Will gubernatorial candidate’s filing be terminated without running mate?

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Can conservative podcaster Doug Billings remain an officially filed candidate for governor now that his running mate has withdrawn?

That is the focus of Secretary of State Scott Schwab's request for an opinion from the attorney general now that Billings' running mate, April McCoy, has notified state election officials that she's withdrawing as his running mate.

Schwab's question raises a new issue for Kansas elections officials since state law does not deal with how a vacancy should be filled if a joint candidate withdraws or dies before the filing deadline or after the deadline but before the . . .

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