name of the municipality. The third blankshall be filled with the name of the county in which the university is located. All registered voters residing within thecounty but outside the corporate limits of the city in which such universityis located may vote at the election. If a majority of those voting at suchelection shall vote in favor of extending the taxing district of the municipaluniversity, the same shall thereupon be extended to the entire territoryof the county in which the municipal university is located for all purposes,including the purpose of the budget adopted and taxes certified in the yearnext succeeding the election, and for all years thereafter.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 87, § 1; July 1.