Local elections Tuesday include city offices and school board seats in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, as well as a sales tax to support public transit in Kansas City.
Progressives won all of their races in the county’s largest school districts and in key city council contests, except in one city where tensions ran high over affordable housing.
Voters on both sides of the Kansas City area will head to the polls on November 7 to decide local races and ballot questions. This is our guide to help make that process a little easier.
Who steps in if Johnson County mayor, facing felony charge, leaves? Coin toss decides Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Dec. 15 A coin toss has determined who would take over as the mayor of Shawnee if Michelle Distler who is facing a felony perjury charge were to leave her post.
Each year, the City Council is tasked with appointing a council president, who becomes acting mayor in case of the mayor s absence or removal from office. That task is especially important this time with Distler s future in question due to her recent arrest, although the mayor has not said that she plans to resign.