The non-partisan election of city officials shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the laws of Kansas governing the holding of city elections.

(K.S.A. 25-2101 et seq.; K.S.A. 25-2113; Code 2019)

At all city elections the polls shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., unless different hours are set and publicly announced by the county election officer.

(K.S.A. 25-2111; K.S.A. 26-206; Code 2019)

In accordance with K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, any person may become a candidate for city office elected at large by having had filed on their behalf, a nomination petition or a declaration of candidacy, accompanied by any fee required by law.  The nomination petition must be signed by twenty-five (25) of the qualified electors of the City of Anthony.

(K.S.A. 25-205; K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2110; C.O. No. 20; Code 2019)

(a)   Those positions that would have expired in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office.  Those positions that would have expired in April 2019, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020, when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take office.

(b)   General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017.  Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired.  At succeeding regular city elections there shall be elected two commissioners for a four-year term and one commissioner for a two-year term. The candidates receiving the largest and second largest number of votes shall be elected for four-year terms, and the candidate receiving the third largest number of votes shall be elected for a two­ year term

(K.S.A. 14-1204; K.S.A. 25-2108; K.S.A. 14-1302; C.O. No. 1; C.O. No. 3; C.O. No. 4; C.O. No. 20; Code 2019)

The terms of officers elected shall commence on the second Monday in January following certification of the election, and the elected officers shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of office to be filed with the city clerk.

(K.S.A. 25-21a01; K.S.A. 25-2120; Code 2019)

After qualification of the new commissioners, a mayor shall be selected. The mayor so selected shall serve as such for two years. The mayor shall designate and appoint the other members of the commission to the following offices:

(a)   a commissioner of finance;

(b)   a commissioner of utilities;

(c)   a commissioner of road and streets;

(d)   a commissioner for the police and fire departments and the parks.

The commissioners so appointed shall serve until their successors are qualified and elected as shall the mayor.

(K.S.A. 14-1204; K.S.A. 25-2108; K.S.A. 14-1302; C.O. No. 1; C.O. No. 3; C.O. No. 4; Code 2019)