Kansas Statutes
Article 41 - Election Campaign Finance; General
25-4164 Actions of commission following hearing.

25-4164. Actions of commission following hearing. After a hearing of an alleged violation of the campaign finance act the commission shall state its findings of fact. If the commission finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of the campaign finance act, it shall order the action dismissed, and shall notify the respondent and complainant thereof. If the commission finds that the respondent has violated any provisions of the campaign finance act, it shall state its findings of fact and submit a report thereon to the attorney general and to the county or district attorney of the appropriate county.
History: L. 1981, ch. 171, ยง 23; July 1.

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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.