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 2019)
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 2019)
Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2017 shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2019 shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020, when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take office.
A general election of city officers will 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. One council member from each ward shall be elected at one election, and the other council member from that ward shall be elected at the succeeding election. The council members shall have four year terms. The Mayor shall have a two year term
(C.O. No. 3; Code 1996, 5-101; K.S.A. Supp. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq.; C.O. No. 17; Code 2019)
The terms of officers elected shall commence on the second Monday in January following certification of the election, and the elected officers shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city clerk.
(K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2120; Code 2019)
In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city council by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The nomination petition must be signed by 10 of the qualified electors of the ward in which they seek office of the City of Council Grove. For the office of Mayor, which is elected at large, any person may become a candidate by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law. The mayoral nomination petition must be signed by 25 of the qualified electors of the City of Council Grove.
(K.S.A. 25-205; K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2110; C.O. No. 17; Code 2019)