Kansas Statutes Chapter 75. State Departments; Public Officers and Employees § 75-4338. Employee organizations; use of organization dues for partisan or political purposes prohibited

(b)(1) A professional employees' organization or a public employee organization wishing to make expenditures for partisan or political purposes shall establish a political fund.

(2) Each professional employees’ organization or public employee organization that establishes a political fund shall:

(c)(1) Nothing in this section precludes a professional employees' organization or a public employee organization from making expenditures of union dues to communicate directly with its own members about political candidates or political issues.

(2) Nothing in this section precludes a professional employees' organization or public employee organization from making expenditures of union dues either for the establishment of a political fund or to solicit contributions from its members to a political fund.

(d)(1) “Partisan or political purposes” means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election.

(2) “Political fund” means a separate segregated fund established by a professional employees' organization or a public employee organization for partisan and political purposes that meets the requirements of this section.

(3) “Union dues” means dues, fees, money, or other assessments required as a condition of membership or participation in a professional employees' organization or a public employee organization.