Election Campaign Finance; General | MidpageElection Campaign Finance; General
25-4119aKansas public disclosure commission; membership; terms; meetings; compensation and allowance, staff; fees; rules and regulations; annual report25-4119bTransfer of powers, duties and functions; former opinions25-4119dMembership on commission; qualifications for25-4119eKansas public disclosure commission fee fund; expenditures25-4119fCandidate filing fees for support of commission; credit to Kansas public disclosure commission fee fund25-4119gStatement of fair campaign practices; preparation; mailing to candidates25-4119hApplication of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the Kansas code of civil procedure and the Kansas judicial review act to actions of the commission; limitations; waiver of any civil or legal rights of respondent prohibited; rules and regulations to provide standards of recusal of members and employees25-4142Citation of act25-4143Campaign finance; definitions25-4144Appointment of campaign treasurer or candidate committee; reports to secretary of state and county election officer; governor candidate's responsibilities25-4145Party and political committees; appointment of chairperson and treasurer; statement of organization; contents; supplemental statements; political committees annual registration, form and content; registration fees, amount and disposition25-4146Removal 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, when25-4147Treasurer; 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 affiliated25-4148Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required25-4148aReports of contributions; occupation of contributor or contributor's spouse if contribution over $15025-4148bReports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing25-4148cIndependent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements25-4148dReports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election; filing of reports with secretary of state; definitions25-4149Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures25-4150Independent expenditures; statements, contents and filing25-4151Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation25-4152Failure to file certain reports; notice; late filings; civil penalties; waiver or collection of penalties25-4153Contributions; limitations on amounts and use; contributions by minors; cash contributions; separate accounting for primary and general election contributions25-4153aContributions; limitations during legislative session; solicitation of contributions25-4153bProhibition of the establishment of political committees by members of or candidates for the legislature; abolishment of such existing political committees25-4154Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, limit; binding conditions on contributions prohibited; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited25-4155Debts and obligations; statements required25-4156Charges for space in newspapers and other periodicals; excess charges; corrupt political advertising; misdemeanor25-4157Termination report, when required; contents25-4157aContributions; personal use prohibited; uses permitted; acceptance from another candidate or candidate committee; disposition of unexpended balances on termination of campaign25-4158Reports 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; court orders, when required; notice to subpoena recipient, contents25-4158aCampaign finance forms; electronic filing25-4159Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions25-4160Complaints of violations; copy to respondent25-4161Complaint, 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; certain ex parte communications with commission prohibited; commission hearings conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas code of civil procedure; hearings before administrative law judge25-4162Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when25-4163Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge; final determination by commission; certain ex parte communications with commission prohibited; hearings to be public25-4164Actions of commission following hearing25-4165Commission records; confidentiality; release to attorney general and certain prosecuting attorneys; public records; application of section to commission members and persons employed or engaged by the commission25-4166Reports of disposition of cases; information to accompany report; procedure for consideration of and action upon reports; ouster; impeachment or removal, when25-4167Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor25-4168Fraudulent campaign finance reporting; misdemeanor25-4169aUse of public funds, vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies and time of certain officers and employees to influence nomination or election of candidate prohibited; exceptions; distribution of political material in public buildings, limitations on; misdemeanor25-4170Excessive campaign contributions; misdemeanor25-4171Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor; additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions by commission members and employees25-4172Statements or reports by certain out-of-state individuals and persons; contents; filing; maintenance of records25-4173Candidate's affidavit of intent to expend and receive less than $1,000; filing; certain reports not required25-4174Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports25-4175Affidavit of intent by treasurer of party or political committee to expend and receive less than $500 and not more than $50 from any one contributor; filing; certain reports not required25-4176Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports25-4177Failure to file affidavit of intent; misdemeanor25-4178Continuation in force and effect of advisory opinions and rules and regulations25-4179Severability25-4180Elections on amendments to Kansas constitution; financial reports of campaigns on such amendments; contents; annual reports; preliminary reports; supplemental reports; certification of contributions by foreign nationals; prohibition on contributions thereby; notice of failure to file; civil penalties; intentional failure to file required reports is a class A misdemeanor25-4181Violations of campaign finance act; civil fine; limitations on amount; disposition of fines collected; person failing to pay fine ineligible to become candidate; specific performance in lieu of fine prohibited; immunity agreements prohibited, when25-4182Same; cease and desist order; emergency orders; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge25-4183Same; injunction; restraining order; mandamus25-4184Same; consent decree25-4185Same; appeal of commission orders25-4186Gubernatorial inauguration contributions; treasurer; accounts required; reports; use of information in reports; disposition of contributions; civil penalties, disposition; certain violations declared misdemeanors25-4187Inaugural expense fund; administration by adjutant general; authorized uses25-4189Public service announcements or advertisements; when prohibited25-4190Termination of candidate campaign account, when; disposition of residual funds; reports