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20-2901 -

20-2902 - Application of K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent judges; constitutional restriction on political activities; removal.

20-2903 - District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission.

20-2904 - Lawyer members; qualifications; selection.

20-2905 - Nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification.

20-2906 - Terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies.

20-2907 - Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act.

20-2908 - Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office after rejection; applicability of election laws.

20-2909 - Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; time limitations.

20-2910 - Withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations.

20-2911 - Appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment.

20-2912 - Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; judge's eligibility to succeed himself or herself; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy.