United States Senate seat from Kansas
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The United States Senate seat from Kansas is one of the state's two positions in the U.S. Senate, representing Kansas at the federal legislative level for six-year terms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate seat
ⓘ
federal legislative office ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | Governor of Kansas ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative ⓘ |
| canBeFilledBySpecialElection | yes ⓘ |
| canBeTemporarilyFilledByAppointment | yes ⓘ |
| canIntroduceLegislation | yes ⓘ |
| canServeOnCommittees | yes ⓘ |
| canVoteOnPresidentialAppointments | yes ⓘ |
| canVoteOnTreaties | yes ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| citizenshipRequirement | at least 9 years a citizen of the United States ⓘ |
| classDistribution |
one seat in Class 2
ⓘ
one seat in Class 3 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | admission of Kansas to the Union ⓘ |
| currentNumberOfOfficeholders | 2 ⓘ |
| electionType | popular vote ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativePowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasOathRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| hasTwoClasses | yes ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeOfOfficeholder | 30 years ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsForKansasInSenate | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsPerState | 2 ⓘ |
| oathTo | Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeLocation | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | elected office ⓘ |
| partOf | Kansas congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | must be an inhabitant of Kansas when elected ⓘ |
| salaryDeterminedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election by voters of Kansas ⓘ |
| selectionMethodChangedBy | Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| statehoodOfKansas | January 29, 1861 ⓘ |
| subjectToImpeachmentVote | yes ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | indefinitely ⓘ |
| votingPower | one vote in the United States Senate per seat ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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