Attorney General Opinion No.

Jan Satterfield Butler County Attorney 214 W. Central El Dorado, Kansas 67042

Dear Ms. Satterfield:

As Butler County Attorney, two situations have caused you to ask our opinion concerning the meaning of "residency" for purposes of the residency requirement for township officials and for third class city council candidates.

The first situation involves a township board member who owns a home in the township. However, at present that home is not occupied; the township official currently lives in a home located outside the township. This official is registered to vote at his unoccupied house in the…