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2021 Election Information
Post Election Audit Information
The post-election audit will be held Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in the Finney County Election Office located at 311 N. 9th Street, Garden City, Kansas. Races and precincts to be audited will be selected randomly at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3 at the same location.
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La auditoría posterior a las elecciones se llevará a cabo el jueves 4 de noviembre de 2021 a las 1:00 p.m. en la Oficina de Elecciones del Condado de Finney ubicada en 311 N. 9th Street, Garden City, Kansas. Las carreras electorales y recintos a auditar se seleccionarán al azar a las 3:00 p.m. el miercoles 3 de noviembre en el mismo lugar.
Canvass Information
The Board of County Canvassers will convene for the canvass of election results on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission Chambers within the Finney County Administrative Center, 311 N. 9th Street, Garden City.
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La Junta de Electores del Condado se reunirá para el escrutinio de los resultados de las elecciones el lunes 8 de noviembre de 2021 a las 8:30 a.m. en las Cámaras de la Comisión dentro del Centro Administrativo del Condado de Finney, 311 N. 9th Street, Garden City.
2021 GENERAL ELECTION | NOVEMBER 2, 2021
A local general election will be held in Finney County on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Stay tuned for additional information!
In the meantime, check out the Election Calendar below, and see who and what will be on the November ballot.
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2021 Election Calendar
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Authority |
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| 6/1/2021 | 12:00 p.m. (noon) | Candidate Filing Deadline | Candidate filing and withdrawal deadline (Noon) | KSA 25-205 KSA 25-305(a) KSA 25-306(a) |
| 6/1/2021 | End of Day | Primary Question Submitted | Deadline for a question to be placed on the Primary Election Ballot | CEO |
| 6/19/2021 | UOCAVA Ballots Mailed | Deadline to mail UOCAVA Ballots | KSA 25-1220 | |
| 7/13/2021 | 11:59 p.m. | Registration Books Close | Lasy day to register to vote in the 2021 Special Election | KSA 25-2311(3) |
| 7/14/2021 | Advance by Mail Ballots Mailed | Advance Voting by mail begins 20 days prior to Election Day | KSA 25-1122(f) KSA 25-1123(a) | |
| 7/19/2021 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Advance Voting In-person Begins | Advance voting in-person begins in Finney County | KSA 25-1122(g) |
| 7/27/2021 | 5:00 p.m. | Mail Ballot Application Deadline | Deadline to apply for a mail ballot | KSA 25-1122(f) |
| 8/2/2021 | 12:00 p.m. (noon) | Advance Voting In-person Ends | Advance voting in-person ends at noon | KSA 25-1122(g) |
| 8/3/2021 | 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | PRIMARY ELECTION DAY | First Tuesday following the first Monday in August | KSA 25-21a01 (odd-numbered years) KSA 25-203 (even-numbered years) |
| 8/16/2021 | 8:30 a.m. | Canvass Primary Election | Any business day not later than 13 days following any election | KSA 25-3104 |
| 9/1/2021 | End of Day | General Question Submitted | Deadline for a question to be placed on the General Election Ballot | CEO |
| 9/18/2021 | UOCAVA Ballots Mailed | Deadline to mail UOCAVA Ballots | KSA 25-1220 | |
| 10/12/2021 | 11:59 p.m. | Registration Books Close | Lasy day to register to vote in the General Election | KSA 25-2311(3) |
| 10/13/2021 | Advance by Mail Ballots Mailed | Advance Voting by mail begins 20 days prior to Election Day | KSA 25-1122(f) KSA 25-1123(a) | |
| 10/18/2021 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Advance Voting In-person Begins | Advance voting in-person begins in Finney County | KSA 25-1122(g) |
| 10/26/2021 | 5:00 p.m. | Mail Ballot Application Deadline | Deadline to apply for a mail ballot | KSA 25-1122(f) |
| 11/1/2021 | 12:00 p.m. (noon) | Advance Voting In-person Ends | Advance voting in-person ends at noon | KSA 25-1122(g) |
| 11/2/2021 | 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | GENERAL ELECTION DAY | First Tuesday following the first Monday in November | KSA 25-21a01 (odd-numbered years) KSA 25-203 (even-numbered years) |
| 11/08/2021 | 8:30 a.m. | Canvass General Election | Any business day not later than 13 days following any election | KSA 25-3104 |
Who's on the ballot?
