The non-partisan election of city officials shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of city elections.
(K.S.A. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A. 25-2113; Code 2013)
At all city elections the polls shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless different hours are set and publicly announced by the county election officer.
(K.S.A. 25-2111; K.S.A. 26-206; Code 2013)
General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017. Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired. A mayor and two council members shall be elected at one election and the remaining three council members shall be elected at the succeeding election. The mayor and all council members shall have four year terms.
(K.S.A. Supp. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq.; C.O. No. 2; Code 2013; C.O. No. 2318; C.O. No. 2 (2020); Code 2022)
The term of office shall commence on the first Monday in December. The elected officers shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city clerk. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in November 2021 shall expire on the first Monday in December of 2021, when the city officials elected in the November 2021 general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in November 2023, shall expire on the first Monday in December of 2023, when the city officials elected in the November 2023 general election take office.
(K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2120; Code 2013; C.O. No. 2318; C.O. No. 2 (2020); Code 2022)
Any person desiring to become a candidate for city office elected at large shall file with the county election officer, before the filing deadline, established in K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, a declaration of candidacy on a form furnished by the county election officer as specified by the secretary of state. The nomination petition must be signed by five of the qualified electors of the City of Blue Rapids.
(K.S.A. 25-205; K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2110; K.S.A. 25-2110a; Code 2013; C.O. No. 2318; Code 2022)