Council Members for the City of Olsburg are elected to four-year terms with one Mayorial candidate and two Council Members, up for election in one cycle, such as November 2025 and three Council Members up for election in next cycle, such as November 2027. ​

Occasionally, primary elections are held, either to narrow the field of candidates for a given elective office or to determine the nominees for political parties in advance of a general election or there may be an issue to be voted on by the residents of the community. ​

If a vacancy arises on the Council, the open seat is filled upon the recommendation of the Mayor and approval by the Council. ​

To run for an elected office in the City of Olsburg, candidates must be 21 years of age, a resident of the City of Olsburg and must be a registered voter. ​

Please contact the City Clerk for more information regarding elections and filing for office.

Persons 18 years of age and older or persons who have moved to a new location can register to vote at either the Pottawatomie County Clerk Office, 207 N. 1st St., Westmoreland, KS 66549, Ph: 785-457-3314, Monday - Friday - 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

A primary election is an election used either to narrow the field of candidates for a given elective office or to determine the nominees for political parties in advance of a general election. Primary elections can take several different forms. In a partisan primary, voters select a candidate to be a political party's nominee for a given office in the corresponding general election. Nonpartisan primaries are used to narrow the field of candidates for nonpartisan offices in advance of a general election.The terms of participation (e.g., whether only registered party members can vote in a party's primary) in primary elections can vary by jurisdiction, political party, and the office or offices up for election. The methods employed to determine the outcome of the primary (e.g., plurality systems, majority systems, top-two systems, etc.) can also vary by jurisdiction

• Section 25-3301 of the Kansas Statutes stipulates that a voter who is already affiliated with a political party can participate only in that party's primary. An unaffiliated voter can declare his or her affiliation with a political party on the day of the election and vote in that party's primary. Previously affiliated voters cannot change their affiliation on the day of the election.

• In Kansas, the winner of a primary election is the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast for that office, even if he or she does not win an outright majority of votes.

The general election for all elected state, district and county officers is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November every two years. Those offices whose term expires the year following the general election must face election in that general election. For the statewide elected executive offices (the Governor of Kansas, Attorney General of Kansas, etc.), they must face election in the general election held two years after the last election for President of the United States.

For further information and more details on local, county and state elections, including school district elections, please go to: https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_local_ballot_measures_in_Kansas or Kansas Voting Information.