Opinion ID: 2538693
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: campaign finance act

Text: The Kansas Campaign Finance Act, K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq., is a logical starting point for a discussion of the issues involved in this case. We begin by outlining the relevant sections of that Act. The following provisions of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 25-4143 are relevant to our discussion: (a) `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. (b) `Candidate committee' means a committee appointed by a candidate to receive contributions and make expenditures for the candidate. (c) `Clearly identified candidate' means 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. . . . . (e)(1) `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. . . . . (g)(1) `Expenditure' means: . . . . (D) a transfer of funds between any two or more candidate committees, party committees or political committees.