Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1997-018 written by Carla J. Stovall and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report submitted January 13, 1997, by the Wyandotte County/Kansas City Consolidation Study Committee is addressed herein as follows. Absent any limitation in the appropriation therefore, public funds may be expended for the purpose of educating the electorate on the issue to be presented to it by the Consolidation Study Commission, or for encouraging members of the electorate to vote on the issue, but may not be expended for thepurposes of advocating a particular position. The proposed elimination of elective offices does not violate state statute. The present configuration of unified commission districts does not appear violative of the Voting Rights Act. The legislative veto authority established by K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-343(f) is invalid. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-340; 12-342; 12-343; 12-344; K.S.A. 12-3901; K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-3904; 42 U.S.C.A. sections 1973b, 1973c.