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KS Stat § 25-4147 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4147 Treasurer; 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 affiliated.

25-4147. Treasurer; 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 affiliated. (a) Every treasurer shall keep detailed accounts of all contributions and other receipts received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the treasurer's candidate or committee.(b) Accounts of any treasurer may be inspected under conditions determined by the commission, and shall be preserved for a period to be designated by the commission.(c) An individual may serve as treasurer for a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee or of any two or more such committees or candidates.(d) Every person who receives a contribution for a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee more than five days prior to the ending date of any period for which a report is required by K.S.A. 25-4148, and amendments thereto, on demand of the treasurer, or in any event on or before the ending date of the reporting period, shall remit the same and render to the treasurer an account thereof, including the amount, the name and address of the person, if known, making the contribution and the date received.(e) No contribution or other receipt received by a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee shall be commingled with personal funds of the candidate or the treasurer or other officers or members of such committee.(f) No candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee shall receive any contribution or other receipt from a political committee unless accompanied by the full name of the organization with which the political committee is connected or affiliated or, name or description sufficiently describing the affiliation or, if the political committee is not connected or affiliated with any one organization, the trade, profession or primary interest of the political committee as reflected by the statement of purpose of such organization.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 145, § 5; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4148a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4148a Reports of contributions; occupation of contributor or contributor's spouse if contribution over $150.

25-4148a. Reports of contributions; occupation  of contributor or contributor's spouse if contribution over $150. When a report is made under this act and the amount being contributed by an individual is over $150, the report shall list the occupation of the individual contributor. If the individual contributor is not employed for compensation then the report shall list the occupation of the contributor's spouse.History: L. 1989, ch. 111, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 43; L. 2008, ch. 166, § 5; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4148b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4148b Reports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing.

25-4148b. Reports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing. (a) Every treasurer for a candidate for state or local office shall file reports of campaign contributions as prescribed by this act. Reports filed by treasurers for candidates for state office shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Reports filed by treasurers for candidates for local office 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 required by this section shall be in addition to any other reports required by law.(b) The report shall contain the name and address of each person who has made one or more contributions in an aggregate amount or value of $300 or more during the period commencing 11 days before a primary or general election at which a state or local officer is to be elected and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the date of election. The report shall be made on or before the close of business on the Thursday preceding the date of the election. The report shall contain the amount and date of the contribution, including the name and address of every lender, guarantor and endorser when the contribution is in the form of an advance or loan.(c) Reports required by this section shall be filed by hand delivery, express delivery service, facsimile transmission or any electronic method authorized by the secretary of state.(d) (1) "Local office" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(2) "State office" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(e) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the campaign finance act.History: L. 2008, ch. 166, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 49, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4148c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4148c Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements.

25-4148c. Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements. (a) Every treasurer for a party committee or political committee shall file reports of independent expenditures as prescribed by this act. Reports shall be filed with the secretary of state. Reports required by this section shall be in addition to any other reports required by law.(b) (1) The report shall contain the name and address of each party committee or political committee which has made or contracted to be made independent expenditures in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $300 or more during the period commencing 11 days before a primary or general election at which a state or local officer is to be elected and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the date of the election. Such report shall contain the amount, date and purpose of each such independent expenditure, as well as the name of the candidate whose nomination, election or defeat is expressly advocated. When an independent expenditure is made by payment to an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant for disbursement to vendors, the report of such independent expenditure shall show in detail the name of each such vendor and the amount, date and purpose of the payments to each, as well as the name of the candidate whose nomination, election or defeat is expressly advocated. The report shall be made on or before the close of business on the Thursday preceding the date of the election.(2) In addition, a separate report shall be made on a daily basis for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding the election. Each daily report shall contain the information required in paragraph (1) of this section. Each report shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the next day respectively.(c) Reports required by this section shall be filed by hand delivery, express delivery service, facsimile transmission or any electronic method authorized by the secretary of state.(d) (1) "Expenditure" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(2) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure that is made without the cooperation or consent of the candidate or agent of such candidate intended to be benefited and which expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate.(3) "Party committee" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(4) "Political committee" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(e) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the campaign finance act.History: L. 2008, ch. 166, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4148d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4148d Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election.

