Profile of Election Office

Staff Members - 16 full-time employees

Voters - Over 360,000 registered voters

Recognized Political Parties in Kansas - Americans Elect, Democratic, Libertarian, Reform, and Republican

Precincts - 494 precincts

Registrations Sites - 32 permanent voter registration sites

Voting Locations - Up to 286 voting locations for an election

Voting Machines - Up to 2,407 touch screen machines programmed and transported to voting sites

Election Workers - 1,400 - 1,800 election workers recruited, trained and assigned per election

Ballots - Up to 1,482 ballot formats prepared per election

Voting Options - Vote in advance in person, vote in advance by mail, or vote at the polls on Election Day

• Advance voting by mail begins 20 days prior to every election
• Advance voting in person locations and times will be posted prior to every election

Website at www.jocoelection. org - Sample ballots, voter status lookup, candidate information data, election results, elected officials directory, current polling places, election calendar, registration sites, election history and other information

Elected Positions and Districts

More than 1,900 elected positions in over 540 voting districts exist in Johnson County.

The Election Office Staff is responsible for conducting all federal, state, and local elections.

Local jurisdictions for Johnson County registered voters include County Commissioners, Sheriff, Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen, incorporated cities, 7 townships, 8 unified school districts, 2 drainage districts, Water District #1 of Johnson County, and Johnson County Community College.

The following is a listing of all elected positions for Johnson County voters:

Federal Positions

• President/Vice President
• United States Senator - 2
• United States Representative, 3rd Congressional District

State Positions

• Governor/Lt. Governor
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• State Treasurer
• Commissioner of Insurance
• State Senator - 9
• State Representative - 25
• Kansas Supreme Court Justices - 7
• Kansas Court of Appeals Judges - 13
• 10th Judicial District Court Judges - 19
• 10th District Magistrate Judges - 4
• District Attorney
• State Board of Education - 1, 2 & 3

Local Positions

• County Commissioner - 7
• Sheriff
• Precinct Committeemen - 988
• Precinct Committeewomen - 988
• Township Clerk - 7
• Township Trustee - 7
• Township Treasurer - 7
• Mayors - 19 Cities
• Council Members - 1st & 2nd Class Cities - 101
• Council Members - 3rd Class Cities - 30
• Unified School Districts - #229, #230, #231, #232, #233, #289, #491, #512 - 56
• Johnson County Community College - 7 Trustees
• Water District #1 of Johnson County - 7 Board Members
• Merriam Drainage District - 3 Directors
• Monticello Drainage District - 3 Directors
  

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Last Updated: July 20, 2012 8:47 AM