Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 25-2505 (2026)

Same; national, state, county, city, school and township offices and officers

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25-2505. Same; national, state, county, city, school and township offices and officers. (a) "National office" or "national officer" means the office or members of the United States house of representatives, members of the United States senate and members of the United States presidential electoral college.

(b) "State office" or "state officer" means the state officers elected on a statewide basis, members of the house of representatives and state senators, members of the state board of education, district judges, district magistrate judges and district attorneys.

(c) "County office" or "county officer" means such county officers as are provided by law to be elected.

(d) "City office" or "city officer" means such city officers as are provided by law to be elected.

(e) "School office" or "school officer" means members of the governing body of any school district or community college.

(f) "Township office" or "township officer" means the trustee, treasurer and clerk of a township.

History: L. 1968, ch. 406, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 166, § 35; L. 1976, ch. 181, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 78; January 12, 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Oltremari Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Kansas Soc. & Rehabilitative Serv., 871 F. Supp. 1331 (D. Kan. 1994).
Oltremari Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Kansas Soc. & Rehabilitative Serv., 871 F. Supp. 1331 (D. Kan. 1994). · cites it 2× “Compare K.S.A. 25-2505(b) with K.S.A. 25-2505(c).”
Allen v. Kline, 507 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (D. Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “This is particularly so in light of the fact that the district attorney is an officer of the state, not the county, see K.S.A. §§ 25-2505(b), 22a-101, 22a-108, and the fact that K.”
Circle Bear v. Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co./Kansas City, KS (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Indeed, K.S.A. 25-2505(b) indicates that a district attorney is a "state officer.”
— K.S.A. § 25-2505(b) — 3 cases
Oltremari Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Kansas Soc. & Rehabilitative Serv., 871 F. Supp. 1331 (D. Kan. 1994). “Compare K.S.A. 25-2505(b) with K.S.A. 25-2505(c).”
Allen v. Kline, 507 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (D. Kan. 2007). “This is particularly so in light of the fact that the district attorney is an officer of the state, not the county, see K.S.A. §§ 25-2505(b), 22a-101, 22a-108, and the fact that K.”
Circle Bear v. Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co./Kansas City, KS (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Indeed, K.S.A. 25-2505(b) indicates that a district attorney is a "state officer.”
— K.S.A. § 25-2505(c) — 1 case
Oltremari Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Kansas Soc. & Rehabilitative Serv., 871 F. Supp. 1331 (D. Kan. 1994). “Compare K.S.A. 25-2505(b) with K.S.A. 25-2505(c).”
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