25-4148d. Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election. (a) Every treasurer for a party committee or political committee shall file reports of contributions as prescribed by this act. Reports shall be filed with the secretary of state. Reports required by this section shall be in addition to any other reports required by law.(b) (1) The report shall contain the name and address of each person who makes a contribution to the party committee or political committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $300 or more during the period commencing 11 days before a primary or general election at which a state or local officer is to be elected and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the date of the election. Such report shall contain the amount and date of each such contribution. The report shall be made on or before the close of business on the Thursday preceding the date of the election.(2) In addition, a separate report shall be made on a daily basis for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding the election. Each daily report shall contain the information required in paragraph (1) of this section. Each report shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the next day respectively.(c) Reports required by this section shall be filed by hand delivery, express delivery service, facsimile transmission or any electronic method authorized by the secretary of state.(d) (1) "Contribution" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(2) "Party committee" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(3) "Political committee" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto.(e) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the campaign finance act.History: L. 2008, ch. 166, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4149 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4149 Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures.

25-4149. Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures. (a) All contributions and other receipts received and expenditures made from and including the January 1 following one general election date until and including the next ensuing primary election date shall be allocated to the primary election on such date. All contributions and other receipts received and expenditures made from midnight on the date of a primary election through and including the December 31 following the date of the next ensuing general election shall be allocated to the general election on such date.(b) For the purposes of allocating, pursuant to subsection (a), contributions to or expenditures by a candidate seeking nomination by convention or caucus or such candidate's candidate committee, the date of such convention or caucus shall be considered the primary election date.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 8; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 5; May 31.
KS Stat § 25-4150 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4150 Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing.

25-4150. Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing. 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 K.S.A. 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 K.S.A. 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.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 9; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4151 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4151 Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation.

25-4151. Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation. (a) Every report or statement made under the campaign finance act shall be made on forms prescribed by the commission, and contain substantially the following:"I declare that this (report) (statement), including any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is true, correct and complete. I understand that the intentional failure to file this document or intentionally filing a false document is a class A misdemeanor."____________________  _____________________  (Date)    (Signature)Every report or statement shall be dated and signed by: (1) The treasurer or candidate for any report required by K.S.A. 25-4148; (2) the candidate, for any report required by K.S.A. 25-4144; or (3) the chairperson of the committee, for any statement required by K.S.A. 25-4145. If the form is not available, the report or statement to which it relates shall be made as required, but in such form as the person signing such report or statement chooses, and the commission may require any such report or statement to be replaced after filing by a report or statement on the forms provided by the commission.(b) Records in support of every report or statement filed under the campaign finance act shall be maintained and preserved by the person who files it for a period of time to be designated by the commission.(c) Delay in filing a report or statement beyond the time required by law shall not prevent the acceptance of the report or statement.(d) No treasurer shall accept or permit to be accepted any contributions or make or permit to be made any expenditures unless all reports or statements required of such treasurer prior to the time of such contributions or expenditures have been filed.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 10; L. 2007, ch. 125, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4153a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4153a Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions.

25-4153a. Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions. (a) No registered lobbyist, political committee or person, other than an individual, shall make a contribution after January 1 of each year and prior to adjournment sine die of the regular session of the legislature or at any other time in which the legislature is in session to a:(1) Legislator;(2) candidate for membership in the legislature;(3) state officer elected on a statewide basis;(4) candidate for state officer elected on a statewide basis;(5) candidate committee of persons described in paragraphs (1) through (4); or(6) political committee established by a state committee of any political party and designated as a recognized political committee for the senate or house of representatives.(b) No legislator, officer, candidate or committee described in subsection (a)(1) through (6) shall accept or knowingly solicit any contribution as defined by K.S.A. 25-4143, and amendments thereto, from any registered lobbyist, political committee or person, other than an individual, during such period of time described in subsection (a), except that a general public solicitation which does not solicit a specific individual and is distributed via social media shall be permissible.(c) For the purposes of this act, "social media" means an electronic medium which allows users to create and view user-generated content, including, but not limited to, uploaded or downloaded videos or photographs, blogs, audio files, instant messages or email.History: L. 1990, ch. 306, § 10; L. 1997, ch. 191, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 124, § 13; L. 2007, ch. 125, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4153b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4153b Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions.

