Kansas conflict of interest statutes require many involved with state government to file Statements of Substantial Interest (SSI) forms once a year at the end of April. In state fiscal year 2008 there were 9225 individuals required to file, yet about 120 individuals have not yet filed the required report. Most of the individuals failing [...]
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JoCo Republicans met on Nov 17 and elected new county officers, as well as 92 delegates, 46 men and 46 women, to the 3rd District Republican Party meeting to be held on Dec 10. In addition, 96 alternate delegates were chosen. “Moderate Republicans”, often called liberals by conservatives, won the entire slate of new officers, [...]
Today’s meeting of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission included two civil fine hearings, as well as a number of civil fine assessments, and decisions about recent missing “Paid for by” attributions. The big story was the $2500 fine levied on the ProKanDo PAC, the the $500 fine on a Sheriff candidate.
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Johnson County Republicans held their reorganization meeting last night to elect new officers and new district delegates. This was one of many county meetings that is part of the statewide reorganization of the Kansas Republican Party. Late on Monday the Kansas City Star reported that 17 elected precinct committee individuals would not be given the [...]
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Mary Ca Ralstin, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for State Board of Education in the November general election, has been a Republican for Democrat Dennis Moore for at least four election cycles (8 years). This year both Ralstin and her husband, James, were listed in the recently published article about the 2008 class of Republicans for [...]
Every election cycle since 1998 the Dennis Moore campaign solicits “Republicans” to support his congressional bid even though he’s a Democrat. 2008 was no different and Moore’s web site asked for “Republicans” to support Democrat Moore for Congress. The 2008 “Republicans for Moore” list appeared in the Olathe Daily News and the Johnson County Sun [...]
On Monday the Meadowlark published an article giving details about how the Kansas City Star publisher was registered to vote in both Missouri and Kansas. Several other Internet news outlets picked up this story, including the Election Journal, but some blogs confused “double registration” with “double voting.”
Election workers in Johnson County proudly wore special “Presidential Election” pins as they helped voters in Johnson County cast their votes in a number of contests, ranging from the U.S. president to Johnson County ballot initiatives. In early October I knew I would likely be unemployed starting on Nov. 1, so I sent an E-mail [...]
The Kansas City Star publisher is registered to vote in Kansas City, MO as Gregory M Zieman, along with with his wife, Rhonda Chriss Lokeman, also of the Star, in Kansas City Ward 8, Precinct 8. The Star’s publisher is also registered to vote across the state line in Overland Park, KS as G. Mark [...]
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Late political money reports are new this year in Kansas. “Normal” PAC contribution and expenditure reports were due on Oct 27, but certain large contributions and expenditures made by PACs since Oct 23 are now reported online at the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission web site. One battle being waged through late money is between Gov. [...]
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