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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 19, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Jerry Karr State Senator, 17th District 1155 N. Highway 99 Emporia, Kansas 66801

Dear Senator Karr:

You request our opinion regarding the authority of the secretary of state to delay the deadline for filing nomination petitions and declarations of intention to become a candidate for the vacancy in the United States senate seat created by Senator Bob Dole's resignation. While your question is phrased in terms of the secretary of state's authority, because of the peculiar situation, the factual circumstances surrounding Senator Dole's resignation, and the recent issuance of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Valenti v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
  4. Trinsey v. Commonwealth Of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. State Ex Rel. Andrews v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1936

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