25-4153b. Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions. (a) No political committee, a major purpose of which is to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for the legislature or to make contributions or expenditures for the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for the legislature, shall be established by a member of or a candidate for the legislature.(b) Any such political committee existing prior to the effective date of this act is hereby abolished.History: L. 2000, ch. 124, § 14; L. 2014, ch. 122, § 1; May 22.
KS Stat § 25-4154 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4154 Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, aggregate, maximum; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited.

25-4154. Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, aggregate, maximum; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited. (a) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another.(b) No person shall give or accept any contribution in excess of $10 unless the name and address of the contributor is made known to the individual receiving the contribution.(c) The aggregate of contributions for which the name and address of the contributor is not reported under K.S.A. 25-4148 shall not exceed 50% of the amount one individual (other than the candidate or spouse) may contribute to or for a candidate's campaign.(d) No person shall copy any name of a contributor from any report or statement filed under the campaign finance act and use such name for any commercial purpose, and no person shall use any name for a commercial purpose with knowledge that such name was obtained solely by copying information relating to contributions contained in any report or statement filed under the campaign finance act.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4155 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4155 Debts and obligations; statements required.

25-4155. Debts and obligations; statements required. In addition to other reports and statements required by the campaign finance act, every treasurer shall make a statement of the amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by or to the candidate or candidate committee, party committee or political committee after every election, at times prescribed by the commission, continuing until such debts and obligations are fully paid or discharged.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4157 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4157 Termination report.

25-4157. Termination report. (a) Before any candidate committee, party committee or political committee may be dissolved or the position of a candidate's treasurer terminated, the treasurer of the candidate or such committee shall file a termination report which shall include full information as to the disposition of residual funds. Any report required by K.S.A. 25-4148, and amendments thereto, may be a termination report. Reports of the dissolution of candidate committees of candidates for state office, the termination of the treasurer of a candidate for state office, the dissolution of a political committee the major purpose of which is to support or oppose any candidate for state office and the dissolution of party committees shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Reports of the dissolution of candidate committees of candidates for local office, the termination of the treasurer of a candidate for local office and the dissolution of a political committee the major purpose of which is to support or oppose any candidate for local office shall be filed in the office of the county election officer of the county.(b) If a candidate dies with an open candidate committee account which contains campaign funds, the executor or administrator of the candidate's estate shall be responsible for terminating the candidate committee and disposing of the residual funds.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 16; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 10; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4158a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4158a Campaign finance forms; electronic filing.

25-4158a. Campaign finance forms; electronic filing. The governmental ethics commission shall prescribe and provide forms for each report required to be made under the campaign finance act. After January 10, 2008, any information required to be filed pursuant to this section may be filed electronically with the secretary of state in a method authorized by the secretary of state. The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas campaign finance act.History: L. 2007, ch. 125, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 25-4159 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 25 - Elections|Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General|25-4159 Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions.

25-4159. Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions. The commission upon its own initiative may, and upon the request of any individual to which the campaign finance act applies shall, render an opinion in writing on questions concerning the interpretation of the campaign finance act. Any person who acts in accordance with the provisions of such an opinion, shall be presumed to have complied with the provisions of the campaign finance act. A copy of every opinion rendered by the commission shall be filed with the secretary of state, and any opinion so filed shall be open to public inspection. The secretary of state shall publish all opinions rendered under this section monthly and each such publication shall be cumulative. Copies of each opinion shall be filed with the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house on the same date as the same are filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall cause adequate copies of all filings under this section to be supplied to the state library.History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 18; July 1.