Now that voters have approved the expansion of the Leavenworth County Commission, county officials are planning a special election to add two members to the commission.
County Clerk Janet Klasinski plans to have the election March 26.
Voters in the newly created 4th and 5th districts will elect their representatives on the commission.
…
District boundary lines were redrawn after voters in the Nov. 6 general election approved the expansion of the County Commission from three districts to five.
After approving the new boundaries Thursday, commissioners voted to forward a copy of a map of the new district boundaries to Gov. Jeff Colyer with a request that he call for a special election.
Under state law, the governor had five days to make an official declaration for a special election.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)