Kansas Statutes 25-4189. Public service announcements or advertisements; when prohibited
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4189
- 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
- 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
- General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) No candidate for elected office shall either appear in a public service announcement or advertisement or allow the candidate’s name to be used in a public service announcement or advertisement during a period beginning 60 days before any primary election in which the candidate’s name appears on the ballot and ending with the conclusion of the general election.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Public service announcement or advertisement” means any message broadcast by electronic, telephone or print media promoting or announcing some issue of public importance, public concern or public welfare regardless of whether or not the announcement or advertisement involves the donation of time or space on behalf of the media or is paid for with public sector funds or private sector funds from the current contractor of the sponsoring government entity;
(2) “electronic media” shall not include the website for the government agency or other entity that administers the program promoted by the public service announcement or advertisement; and
(3) “print media” means direct mail literature and advertisements in any newspaper, magazine or any other periodical publication, but it shall not include printed literature promoting a program so long as it is used regularly throughout the year in the regular course of business and not distributed in an unsolicited direct mail advertising campaign at a cost exceeding $2,000 during a period beginning 60 days before any primary election in which the candidate’s name appears on the ballot and ending with the conclusion of the general election.
(c) Any candidate who intentionally violates this section shall be subject to the civil penalties provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-4181, and amendments thereto.
(d) This act shall be part of and supplemental to the campaign finance act.