[DOWNLOAD] "Eveleigh v. Conness" by Supreme Court of Kansas ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Eveleigh v. Conness
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 07, 1997
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by A recall petition was filed against Arlene Eveleigh, First District County Commissioner of Trego County. K.S.A. 25-4325 requires that ""each petition [before being filed] shall be certified by an affidavit by the sponsor who personally circulated the petition."" Eveleigh sought to enjoin recall based upon her claim that the petition was not certified by affidavit. She appeals the district court's determination that the petition was legally sufficient. We affirm. On February 20, 1996, a petition for recall of Eveleigh was filed with Trego County Clerk and Election Officer Kathleen Conness. Eveleigh is a local officer, defined by law as one of those elected public officials who are to be elected at an election conducted by one or more county election officers. K.S.A. 25-4304(c). Statutory grounds for the recall of a local official include the ""conviction of a felony, misconduct in office, incompetence or failure to perform duties prescribed by law."" K.S.A. 25-4302. Procedures for the recall