Kansas Republicans Pick Up Another House Seat, Lake Quivera Democrat Left Off Ballot June 20, 2012

The Kansas Republican Party picked up another seat in the 2013 House without much of a campaign.
The Topeka Capital journal reports that is because “Larry Meeker, a Lake Quivira Democrat, who failed to convince the Kansas Board of Objections to reverse a decision by the secretary of state’s office to deny him a spot on the ballot in the 17th District race for House.”
The Board is made up of Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Lt. Governor Jeff Coyler.
The C-J says, “Colyer and Schmidt voted 2-0 against Meeker’s appeal, with Kobach abstaining.
“This is the case of the missing form,” Kobach said.
Kansas Democratic Party staff member Tyler Longbine testified he delivered to Ryan Kriegshauser, a member of Kobach’s staff, the form signed by Meeker shortly before the filing deadline. Kriegshauser said Meeker’s candidate papers weren’t submitted by Longbine in the last-day scramble.
“I do appreciate the confusion that took place that day.” Meeker said. “I don’t see anything in this other than a simple error.”
Meeker, retired vice president for the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, would have been the only Democratic candidate in the district.
The board’s ruling handed the seat to the Republican Party. In the GOP primary, Rep. Brett Hildabrand, of Shawnee, will face challenger Jason Leib, of Lenexa, to decide the race.”