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Feb. 18, 2021Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

Bill advances to change method for filling state offices


TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A House committee has passed a bill that would end a governor's authority to fill the offices of state treasurer and insurance commissioner if those posts become vacant in the middle of a term.

The move comes about two months after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly named her 2018 running mate, former Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers, as state treasurer to fill a vacancy created when Republican Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner left the post for Congress.

The Kansas Republican Party objected to Kelly's appointment of a Democrat. The legislation passed Tuesday provides for a convention of delegates belonging to the departing official's party to decide who fills a vacancy.