Kansas Statutes
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.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 25 - Elections

Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General

25-4119a Governmental ethics commission; membership; terms; meetings; compensation and allowance, staff; fees; rules and regulations; annual report.

25-4119b Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; former opinions and rules and regulations.

25-4119d Membership on commission; qualifications for.

25-4119e Governmental ethics commission fee fund; expenditures.

25-4119f Candidate filing fees for support of commission; credit to commission fee fund.

25-4119g Statement of fair campaign practices; preparation; mailing to candidates.

25-4142 Citation of act.

25-4143 Campaign finance; definitions.

25-4144 Appointment of campaign treasurer or candidate committee; reports to secretary of state and county election officer; governor candidate's responsibilities.

25-4145 Party and political committees; appointment of chairperson and treasurer; statement of organization; contents; supplemental statements; political committees annual registration, form and content; fees, amount and disposition.

25-4146 Removal of treasurer or chairperson; filling vacancy of treasurer; substantiation of records of treasurer; notification to secretary of state or county election officer; receipts and expenditures, when.

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.

25-4148 Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required.

25-4148a Reports of contributions; occupation of contributor or contributor's spouse if contribution over $150.

25-4148b Reports of certain contributions during specified time period preceding an election; place of filing.

25-4148c Independent expenditures by party or political committees; reporting requirements.

25-4148d Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election.

25-4149 Allocation of contributions and other receipts and expenditures.

25-4150 Contributions and expenditures by persons other than candidates and committees; reports, contents and filing.

25-4151 Reports; declaration of correctness; forms; late filing; preservation.

25-4152 Failure to file certain reports; notice; late filings; civil penalties; waiver or collection of penalties.

25-4153 Contributions; limitations on amounts and use; minors under 18 years of age; cash contributions.

25-4153a Contributions; limitations during legislative sessions.

25-4153b Contributions and expenditures; legislators, candidates; prohibitions.

25-4154 Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, aggregate, maximum; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited.

25-4155 Debts and obligations; statements required.

25-4156 Charges for space in newspapers and other periodicals; excess charges; corrupt political advertising; misdemeanor.

25-4157 Termination report.

25-4157a Contributions; personal use prohibited; uses permitted; acceptance from another candidate or candidate committee; disposition of unexpended balances on termination of campaign.

25-4158 Reports and statements required to be filed; furnishing forms; public inspection and copying; duties of secretary of state and county election officer; investigations by commission; administration of oaths and subpoena of witnesses, documents...

25-4158a Campaign finance forms; electronic filing.

25-4159 Commission opinions; publication and filing; effect of acts that accord with opinions.

25-4160 Complaints of violations; copy to respondent.

25-4161 Complaint, confidentiality and determination of sufficiency; investigation; notification of attorney general of violation of other laws; dismissal or hearing on complaint; remedies and protections for state employees filing complaints.

25-4162 Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when.

25-4163 Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; compulsory process; hearings to be public.

25-4164 Actions of commission following hearing.

25-4165 Commission records; confidentiality; release to attorney general and certain prosecuting attorneys; public records.

25-4166 Reports of disposition of cases; information to accompany report; procedure for consideration of and action upon reports; ouster; impeachment or removal, when.

25-4167 Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor.

25-4168 Fraudulent campaign finance reporting; misdemeanor.

25-4169a Use of public funds, vehicles, machinery, equipment and supplies and time of certain officers and employees to influence nomination or election of candidate prohibited; exceptions; distribution of political material in public buildings, limi...

25-4170 Excessive campaign contributions; misdemeanor.

25-4171 Violation of certain provisions of act declared misdemeanor; additional penalties for violation of confidentiality provisions by commission members and employees.

25-4172 Statements or reports by certain out-of-state individuals and persons; contents; filing; maintenance of records.

25-4173 Candidate's affidavit of intent to expend and receive less than $1,000; filing; certain reports not required.

25-4174 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.

25-4175 Affidavit of intent by treasurer of party or political committee to expend and receive less than $500 and not more than $50 from any one contributor; filing; certain reports not required.

25-4176 Same; when amount exceeded; filing of past and future reports.

25-4177 Failure to file affidavit of intent; misdemeanor.

25-4178 Continuation in force and effect of advisory opinions and rules and regulations.

25-4179 Severability.

25-4180 Elections on amendments to Kansas constitution; financial reports of constitutional campaigns; contents; annual reports; preliminary reports; supplemental reports; notice of failure to file; civil penalties; violation class A misdemeanor.

25-4181 Violations of campaign finance act; civil fine; person failing to pay fine ineligible to become candidate.

25-4182 Same; cease and desist order; emergencies.

25-4183 Same; injunction; restraining order; mandamus.

25-4184 Same; consent decree.

25-4185 Same; appeal of commission orders.

25-4186 Gubernatorial inauguration contributions; treasurer; accounts required; reports; use of information in reports; disposition of contributions; civil penalties, disposition; certain violations declared misdemeanors.

25-4187 Inaugural expense fund; administration by adjutant general; authorized uses.

25-4189 Public service announcements or advertisements; when prohibited.