Kansas Statutes 25-4173. Candidate’s affidavit of intent to expend and receive less than $1,000; filing; certain reports not required
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4173
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Election: means :
(1) A primary or general election for state or local office; and
(2) a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate for state or local office. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Local office: means a member of the governing body of a city of the first class, any elected office of a unified school district having 35,000 or more pupils regularly enrolled in the preceding school year, a county or of the board of public utilities. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- Person: means any individual, committee, corporation, partnership, trust, organization or association. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Every candidate for state or local office 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 secretary of state for state offices. In the case of a candidate for a local office, such affidavit also shall be filed with the county election officer of the county in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot. No report required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25-4148, and amendments thereto, shall be required to be filed by or for such candidate.