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Two constitutional amendments on Nov. 8 ballot


BY DALE HOGG

dhogg@gbtribune.com


In addition to the local, county, state and national offices on the Nov. 8 general election ballot are two amendments to the Kansas Constitution. Below in the wording on the amendments from the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office.

• The first concerns “legislative oversight of administrative rules and regulations. Whenever the legislature by law has authorized any officer or agency within the executive branch of government to adopt rules and regulations that have the force and effect of law, the Legislature may provide by law for the revocation or suspension of any such rule and regulation, or any portion thereof, upon a vote of a majority of the members then elected or appointed and qualified in each house.”

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the legislature with oversight of state executive branch agencies and officials by providing the legislature authority to establish procedures to revoke or suspend rules and regulations.

A vote for this proposition would allow the legislature to establish procedures to revoke or suspend rules and regulations that are adopted by state executive branch agencies and officials that have the force and effect of law.

A vote against this proposition would allow state executive branch agencies and officials to continue adopting rules and regulations that have the force and effect of law without any opportunity for the legislature to directly revoke or suspend such rules and regulations.

• The second “County and township officers” deals with the election of sheriffs.  

This amendment would preserve the right of citizens of each county that elected a county sheriff as of Jan. 11, 2022, to continue electing the county sheriff. The amendment would also provide that a county sheriff only may be involuntarily removed from office pursuant to either a recall election or a writ of quo warranto initiated by the attorney general. 

A vote for this proposition would preserve the right of citizens of each county that elected a county sheriff as of Jan. 11, 2022, to continue electing the county sheriff via popular vote. The amendment would also direct that a county sheriff only may be involuntarily removed from office pursuant to either a recall election or a writ of quo warranto initiated by the attorney general. 

A vote against this proposition would not make any changes to the constitution and would retain current law concerning the election of a sheriff and the procedures for involuntary removal of a sheriff from office of attorney general. 


There are a number of city, county, state and national-level offices on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.

Listed on the ballot will also be the retention of Kansas Supreme Court justices Melissa Taylor Standridge, Dan Biles, J. Wall, Marla Luckert, Evelyn Z. Wilson and Caleb Stegall, and Court Of Appeals Judges Stephen D. Hill, Lesley Ann Isherwood, Amy Fellows Cline, Kim R. Schroeder, Henry W. Green Jr., Tom Malone and Jacy J. Hurst.

A for the election, below is a list compiled from the Barton County Clerk’s Office.


Great Bend

• Council member 1st Ward, elect 1 –Lindsey Krom-Craven

• Council member 2nd Ward, elect 1 – Kevyn Soupiset

• Council member 3rd Ward, elect 1 – Davis A. Jimenez

• Council member 4th Ward, elect 1 – Brock R. McPherson


Hoisington

• Council member 1st Ward, elect 1 – V. Karen Van Brimmer

• Council member 2nd Ward, elect 1 – Carrol Nather

• Council member 3rd Ward, elect 1 – no filings

• Council member 4th Ward, elect 1 – Gary A. Shook


Ellinwood

• City Council, elect three – Kirk Clawson, Jacque K. Isern and Kenneth A. Lebbin

• Ellinwood Hospital District trustee – Aaron D. Sauer and Joyce Schulte 


County Commission

• First District

Duane Reif, Republican

Linda Moeder, write-in, Republican (not on the county list)

• Fourth District

Tricia Schlessiger, Republican

• Fifth District

Donna Zimmerman, Republican


County clerk

Bev Schmeidler, Republican


Township clerks

Albion Township, Ronald (Rocky) Meitner, Republican

Beaver Township, Scott Schlochtermeier, Republican

Buffalo Township, Kent Romine, Republican

Cheyenne Township, John Lamatsch, Republican

Clarence Township, Dennis D. Comer, Republican

Cleveland Township, Brian Hoffman, Republican

Comanche Township, Linda Borror, Republican

Eureka Township, Michael McCurry, Republican

Fairview Township, Deric Funk, Republican

Grant Township, Mark Stos, Republican

Great Bend Township, R.L. Engle, Republican

North Homestead Township, Kody Lang, Republican

South Homestead Township, Brandon Yeakley, Republican

Independent Township, no filings

Lakin Township, Aaron Birzer, Republican

Liberty Township, no filings

Logan Township, Joseph V. Zink, Republican

Pawnee Rock Township, Roy Prescott, Republican

South Bend Township, Darren Nicolet, Republican

Union Township, Justin Nicolet, Republican

Walnut, no filings

Wheatland Township, Tim Maier, Republican


United States Senate

Mark R Holland, Democrat

Jerry Moran, Republican

David C Graham, Libertarian


United States House 1          

James “Jimmy” Beard, Democrat

Tracey Mann, Republican


Governor/lieutenant governor

Laura Kelly/David Toland, Democrat

Derek Schmidt/Katie Sawyer, Republican

Seth Cordell/Evan Laudick-Gains, Libertarian

Dennis Pyle  Kathleen E. Garrison, Independent


Secretary of state

Jeanna Repass, Democrat

Scott Schwab, Republican

Cullene Lang, Libertarian


Attorney general

Chris Mann, Democrat

Kris Kobach, Republican


State treasurer

Lynn W. Rogers, Democrat

Steven Johnson, Republican

Steve Roberts, Libertarian 


Commissioner of insurance

Kiel Corkranm, Democrat

Vicki Schmidt, Republican


Kansas House District 112

Tory Marie Blew, Republican


Kansas House District 113

Jo Ann Roth, Democrat

Brett Fairchild, Republican


State Board of Education 7

Dennis Hershberger, Republican


District Court Judge 20

Carey Hipp, Republican


In-person advance voting still available


There is still time for registered voters in Barton County to cast their advance votes for the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election, but the only option now is to do so during business hours at the County Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. The deadline for this in-person voting is noon Monday, Nov. 7.

The deadline has lapsed to receive an advance ballot through the mail.

Other general election voting deadlines: 

• Tuesday, Nov. 8: Deadline for sick/disabled/illiterate voters to apply for an advanced voting ballot.

• Tuesday, Nov. 8:  Advanced ballots must be returned to the County Clerk’s Office or to a voter’s polling location by 7 p.m.

For more information, contact the County Clerk’s Office at 620-793-1835. The courthouse address is 1400 Main, Room 202.