This bill amends K.S.A. 12-184b to extend the voter franchise to qualified electors living in areas subject to extraterritorial zoning or subdivision regulations. It allows cities that have established such regulations to consider these territories as part of the city for all city elections, thereby enabling residents in these areas to be recognized as qualified electors of the city. Additionally, the bill stipulates that the voting area for any city governing body member elected at large must include this extraterritorial territory, and if members are elected by district, at least one district must encompass the area outside the city’s corporate limits.

The bill also makes a minor grammatical change by replacing the word "which" with "that" in subsection (b) regarding the abandonment of a form of government by cities that have operated for four or more years. Furthermore, it repeals the existing section of K.S.A. 12-184b, consolidating the provisions into a more streamlined format. The act will take effect upon its publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 12-184b
As introduced: 12-184b