Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4175

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Treasurer: means a treasurer of a candidate or of a candidate committee, a party committee or a political committee appointed under the campaign finance act or a treasurer of a combination of individuals or a person other than an individual which is subject to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143