Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1995-114 written by Carla J. Stovall and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Except to the extent the duration of a term of public office is specified or limited by the Kansas constitution, the legislature may constitutionally alter the term, even if the effect is to cut short the unexpired term of an incumbent officer. A person appointed to public office has no vested property or liberty interest in holding the office. Nor does an incumbent have a contract right to hold the office for the duration of the original fixed term. Cited herein: Kan. const. art. 2, section 18, art. 6, sections 2, 3, art. 15, secs. 1, 2; K.S.A. 74-3201, as amended by L. 1995, ch. 241, section 12; K.S.A. 75-4315b; L. 1995, ch. 241.