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If 2/3rds of the members of each chamber of the [[Kansas State Legislature]] approve a proposed constitutional amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]], the [[Kansas Secretary of State]] publishes notice of it. The proposition, or a suitable ballot title and summary, is then placed on the statewide ballot in the next general election. A simple majority vote is required to approve the amendment.
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The [[Kansas State Legislature]] may place measures on the ballot as [[Legislatively referred constitutional amendment| legislatively referred constitutional amendments]] and [[Constitutional convention question| legislatively referred constitutional convention questions]]. A {{2/3}} is required in each chamber during one legislative session to refer both amendments and constitutional convention questions to the ballot.
 
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:


* [[Laws governing recall in Kansas]]
* [[Laws governing recall in Kansas]]
* [[Local ballot measures, Kansas]]
* [[Amending state constitutions#Kansas |Amending the Kansas Constitution]]
* [[Laws governing local ballot measures in Kansas]]
* [[Laws governing local ballot measures in Kansas]]
* [[Amending state constitutions#Kansas|Amending the Kansas Constitution]]
* [[Signature requirements for ballot measures in Kansas]]
* [[School bond and tax elections in Kansas]]
* [[Kansas signature requirements]]
* [[Campaign finance requirements for Kansas ballot measures]]
* [[Campaign finance requirements for Kansas ballot measures]]
* [[Laws governing citizen grand juries in Kansas]]
==External links==
* [http://iandrinstitute.org/New%20IRI%20Website%20Info/I&R%20Research%20and%20History/I&R%20at%20the%20Statewide%20Level/Constitution%20and%20Statutes/Kansas.pdf Placing a constitutional amendment on the Kansas ballot]
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==See also==
* [[Laws governing ballot measures]]
* [[Types of ballot measures in Kansas]]
* [[List of Kansas ballot measures]]


[[Category:Ballot measure law, Kansas]]
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Revision as of 18:28, 29 September 2023

Kansas

The Kansas State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in each chamber during one legislative session to refer both amendments and constitutional convention questions to the ballot.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

See also

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