25-904. Candidate's receiving and expending less than $1,000, affidavit of intent; candidates exceeding $1,000 limit, report; report of contributions exceeding $50 and statement of expenditures and obligations incurred. (a) Every candidate for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act who intends to expend or have expended on such person's behalf an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee, and who intends to receive or have received on such person's behalf contributions in an aggregate amount or value of less than $1,000 in each of the primary and general elections shall file, not later than the ninth day preceding the primary election, an affidavit of such intent with the county election officer of the county of residence of the candidate. No report required by subsection (b) shall be required to be filed by or for such candidate.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) it shall be the duty of every candidate for nomination or for election to any city of the second and third class, unified school district, community college or township office subject to this act, within 30 days after each primary, general or special election, to file with the county election officer an itemized statement under oath stating the name and address of each person who has made any contribution in excess of $50 during the election period together with the amount and date of such contributions and an itemized statement of all expenditures made by such candidate or obligations contracted or incurred by such candidate in connection with each primary, general or special election.
(c) No candidate which is subject to the provisions of the campaign finance act, K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be required to file any report required by this section.
(d) Any candidate who has signed an affidavit pursuant to subsection (a) and who incurs expenses in excess of or receives contributions in excess of $1,000, exclusive of such candidate's filing fee for either the primary or the general election, shall file the report required by subsection (b).
History: R.S. 1923, 25-904; L. 1966, ch. 5, § 6 (Special Session); L. 1968, ch. 54, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 15; L. 1992, ch. 57, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 2; July 1.