Chapter 25 — ELECTIONS

25-4127. History: L. 1974, ch. 166, § 27; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Violation of campaign finance act basis for candidate's impeachment or censure. State v. Doyen, 224 Kan. 482, 486, 580 P.2d 1351. 2. Governmental ethics commission, the majorit…

25-4128. History: L. 1974, ch. 166, § 28; L. 1975, ch. 209, § 18; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Referred to in construing campaign finance act. State v. Doyen, 224 Kan. 482, 580 P.2d 1351. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

25-4129. History: L. 1974, ch. 166, § 29; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Campaign finance act construed; intentional failure of candidate to remit contributions to treasurer did not constitute fraudulent campaign finance reporting. State v. Doyen, 2…

25-4132. History: L. 1974, ch. 166, § 32; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 193, § 3; April 12. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

25-4133. History: L. 1974, ch. 166, § 33; L. 1975, ch. 209, § 20; L. 1979, ch. 111, § 3; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Referred to in constructing campaign finance act. State v. Doyen, 224 Kan. 482, 580 P.2d 1351. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDI…

25-4136. History: L. 1975, ch. 209, § 6; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

25-4137. History: L. 1975, ch. 209, § 10; L. 1978, ch. 146, § 2; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

25-4138. History: L. 1975, ch. 209, § 11; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

25-4141. History: L. 1975, ch. 209, § 19; L. 1979, ch. 111, § 6; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 171, § 51; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

25-4142. Citation of act. K.S.A. 25-4119a through 25-4189, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the campaign finance act. History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 111, § 7; L. 1991, ch. 150, § 5; L. 2000, ch. 124, § 11; L. 2025, ch. 65, § 6; July 1. Sour…

25-4143. Campaign finance; definitions. As used in the campaign finance act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Agent" means an individual who is: (1) A candidate; (2) a chairperson of a candidate, political or party committee; (3) a treasurer; or (4) any director, offic…

25-4144. Appointment of campaign treasurer or candidate committee; reports to secretary of state and county election officer; governor candidate's responsibilities. Not later than 10 days after becoming a candidate, every candidate shall appoint a treasurer or in lieu thereof sha…

25-4145. Party and political committees; appointment of chairperson and treasurer; statement of organization; contents; supplemental statements; political committees annual registration, form and content; registration fees, amount and disposition. (a) Each party committee and eac…

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. (a) A candidate may remove any treasurer or chairperson that such ca…

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 …

25-4148. Reports required of treasurer; when filed; contents; electronic filing, when required. (a) Every treasurer shall file a report prescribed by this section. Reports filed by treasurers for candidates for state office, other than officers elected on a state-wide basis, shal…

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…

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 ca…

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 sta…

25-4148d. Reports of certain contributions to a party or political committee during specified time period preceding an election; filing of reports with secretary of state; definitions. (a) Every treasurer for a party committee or political committee shall file reports of contribu…

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 …

25-4150. Independent expenditures; statements, contents and filing. (a) Every person, other than a candidate or a candidate committee, party committee or political committee, who makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more within a calendar year shall …

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…

25-4152. Failure to file certain reports; notice; late filings; civil penalties; waiver or collection of penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission shall send a notice by registered or certified mail to any person failing to file any report or statement r…

25-4153. Contributions; limitations on amounts and use; contributions by minors; cash contributions; separate accounting for primary and general election contributions. (a) The aggregate amount contributed to a candidate and such candidate's candidate committee and to all party c…

25-4153a. Contributions; limitations during legislative session; solicitation of contributions. (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 reg…

25-4153b. Prohibition of the establishment of political committees by members of or candidates for the legislature; abolishment of such existing political committees. (a) No political committee shall be established by a member of or a candidate for the legislature. (b) Any such p…

25-4154. Contributions in name of another prohibited; anonymous contributions, limit; binding conditions on contributions prohibited; copying names of contributors for commercial purpose prohibited. (a) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person, and no per…

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, part…

25-4156. Charges for space in newspapers and other periodicals; excess charges; corrupt political advertising; misdemeanor. (a) (1) Whenever any person sells space in any newspaper, magazine or other periodical to a candidate or to a candidate committee, party committee or politi…

25-4156a. History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 15; L. 1985, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 9; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 11; L. 2007, ch. 125, § 2; Repealed, L. 2009, ch. 134, § 13; Repealed, L. 2009, ch. 143, § 37; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

25-4156b. History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 15; L. 1985, ch. 124, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 122, § 9; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 11; L. 2007, ch. 196, § 4; L. 2009, ch. 143, § 12; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 155, § 25; June 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archive…

25-4157. Termination report, when required; contents. (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 repor…

25-4157a. Contributions; personal use prohibited; uses permitted; acceptance from another candidate or candidate committee; disposition of unexpended balances on termination of campaign. (a) (1) No moneys received by any candidate or candidate committee of any candidate as a cont…

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 and records for purposes of …

25-4158a. Campaign finance forms; electronic filing. The Kansas public disclosure commission shall prescribe and provide forms for each report required to be made under the campaign finance act. Any information required to be filed pursuant to the campaign finance act may be file…

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…

25-4160. Complaints of violations; copy to respondent. Any individual, including any member of the commission, may file, by mail or in person, with the commission a verified complaint in writing stating the name of any person to whom or to which the campaign finance act applies w…

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; certain ex parte communications wit…

25-4162. Same; withdrawal of complaints; civil action for malicious prosecution; when. The commission may permit a complainant to withdraw such person's complaint at any time. The respondent may bring a civil action in the district court against the complainant for malicious pros…

25-4163. Same; rights of respondent; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge; final determination by commission; certain ex parte communications with commission prohibited; hearings to be public. (a) After a verified complaint alleging violation of a provision…

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…

25-4165. Commission records; confidentiality; release to attorney general and certain prosecuting attorneys; public records; application of section to commission members and persons employed or engaged by the commission. (a) The commission shall maintain a record of its investiga…

25-4166. Reports of disposition of cases; information to accompany report; procedure for consideration of and action upon reports; ouster; impeachment or removal, when. (a) Whenever a report is made under K.S.A. 25-4164, and the respondent is elected to a state office pursuant to…

25-4167. Failure to file a campaign finance report; misdemeanor. Failure to file a campaign finance report is (a) the intentional failure of any person required to make any report, amended report or statement by the campaign finance act to file the same with the secretary of stat…

25-4168. Fraudulent campaign finance reporting; misdemeanor. Fraudulent campaign finance reporting is intentionally making any false material statement in a report or statement made under the campaign finance act. Fraudulent campaign finance reporting is a class A misdemeanor. Hi…

25-4169. History: L. 1981, ch. 171, § 28; Repealed, L. 1985, ch. 124, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: 25-4130. Attorney General's Opinions: Statute prohibiting disclosure of judicial survey data of elected judges violates first amendment. 2007-27. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE CO…

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, limitations on; misdemeanor. (a) …

25-4169b. History: L. 1991, ch. 150, § 15; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 13; L. 2008, ch. 166, § 7; Repealed, L. 2009, ch. 143, § 37; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

25-4170. Excessive campaign contributions; misdemeanor. Excessive campaign contribution is: (a) Intentionally making any contribution in violation of any provision of K.S.A. 25-4153, or (b) intentionally accepting any contribution made in violation of any provision of K.S.A. 25-4…