SCHWAB v. KLAPPER

No. 124,849.

505 P.3d 345 (2022)

Scott SCHWAB, Kansas Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity, and Michael Abbott, Wyandotte County Election Commissioner, in His Official Capacity, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Bill KLAPPER, in His Official Capacity as a District Court Judge, Twenty-Ninth Judicial District, and The Honorable Mark Simpson, in His Official Capacity as a District Court Judge, Seventh Judicial District, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 4, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brant M. Laue , solicitor general, Kurtis K. Wiard , assistant solicitor general, Shannon Grammel , deputy solicitor general, Dwight R. Carswell , deputy solicitor general, Jeffrey A. Chanay , chief deputy attorney general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the briefs for petitioners.

No briefs filed by respondents.


On February 14, 2022, two lawsuits seeking declaratory and injunctive relief were filed in the Wyandotte County District Court. The suits named as defendants Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott. The complaints ask the district court...

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