Attorney General Opinion No.

Jamie Clover Adams Secretary of Agriculture Kansas Department of Agriculture 109 S.W. 9th Street Topeka, Kansas 66612-1280

Dear Secretary Adams:

As Secretary of Agriculture you ask whether K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 2-3002, which articulates the process for having a candidate's name placed on the ballot for a grain commodity commissioner, permits write-in candidates. Subsection (b)(3) of K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 2-3002 provides:

"Any person meeting the qualifications to serve as a commissioner may appear on the election ballot for their respective commission district by submitting a petition to be placed on the…