Kansas Secretary of State graphic. The 2021 ballot is now set after the candidate filing and withdrawal deadline passed at noon Tuesday. Emporia City Commission incumbent Danny Giefer has filed for re-election. Going for his third term in office, Giefer tells KVOE News he brings a nonpartisan viewpoint to the board. Giefer says the city is headed in a good direction but still has a number of notable items to address, including increasing the available housing stock, adding jobs and improving infrastructure. He says the city is poised to see several important economic developments, including a possibility of new businesses at the Emporia Pavilions, a second travel plaza, Evergy’s new service center and Fanestil Meats’ move out of the Cottonwood River floodplain.