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Committee hears bill allowing late withdrawal of local candidates, clarifies joint gubernatorial filings
Summary
A Senate committee heard testimony on a bill that would let local candidates withdraw after the filing deadline for limited reasons — certified severe medical hardship, moving out of the district, or death — and would clarify that withdrawal of a governor or lieutenant governor candidate ends the joint ticket and requires a new filing.
A Kansas Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 392, which would amend state election statutes to allow candidates for local offices to withdraw after the filing deadline under limited circumstances and to clarify how joint gubernatorial candidacies are handled.
Jason, committee staff, told the committee the bill "provides for withdrawal under limited circumstances" for school districts, cities and townships and that withdrawals would be permitted when a candidate faces "a severe medical hardship on the part of the candidate as certified by a physician who signs the certification" or if the candidate…
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