Second and Third Class Cities - Filing Requirements
Second Class CitiesDe Soto, Fairway, Gardner, Merriam, Mission and Roeland Park
Third Class Cities
Edgerton, Lake Quivira, Mission Hills,
Mission Woods, Spring Hill, Westwood, Westwood Hills
Where to File - Filing by Fee or by Petition
Documents to be Filed
Campaign Finance Reports - Deadlines
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Where to File - Filing by Fee or by Petition
Filing Location
- Candidates file at their respective city halls.
- Note: Part of De Soto City is in Leavenworth County. Part of Lake Quivira City is in Wyandotte County. Part of Spring Hill City is in Miami County.
- Second Class City candidate filing fee is $10. This includes the cities of De Soto, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, and Roeland Park.
- Fairway - Second Class city - filing fee is $5
- Third Class City candidate filing fee is $5. This includes the cities of Edgerton, Lake Quivira, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Spring Hill, Westwood, and Westwood Hills.
- Second Class City candidates must have 1% of the ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.
- Third Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.
Documents to be Filed
Declaration of Intention (Filing Form)
- Second and Third Class City Candidates obtain and file this form with the City Clerk.
- City Clerk forwards this completed form, along with the filing fee to the election office.
- Completed form is due no later than ten (10) days after the filing deadline.
- Completed form is filed permanently at City Hall.
- If a candidate anticipates receiving and spending less than $500.00 in the Primary Election and anticipates receiving and spending less than an additional $500.00 in the General Election, he/she can file an Affidavit of Exemption. This affidavit waives the need for a candidate to file campaign Receipts and Expenditures Reports.
- Completed form is due nine (9) days prior to the primary election.
- Completed form is filed with the Election Office.
- Form must be notarized.
- Form is due thirty (30) days after each primary, general or special election.
- In addition to reporting all campaign expenditures, these candidates are now required to itemize contributions in excess of $50.00. Itemizing means listing the name and address of the contributor, the date on which the contribution is received and the amount of the contribution.
- If all transactions were directed to the treasurer or committee, the candidate would put zeros on report ($0.00).
- Completed form is filed with the Election Office.
- Form must be notarized.
- If a candidate forms a committee, a treasurer must be appointed to complete and file a Campaign Committee Report by December 31 of the election year.
- Completed form is filed with the Election Office.
- An Annual Report is required by December 31 if the committee has a balance in the campaign fund.
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