Attorney General Opinion No.

Robert J. Watson City Attorney City Hall 8500 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park, Kansas 66212

Dear Mr. Watson:

You request our opinion regarding whether a voter affiliated with a political party may accept nomination and seek city office as an independent candidate in the city of Overland Park. You raise this issue to clarify application of K.S.A. 25-303 to city elections conducted on a partisan basis. Contained within K.S.A.25-303 is a provision stating that the statute is inapplicable to city elections. However, in Attorney General Opinion No. 77-27, it was stated that the procedure for filing…