Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4172

• 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
• 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

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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

• 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