Constitution · Kansas

Kan. Const. art. IX, § 5

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Constitution of Kansas
Text as of
October 2026

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Removal of officers. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all county and township officers may be removed from office, in such manner and for such cause, as shall be prescribed by law. (b) A county sheriff only may be involuntarily removed from office by recall election pursuant to section 3 of article 4 of this constitution or a writ of quo warranto initiated by the attorney general. History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 61; L. 2022, ch. 108; § 1; November 8, 2022.

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