25-4119a. Governmental ethics commission; membership; terms; meetings; compensation and allowance, staff; fees; rules and regulations; annual report. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas commission on governmental standards and conduct. (b) On July 1, 1998, the Kansas commission on governmental standards and conduct is hereby redesignated as the governmental ethics commission. On and after July […]
25-4119b. Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; former opinions and rules and regulations. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing governmental ethics commission are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the Kansas public disclosure commission created by K.S.A. 25-4119a, as amended. (b) The Kansas public disclosure commission created […]
25-4119d. Membership on commission; qualifications for. (a) From and after the effective date of this act, no person shall be appointed to membership on the commission who has held the office of chairperson, vice chairperson or treasurer of any county, district or state political party committee, or who within five years preceding the date of […]
25-4119e. Governmental ethics commission fee fund; expenditures. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the governmental ethics commission fee fund. All moneys credited to such fund shall be used for the operations of the commission in the performance of powers, duties and functions prescribed by law. All expenditures from such fund shall be […]
25-4119f. Candidate filing fees for support of commission; credit to commission fee fund. (a) In addition to any other fee required by law, every person becoming a candidate for the following offices shall pay a fee at the time of filing for such office in the amount prescribed by this section: (1) Governor and lieutenant […]
25-4119g. Statement of fair campaign practices; preparation; mailing to candidates. The commission shall prepare a statement of fair campaign practices to assist candidates in the proper conduct of election campaigns. A copy of such statement shall be mailed by the commission to each candidate at the time of the receipt of notice of appointment of […]
25-4142. Citation of act. K.S.A. 25-4119e, 25-4119f, 25-4119g, 25-4142 through 25-4187 and K.S.A. 25-4153b, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the campaign finance act. History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 111, § 7; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 5; L. 2000, ch. 124, § 11; July […]
25-4143. Campaign finance; definitions. As used in the campaign finance act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Candidate” means an individual who: (1) Appoints a treasurer or a candidate committee; (2) makes a public announcement of intention to seek nomination or election to state or local office; (3) makes any expenditure or accepts any contribution […]
25-4144. Appointment of campaign treasurer or candidate committee; reports to secretary of state and county election officer; governor candidate’s responsibilities. Not later than 10 days after becoming a candidate, every candidate shall appoint a treasurer or in lieu thereof shall appoint a candidate committee. The treasurer so appointed may be the candidate making such appointment. […]
25-4145. Party and political committees; appointment of chairperson and treasurer; statement of organization; contents; supplemental statements; political committees annual registration, form and content; fees, amount and disposition. (a) Each party committee and each political committee which anticipates receiving contributions or making expenditures shall appoint a chairperson and a treasurer. The chairperson of each party committee […]
25-4146. Removal of treasurer or chairperson; filling vacancy of treasurer; substantiation of records of treasurer; notification to secretary of state or county election officer; receipts and expenditures, when. (a) A candidate may remove any treasurer or chairperson that such candidate has appointed, and a party committee or political committee may remove its chairperson or treasurer. […]
25-4147. Treasurer; accounts required; inspection; all receipts to be forwarded to treasurer; commingling of funds prohibited; contributions from political committees to be accompanied by name or description of interest group with which affiliated. (a) Every treasurer shall keep detailed accounts of all contributions and other receipts received and all expenditures made by or on behalf […]
25-4148. Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required. (a) Every treasurer shall file a report prescribed by this section. Reports filed by treasurers for candidates for state office, other than officers elected on a state-wide basis, shall be filed in both* with the office of the secretary of state. Reports filed […]
25-4148a. Reports of contributions; occupation of contributor or contributor’s spouse if contribution over $150. When a report is made under this act and the amount being contributed by an individual is over $150, the report shall list the occupation of the individual contributor. If the individual contributor is not employed for compensation then the report […]
25-4148b. Reports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing. (a) Every treasurer for a candidate for state or local office shall file reports of campaign contributions as prescribed by this act. Reports filed by treasurers for candidates for state office shall be filed in the office of the secretary […]
25-4148c. Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements. (a) Every treasurer for a party committee or political committee shall file reports of independent expenditures as prescribed by this act. Reports shall be filed with the secretary of state. Reports required by this section shall be in addition to any other reports required by […]
25-4148d. Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election. (a) Every treasurer for a party committee or political committee shall file reports of contributions as prescribed by this act. Reports shall be filed with the secretary of state. Reports required by this section shall be in […]
25-4149. Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures. (a) All contributions and other receipts received and expenditures made from and including the January 1 following one general election date until and including the next ensuing primary election date shall be allocated to the primary election on such date. All contributions and other receipts received […]
25-4150. Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing. Every person, other than a candidate or a candidate committee, party committee or political committee, who makes contributions or expenditures, other than by contribution to a candidate or a candidate committee, party committee or political committee, in an aggregate amount […]
25-4151. Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation. (a) Every report or statement made under the campaign finance act shall be made on forms prescribed by the commission, and contain substantially the following: “I declare that this (report) (statement), including any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined by me and to the best […]
