Bill > HB2733

This bill requires that any individual who is a candidate for or has been elected to certain public offices in Kansas must be a qualified elector, meaning they are registered to vote, and must reside within the state or the specific district they seek to represent, both at the time of election or appointment and throughout their term in office. Failure to maintain residency in the designated area will immediately create a vacancy in the candidacy or the office itself. This residency requirement is being applied to various elected positions including district attorneys, state-level executive officers (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Insurance), state board of education members, school board members, community college trustees, and township officials (trustee, clerk, treasurer) and road overseers. The bill amends existing laws to incorporate these new residency stipulations and repeals the previous versions of these laws.

Government Affairs

Elections (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2733/