Kan. Stat. § 19-4306
No person appointed as a member of said civil service board shall hold any office in any political party, except for the office of precinct committeeman or committeewoman, nor shall any person be appointed as a member of said civil service board who holds any public office or position of public employment, other than notary public or as a member of the armed services. No person shall be appointed a member of said civil service board unless he shall have been a resident of such county for more than three (3) years next preceding such appointment, nor shall any member continue to serve if he ceases to be a resident of such county. No more than three (3) members of said civil service board shall be members of any one political party, and no more than two (2) members shall reside in the same county commissioner district at the time of appointment.
K.S.A. 19-4306