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K.S.A. § 12-3002 (2026)

Vote by yeas and nays; majority of members-elect required

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12-3002. Vote by yeas and nays; majority of members-elect required. The vote on any ordinance, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be by yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the journal by the clerk. No ordinance shall be valid unless a majority of all the members-elect of the council of council cities or mayor and other commissioners of commission cities vote in favor thereof: Provided, That in council cities where the number of favorable votes is one less than required, the mayor shall have power to cast the deciding vote in favor of the ordinance.

History: L. 1959, ch. 64, § 2; June 30.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: City of Haven v. Gregg, 766 P.2d 143 (Kan. 1988).
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City of Haven v. Gregg, 766 P.2d 143 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 8× “457 was invalid because a majority of the city council had failed to vote for its passage as required by K.S.A. 12-3002. On September 2,1987, the chief of police of the City of Haven, (City) issued a complaint against Donald Gregg for violating Ordinance No.”
Austin Props. v. City of Shawnee, 564 P.3d 1262 (Kan. 2025). “12-757(d); K.S.A. 12-3002 (explaining ordinances require majority vote).”
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