| City of Garden City - City Commissioner (3 positions available; 29 precincts voting) |
Deborah Oyler • 2621 N 3rd St • Garden City • 620-640-8868 |
Manny Oritz • 2404 N. Estes Ct • Garden City • 620-271-0852 |
Troy Unruh • 2402 Belmont Pl • Garden City • 620-521-8566 |
| City of Holcomb - City Council (3 positions available; 1 precinct voting) |
Edna Conley • 104 Barber Ave • Holcomb • 620-271-1048 |
Ronald Schreibvogel • 202 Sharae Ave • Holcomb • 620-287-4927 |
Sam Mesa • 102 Colton Pl • Holcomb • 620-271-2004 |
| Drainage District No. 2 - Board of Directors (2 positions available; 14 precincts voting) |
Tina Burgardt • 3275 N Golden Crest Dr • Garden City • 620-521-6053 |
| Garden City Community College - Board of Trustees (3 positions available; 48 precincts voting) |
Blake Wasinger • 2017 N Sunflower St. • Garden City • 620-521-9770 |
Leonard Hitz • 5995 Koehn Ave • Garden City • 620-287-1562 |
Mark Douglass • 2202 Center St • Garden City • 620-276-7474 |
Mark Hinde • 4825 Leonard Cir • Garden City • 620-275-7521 |
Merilyn Douglass • 208 Grandview Dr • Garden City • 620-271-1424 |
Robert Larson • 2930 Squire Pl • Garden City • 620-260-7521 |
| USD 102 - Board of Education (3 positions available; 1 precinct voting) |
Arch Frink • Cimarron |
Jesse Vanley • Cimarron |
Roman Van Nahmen • Cimarron |
| USD 363 - Member District 1/4 - Board of Education (1 position available; 3 precincts voting) |
Jill George • 104 Kristi Ln • Holcomb • 620-805-1346 |
| USD 363 - Member District 2/5 - Board of Education (1 position available; 3 precincts voting) |
No candidates |
| USD 363 - Member District 3/6 - Board of Education (1 position available; 3 precincts voting) |
Matthew Jones • 1101 W Taylor Jones Rd • Holcomb • 620-290-1597 |
| USD 457 - Board of Education (3 positions available; 47 precincts voting) |
Alex Wallace • 2261 Glenwood Dr • Garden City • 620-640-2023 |
Isidro Marino • 4101 E U.S Hwy 50 Lot 478 • Garden City • 620-287-4997 |
Jacqueline Gigot • 3315 Cheyenne Autumn Dr • Garden City • 620-277-5860 |
John Wiese • 5970 Koehn Ave • Garden City • 620-290-4550 |
Kami McDonald • 111 Nottingham Ct • Garden City • 620-277-5530 |
Lara Bors • 5760 N 3rd St • Garden City • 913-523-6206 |
| West Plains Extension District No. 19 - Governing Body (2 positions available; 48 precincts voting) |
William McNeill • 901 1/2 W Maple • Garden City • 620-290-1758 |
LOCAL RACES
| DISTRICT | OFFICE | POSITION | OPENINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Garden City | City Commissioner | 3 | |
| City of Holcomb | City Council | 3 | |
| Drainage District No. 2 | Board of Directors | 2 | |
| Garden City Community College | Board of Trustees | 3 | |
| USD 102 | Board of Education | 3 | |
| USD 363 - Member District 1/4 | Board of Education | No. 4 | 1 |
| USD 363 - Member District 2/5 | Board of Education | No. 5 | 1 |
| USD 363 - Member District 3/6 | Board of Education | No. 6 | 1 |
| USD 457 | Board of Education | 3 | |
| West Plains Extension District No. 19 | Governing Body Member | 2 |
REFERENDUM / QUESTION SUBMITTED
November 2, 2021 Local General Election
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall the city of Garden City, Kansas (the “City”) levy a retailers’ sales tax in the amount of 3/20th of one percent (0.15%) to take effect on January 1, 2022 (after expiration on December 31, 2021 of an existing 0.15% retailers’ sales tax levied in Finney County, Kansas by the Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District), with such tax to be levied for 15 years from the date it is first levied, with revenues of such tax to be allocated to general purposes of the City, including but not limited to: (1) improvements to the Garden City Regional Airport terminal and airport infrastructure; (2) improvements to City parks, recreation facilities, sidewalks and trails; (3) ad valorem tax relief; and (4) all things related and necessary to such purposes, including payment of obligations of the City issued to finance such purposes, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
August 3, 2021 Special Election Question
| Shall the following be adopted? Shall Finney County, Kansas levy a retailers’ sales tax in the amount of .25%, to take effect July 1, 2022, to be levied on retail sales consummated within the County for a period of 15 years, with revenues of such tax used within the County to finance: (i) improvements to infrastructure; (ii) to pay obligations of the County issued to finance such purposes; and (iii) to stabilize the Property Tax Mill Levy, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended? |
File in-person at the Finney County Election Office
Filing Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 (noon) [K.S.A. 25-2109]
Filing Location: Finney County Clerk / Election Office • 311 N. 9th • Garden City
Filing Fees:
- $20 [K.S.A. 25-2020(3) & (4)]; this fee may be waived if filing by petition
- Contact the Election Office for information on filing by petition (620) 272-3575
- $50 Governmental Ethics Commission Reporting fee (Garden City Commission only) [K.S.A. 25-21a01]
Documents to be filed:
Candidate's Declaration of Intent |
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Statement of Substantial Interests - Local |
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Appointment of Treasurer |
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Affidavit of Exemption from Filing Receipts and Expenditures Reports |
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2021 SPECIAL ELECTION | AUGUST 3, 2021
A special election will be held in Finney County on Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The August 3 ballot will contain one question:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Shall Finney County, Kansas levy a retailers’ sales tax in the amount of .25%, to take effect July 1, 2022, to be levied on retail sales consummated within the County for a period of 15 years, with revenues of such tax used within the County to finance: (i) improvements to infrastructure; (ii) to pay obligations of the County issued to finance such purposes; and (iii) to stabilize the Property Tax Mill Levy, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
¿SE DEBE ADOPTAR LO SIGUIENTE?
¿Deberá el condado de Finney, Kansas cobrar un impuesto a las ventas de los minoristas en la cantidad de .25%, que entrará en vigencia el 1 de julio de 2022, que se aplicará a las ventas minoristas consumadas dentro del condado por un período de 15 años, con los ingresos de dicho impuesto utilizados? dentro del condado para financiar: (i) mejoras a la infraestructura; (ii) para pagar obligaciones del condado emitidas para financiar tales propósitos; y (iii) para estabilizar el Impuesto a la Propiedad Mill Levy, todo de conformidad con K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., Según enmendada?
SAMPLE BALLOTS
Sample ballots are available on VoterView:
https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView