19-3507a. Same; notice of elections, requirements; canvass of elections; expenses, how paid.
19-3507a
19-3507a. Same; notice of elections, requirements;
canvass of elections; expenses, how paid.
The county election officer shall cause to be published in a newspaper of
general circulation within the district, a notice of all elections held
under this act. The notice shall address the qualified electors residing
within the district and identify the precincts and voting places, state the
time and place or places of voting, the purpose of the election and in
revenue bond elections, shall state the aggregate amount to be expended and
the amount of revenue bonds to be submitted for approval. Such notice also
shall refer the electors to a reasonably detailed map of the district
boundaries provided by the district's board and made available for public
inspection at both the offices of the county election officer and the
district's board. For any election other than an election held only for the
purpose of electing persons to membership on the district's board such
notice shall contain such other data as will enable the qualified electors
to understand and comprehend the proposals to be submitted. In every
election where the question of the issuance of revenue bonds is submitted,
the election notice shall be published at the times and in the manner
prescribed by K.S.A. 10-120 and amendments thereto. In all other elections,
the election notice shall be published once and such publication shall be
no more than 10 days prior to such election. In revenue bond elections the
proposition shall be submitted to the qualified electors in substantially
the following form:
Water district No. __________ of ______________ county, shall be
authorized to obtain by construction, purchase, condemnation or otherwise,
a water supply and distribution system at an estimated aggregate cost to
the water district of ____________ dollars, and to issue revenue bonds not
in excess of such amount in payment of the same.
Ballots, abstracts of election results, and all other supplies and materials shall be returned by the election boards upon closing of the polls to the county election officer. Elections held under this act shall be canvassed by the county board of canvassers as provided by law. All expenses of elections attributed to the water district shall be paid for out of the general funds of the water district.
History: L. 1969, ch. 162, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 105, § 1; July 1.