Now that voters have approved an expansion of the Leavenworth County Commission, the county clerk has started preliminary work on a process that will result in a special election for two new commissioners.
During this week’s election, voters in Leavenworth County approved a ballot proposition to increase the commission from three members to five. County Clerk Janet Klasinski said she plans to discuss the process for having the special election when county commissioners meet Tuesday. Klasinski said she will discuss possible dates for actions related to the process.
One of the required actions will be the commission’s approval of a resolution concerning the expansion of the commission. The resolution has to be adopted before Dec. 30.
Klasinski said a special election to select two additional commissioners must take place between 75 and 90 days after the resolution is approved.
She said the special election may occur sometime in March.
Leavenworth County currently has three commission districts. But the boundaries will be redrawn for five districts.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)