25-4152. Failure to file certain reports; notice; late filings; civil penalties; waiver or collection of penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission shall send a notice by registered or certified mail to any person failing to file any report or statement required by K.S.A. 25-4144, 25-4145 or 25-4148, and amendments thereto, and […]
25-4153. Contributions; limitations on amounts and use; minors under 18 years of age; cash contributions. (a) The aggregate amount contributed to a candidate and such candidate’s candidate committee and to all party committees and political committees and dedicated to such candidate’s campaign, by any political committee or any person except a party committee, the candidate […]
25-4153a. Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions. (a) No registered lobbyist, political committee or person, other than an individual, shall make a contribution after January 1 of each year and prior to adjournment sine die of the regular session of the legislature or at any other time in which the legislature is in session to a: […]
25-4153b. Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions. (a) No political committee, a major purpose of which is to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for the legislature or to make contributions or expenditures for the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for the legislature, shall be […]
25-4154. Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, aggregate, maximum; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited. (a) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another. (b) No person shall give or […]
25-4155. Debts and obligations; statements required. In addition to other reports and statements required by the campaign finance act, every treasurer shall make a statement of the amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by or to the candidate or candidate committee, party committee or political committee after every election, at times prescribed by […]
25-4156. Charges for space in newspapers and other periodicals; excess charges; corrupt political advertising; misdemeanor. (a) (1) Whenever any person sells space in any newspaper, magazine or other periodical to a candidate or to a candidate committee, party committee or political committee, the charge made for the use of such space shall not exceed the […]
25-4157. Termination report. (a) Before any candidate committee, party committee or political committee may be dissolved or the position of a candidate’s treasurer terminated, the treasurer of the candidate or such committee shall file a termination report which shall include full information as to the disposition of residual funds. Any report required by K.S.A. 25-4148, […]
25-4157a. Contributions; personal use prohibited; uses permitted; acceptance from another candidate or candidate committee; disposition of unexpended balances on termination of campaign. (a) No moneys received by any candidate or candidate committee of any candidate as a contribution under this act shall be used or be made available for the personal use of the candidate […]
25-4158. Reports and statements required to be filed; furnishing forms; public inspection and copying; duties of secretary of state and county election officer; investigations by commission; administration of oaths and subpoena of witnesses, documents and records for purposes of investigations. (a) The secretary of state shall: (1) Furnish forms prescribed and provided by the commission […]
25-4158a. Campaign finance forms; electronic filing. The governmental ethics commission shall prescribe and provide forms for each report required to be made under the campaign finance act. After January 10, 2008, any information required to be filed pursuant to this section may be filed electronically with the secretary of state in a method authorized by […]
25-4159. Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions. The commission upon its own initiative may, and upon the request of any individual to which the campaign finance act applies shall, render an opinion in writing on questions concerning the interpretation of the campaign finance act. Any person who acts in […]
25-4160. Complaints of violations; copy to respondent. Any individual, including any member of the commission, may file, by mail or in person, with the commission a verified complaint in writing stating the name of any person to whom or to which the campaign finance act applies who is alleged to have violated any provision of […]
25-4161. Complaint, confidentiality and determination of sufficiency; investigation; notification of attorney general of violation of other laws; dismissal or hearing on complaint; remedies and protections for state employees filing complaints. (a) If a complaint is filed and the commission determines that such verified complaint does not allege facts, directly or upon information and belief, sufficient […]
25-4162. Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when. The commission may permit a complainant to withdraw such person’s complaint at any time. The respondent may bring a civil action in the district court against the complainant for malicious prosecution for the filing or prosecution of any complaint with the commission under the […]
25-4163. Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; compulsory process; hearings to be public. (a) After a verified complaint alleging violation of a provision of the campaign finance act has been filed with the commission, the respondent shall be entitled to examine and make copies of all evidence in the possession of the commission relating to […]
25-4164. Actions of commission following hearing. After a hearing of an alleged violation of the campaign finance act the commission shall state its findings of fact. If the commission finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of the campaign finance act, it shall order the action dismissed, and shall notify the respondent and […]
25-4165. Commission records; confidentiality; release to attorney general and certain prosecuting attorneys; public records. The commission shall maintain a record of its investigations, inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents, reports filed with or submitted to or made by the commission, and all records and transcripts of any investigations, inquiries or hearings of the commission […]
25-4166. Reports of disposition of cases; information to accompany report; procedure for consideration of and action upon reports; ouster; impeachment or removal, when. (a) Whenever a report is made under K.S.A. 25-4164, and the respondent is elected to a state office pursuant to a primary election or general election to which such report applies, the […]
25-4167. Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor. Failure to file a campaign finance report is (a) the intentional failure of any person required to make any report, amended report or statement by the campaign finance act to file the same with the secretary of state or county election officer at the time specified […]
