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46-160. Resignation of member of senate or house of representatives;filing of notice; duty of secretary of state.Any member of the senate or house of representatives resigning from suchoffice shall file a written notice of such resignation in the office ofthe secretary of state. Such notice of resignation shall state theeffective date of theresignation. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the secretaryof state shall notify the governor and the president of the senate if theperson is a member of the senate or the speaker of the house of representativesif the person is a member of the house of representatives.Thesecretary of state shall notify the county chairperson of the politicalparty required to call the convention for the selection of a person to beappointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by such resignation as requiredby K.S.A. 25-3902, and amendments thereto.The secretary of state shall notify the chairperson of thepolitical party of each county, all or part of which, is located within thedistrict ofthe officer resigning from office.
History: L. 1983, ch. 119, § 1;L. 1990, ch. 130, § 10;L. 1999, ch. 64, § 3; July 1.
