Article 1. Governing Body

6-101. Conduct of election.

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 2022)

6-102. Hours of voting.

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 2022)

6-103. Governing body elections; terms.

(a) Effective January 12, 2026, the governing body shall consist of a mayor and four (4) council members to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The mayor and council members shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of Caney, Kansas.

(b) There will be no election of council members at the November 2025 general election. Those council members with terms expiring in January 2026 shall expire on January 12, 2026. Those council members with terms expiring in January 2027 shall expire on January 11, 2027, when the city council members elected in the November 2026 general election take office. In the November 2026 general election, four (4) candidates shall be elected from the city at-large. Of the winning candidates elected at the November 2026 general election, the two (2) candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for two-year terms, and the two (2) candidates receiving the second largest number of votes shall be elected for one year terms. In subsequent elections, all council members shall serve two-year terms.

(d) All city election cycles shall be subject to election laws and procedures governing filing deadlines and primary and general elections. An election of city officers will be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November preceding the date any elective terms of office are scheduled to expire.

(K.S.A. Supp. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq.; C.O. No. 31; Code 2022; C.O. No. 34)

6-104. Commencement of terms of office; oath of office.

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 2022)

6-105. Candidacy.

In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205 and K.S.A. 25-21a01 et seq., any person may become a candidate for city office by having had filed, on their behalf, either of the following:

(a) a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law; or

(b) a nomination petition. The nomination petition must be signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of the city.

(K.S.A. 25-205; K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2110; C.O. No. 31; Code 2022; C.O. No. 34)