Election Issues

The Board of County Commissioners is composed of seven members, each of whom is elected on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term. To ensure equitable community representation, the county is partitioned into six separate but contiguous districts of nearly equal population, with one Member elected from each district. With an estimated 2008 population of more than 520,000, each district commissioner represents more than 85,000 residents. As "citizen legislators," the six district commissioners serve in a part-time capacity in order to maintain close ties to their districts. To view a map of the six commission districts, or to locate your district, please click here.

The seventh member is elected from a district which comprises the total population and geographic boundary of the county and serves a four-year term in office as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Chief Elected Official of the Johnson County Government. To learn more about the Chairman, please click here.

Elections are held in November of even-numbered years, with newly elected or re-elected Members officially inducted on the second Monday of the following January. No more than half of the total seats stand for election in any single election. County Commissioners must be citizens of the United States, registered electors of the state, and residents of their district for at least one year prior to election and throughout their respective terms in office.

Under the Home Rule Charter, the Chairman and the First, Fourth, and Fifth Districts were elected in November 2002 and sworn into office in January 2003. The Second, Third, and Sixth Districts were elected in November 2004. For more information about elections, election issues, or to register to vote, please visit the Election Commissioner's website, or contact that office at (913) 782-3441.