Kan. Stat. § 15-1121
No such gas well shall be commenced until after the question has been submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of said city at a general city election or a special election held for that purpose, notice of which shall be given by one publication in the official city paper, and shall have been approved by the affirmative vote of sixty-five percent of said electors, as determined by the vote cast for mayor at the last city election.
Any city proposing to take action as herein authorized shall by resolution and order of the governing body of the city set out the terms and conditions which will govern the drilling of such well, the names and addresses of such persons, firms or corporations (if any) as will be associated with the city in such enterprise, a description of all of the lands constituting the drilling unit, the precise location of the proposed gas well, and shall fix the time when an election will be held for the purpose of voting on the proposal, and said resolution and order shall be published as a part of the notice of said election.
K.S.A. 15-1121