Kansas Statutes 25-4150. Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4150
- 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 for such person's nomination or election to any state or local office; or
(4) files a declaration or petition to become a candidate for state or local office. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Candidate committee: means a committee appointed by a candidate to receive contributions and make expenditures for the candidate. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Clearly identified candidate: means a candidate who has been identified by the:
(1) Use of the name of the candidate;
(2) use of a photograph or drawing of the candidate; or
(3) unambiguous reference to the candidate whether or not the name, photograph or drawing of such candidate is used. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Contribution: means :
(A) Any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, gift, loan or payment of money or any other thing of value given to a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee for the express purpose of nominating, electing or defeating a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office;
(B) any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, gift, loan or payment of money or any other thing of value made to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office;
(C) a transfer of funds between any two or more candidate committees, party committees or political committees;
(D) the payment, by any person other than a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee, of compensation to an individual for the personal services rendered without charge to or for a candidate's campaign or to or for any such committee;
(E) the purchase of tickets or admissions to, or advertisements in journals or programs for, testimonial events; or
(F) a mailing of materials designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, which is made and paid for by a party committee with the consent of such candidate. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Election: means :
(1) A primary or general election for state or local office; and
(2) a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate for state or local office. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Local office: means a member of the governing body of a city of the first class, any elected office of a unified school district having 35,000 or more pupils regularly enrolled in the preceding school year, a county or of the board of public utilities. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Party committee: means :
(1) The state committee of a political party regulated by article 3 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;
(2) the county central committee or the state committee of a political party regulated under article 38 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;
(3) the bona fide national organization or committee of those political parties regulated by the Kansas Statutes Annotated;
(4) the political committee established by the state committee of any such political party and designated as a recognized political committee for the senate;
(5) the political committee established by the state committee of any such political party and designated as a recognized political committee for the house of representatives; or
(6) the political committee per congressional district established by the state committee of a political party regulated under article 38 of chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and designated as a congressional district party committee. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Person: means any individual, committee, corporation, partnership, trust, organization or association. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Political committee: means any combination of two or more individuals or any person other than an individual, a major purpose of which is to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state or local office or make contributions to or expenditures for the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state or local office. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State office: means any state office as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
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 of $100 or more within a calendar year shall make statements containing the information required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-4148, and amendments thereto. Such statements shall be filed in the office or offices required so that each such statement is in such office or offices on the day specified in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-4148, and amendments thereto. If such contributions are received or expenditures are made to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state office, other than that of an officer elected on a state-wide basis such statement shall be filed in both the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the county election officer of the county in which the candidate is a resident. If such contributions are received or expenditures are made to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state-wide office such statement shall be filed only in the office of the secretary of state. If such contributions or expenditures are made to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for local office such statement shall be filed in the office of the county election officer of the county in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot. Reports made under this section need not be cumulative.