in november 2016, the community voted on whether to un-incorporate frederick. election workers at the eureka township voting location made a mistake. they accidentally gave the wrong ballots to township residents who didn't actually live in frederick. 20 people voted. 13 voted to keep the city, but only 9 people live in frederick. the mistake was noticed more than a week after the vote was certified. there is only a 5 day window to contest a vote. because of this, kansas law kept the results. frederick is still a city.