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K.S.A. § 46-143 (2026)

Same; notice by secretary of state, when; exception

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46-143. Same; notice by secretary of state, when; exception. When the secretary of state transmits the certificate of election to each of the members-elect to the legislature, there shall be enclosed therewith a notice of the preorganizational session. No candidate involved in an election contest shall be notified of any such meeting, nor shall any such candidate be eligible to attend.

History: L. 1968, ch. 169, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 270, § 2; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Construed; secretary of state directed to read name of senator-elect at preorganizational meeting; "candidate" and "member-elect" distinguished. Rogers v. Shanahan, 221 Kan. 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 565 P.2d 1384.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Wilson v. Sebelius, 72 P.3d 553 (Kan. 2003).
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Wilson v. Sebelius, 72 P.3d 553 (Kan. 2003). · cites it 4× “Rogers sought to compel Shanahan to read his name at the preorganizational meeting among the roll of members-elect to the Kansas Senate, and he challenged the constitutionality of the statute as his ground for an order of mandamus.”
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