Changing the timing of city, school, community college and certain other municipality elections to fall in even-numbered years and requiring the term of office of municipal elected officials to be either two years or four years.

HB 2452 changes election timing for local governments in Kansas, requiring all city, school district, community college, and similar municipal elections to occur in even-numbered years starting in 2028. It mandates that elected officials serve either two-year or four-year terms, with specific adjustments for officials elected in 2027 (e.g., those elected for a three-year term will serve two years). The bill also sets new election dates: primaries in August of even years and general elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This affects thousands of local elected positions across cities, school boards, and community colleges, aligning their election cycles with state and federal elections.