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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, March 8, 1989
House approves limits on group contributions
by John P. Milburn Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — A bill that made sweeping changes in the financing of political campaigns was passed yesterday by the House of Representatives.
It was one of several bills approved during a day filled with debate and partisanism as the House attempted to push legislation to the Senate. Today is the deadline for passage of bills in their house of origin. Both the House and Senate are expected to work into the evening.
After long debate and amendments, the House passed a bill that would limit the amount of money that political action committees can contribute to local and state candidates. The bill lowers from $750 to $500 for any one group can give to a candidate for a primary or general election.
PACs can contribute up to $2,000 to a candidate in a statewide election. The amount was reduced $1,000 from the previous rate. Kerry Patrick, R-Lewood
"It is important that we clean up our act ourselves," said State Rep Michael Sawyer, D-Wichita. "The bill is in line with the intent with the bill."
Members of the House tried to amend the bill to put a spending ceiling on a campaign for state office. Candidates would have been limited to spending no more than the salary of the job they sought.
The amendment failed, as did an effort to exclude candidates for offices that did not receive compensation
State Rep. Bill Reardon, D-Kansas City, argued against the amendment and said that these people handled budgets that were larger than some county budgets. He said they needed to be accountable to ensure favoritism was not given to special interest with public funds.
The House approved an amendment to charge PACS $100 to register with the Public Disclosure Committee, with the revenue to be used for the addition of one staff member. PACs would also be required to have a chairman and treasurer in charge of contributions, who would file reports with the Public Disclosure Committee.
Other action taken in the House included:
- passage of a bill that would establish the student student scholarship fund. The program has been supported by Gov. Mike Hayden much of the session.
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It is important that we clean up our act ourselves. The amendment is in line with the intent with the bill.'
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State Rep. Michael Sawyer
- tentative approval of two bills that would limit the access of independent and third-party candidates in the political process. Both bills turned into partisan issues causing extended debate.
State Rep. Norman Justice, D-Kansas City, tried to amend the first bill to establish a uniform practice of selecting election judges. Justice said 101 counties elected election judges in the state. Wendotte, Johnson, Shawnee and Sedgwick counties were appointed by the secretary of state.
Justice said the people of these counties deserved to decide who served in their county because they paid for the position. He was not upset with any person who had served in his county, but with the position in general. The amendment failed.
A second amendment would have prohibited candidates to run for office on a Democratic or Republican ballot or as an independent. The amendment would have closed access to the political process but was defeated by a party-line vote of 67-55 by the Republicans.
The second bill would lower the number of signatures needed by an independent or third-party candidate to get on a ballot. Candidates would receive 3 percent of the signatures from 3 percent of the registered voters in a district or county.
- tentative approval of a bill for the installation by the Department of Transportation of "rumble strips" near 177 railroad crossings. The strips are grooves cut in concrete or asphalt of asphalt designed to alert drivers
- tentative approval of a bill suspending the driver's license of persons who drop out of high school. A student turned 18, returned to high school or entered a graduate equivalency program.
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