Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2660
         
By Committee on Governmental Organization and Elections
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning elections; relating to corrupt political advertising;
10             amending K.S.A. 25-4156 and repealing the existing section.
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12       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13           Section 1. K.S.A. 25-4156 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14       25-4156. (a) (1) Whenever any person sells space in any newspaper, mag-
15       azine or other periodical to a candidate or to a candidate committee, party
16       committee or political committee, the charge made for the use of such
17       space shall not exceed the charges made for comparable use of such space
18       for other purposes.
19           (2) Intentionally charging an excessive amount for political advertis-
20       ing is a class A misdemeanor.
21           (b) (1) Corrupt political advertising of a state or local office is:
22           (1) Publishing or causing to be published in a newspaper or other
23       periodical any paid matter which is designed or tends to aid, injure or
24       defeat any candidate for nomination or election to a state or local office,
25       unless such matter is followed by the word ``advertisement'' or the ab-
26       breviation ``adv.'' in a separate line together with the name of the chair-
27       person or treasurer of the political or other organization ;nserting spon-
28       soring the same or the name of the person individual who is responsible
29       therefor; or
30           (2) broadcasting or causing to be broadcast by any radio or television
31       station any paid matter which is designed or tends to aid, injure or defeat
32       any candidate for nomination or election to a state or local office, unless
33       such matter is followed by a statement that the preceding was an adver-
34       tisement together with the name of the chairperson or treasurer of the
35       political or other organization sponsoring the same or the name of the
36       person individual who is responsible therefor.; or
37           (3) publishing or causing to be published any brochure, flier or other
38       political fact sheet which is designed or tends to aid, injure or defeat any
39       candidate for nomination or election to a state or local office, unless such
40       matter is followed by the name of the chairperson or treasurer of the
41       political or other organization sponsoring the same or the name of the
42       individual who is responsible therefor.
43           The provisions of this subsection (3) requiring the disclosure of the

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  1       name of an individual shall not apply to individuals making expenditures
  2       in an aggregate amount of less than $1,000 within a calendar year.
  3           (2) (4) Corrupt political advertising of a state or local office is a class
  4       C misdemeanor.
  5           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 25-4156 is hereby repealed.
  6           Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
  7       publication in the statute book.
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