20-120.Same; selection of member from each
congressional district.
The members of the supreme court nominating commission to be chosen from
among the members of the bar of each congressional district shall be
selected in the following manner: The clerk of the supreme court, in March
of any year in which a member of the commission is to be elected by members of
the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members of the bar
eligible to vote for the member to be elected a notice that such election is to
be held and advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any
member or group of members of the bar
resident of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a qualified
individual who resides in the same congressional district, as member of the
commission from that district. After the nominations have been made the
clerk, on or before May
1,
shall send by ordinary
first class United States mail to each of the members of the bar who are
residents of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the qualified
nominees for that district, together with a ballot in such form as the
clerk may prescribe, for voting upon such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the district nominees named and shall return the
ballot by mail in time to be received at the office of the clerk
on or before May 15. All ballots received at the office of the clerk by
such date shall be
counted by congressional districts and the nominee in each district
receiving the greatest number of votes cast in the district shall be a
member of the commission from that district, except that
if in any district there are more than two nominees and no one
of
them receives a majority of the votes cast in the district, the names of
the two receiving the greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted
in
the district for vote by ballot in like manner as is prescribed
for
the first ballot. Such second ballot to be mailed on or
before June 15 and returned in time so as to be received at the office of the
clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 2;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.
20-120.Same; selection of member from each
congressional district.
The members of the supreme court nominating commission to be chosen from
among the members of the bar of each congressional district shall be
selected in the following manner: The clerk of the supreme court, in March
of any year in which a member of the commission is to be elected by members of
the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members of the bar
eligible to vote for the member to be elected a notice that such election is to
be held and advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any
member or group of members of the bar
resident of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a qualified
individual who resides in the same congressional district, as member of the
commission from that district. After the nominations have been made the
clerk, on or before May
1,
shall send by ordinary
first class United States mail to each of the members of the bar who are
residents of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the qualified
nominees for that district, together with a ballot in such form as the
clerk may prescribe, for voting upon such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the district nominees named and shall return the
ballot by mail in time to be received at the office of the clerk
on or before May 15. All ballots received at the office of the clerk by
such date shall be
counted by congressional districts and the nominee in each district
receiving the greatest number of votes cast in the district shall be a
member of the commission from that district, except that
if in any district there are more than two nominees and no one
of
them receives a majority of the votes cast in the district, the names of
the two receiving the greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted
in
the district for vote by ballot in like manner as is prescribed
for
the first ballot. Such second ballot to be mailed on or
before June 15 and returned in time so as to be received at the office of the
clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 2;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.
20-120.Same; selection of member from each
congressional district.
The members of the supreme court nominating commission to be chosen from
among the members of the bar of each congressional district shall be
selected in the following manner: The clerk of the supreme court, in March
of any year in which a member of the commission is to be elected by members of
the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members of the bar
eligible to vote for the member to be elected a notice that such election is to
be held and advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any
member or group of members of the bar
resident of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a qualified
individual who resides in the same congressional district, as member of the
commission from that district. After the nominations have been made the
clerk, on or before May
1,
shall send by ordinary
first class United States mail to each of the members of the bar who are
residents of the congressional district and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the qualified
nominees for that district, together with a ballot in such form as the
clerk may prescribe, for voting upon such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the district nominees named and shall return the
ballot by mail in time to be received at the office of the clerk
on or before May 15. All ballots received at the office of the clerk by
such date shall be
counted by congressional districts and the nominee in each district
receiving the greatest number of votes cast in the district shall be a
member of the commission from that district, except that
if in any district there are more than two nominees and no one
of
them receives a majority of the votes cast in the district, the names of
the two receiving the greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted
in
the district for vote by ballot in like manner as is prescribed
for
the first ballot. Such second ballot to be mailed on or
before June 15 and returned in time so as to be received at the office of the
clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 2;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.