Kansas Governmental Ethics Comm'n v. Shepard

Nos. 126,522 126,523 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS KANSAS GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION, Appellee, v. FABIAN SHEPARD and CHERYL REYNOLDS, Appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission is statutorily authorized to investigate any matter to which the Kansas Campaign Finance Act applies, regardless of whether a complaint has been filed. 2. The Kansas Campaign Finance Act does not limit the Commission's subpoena power to known or suspected violators. It can subpoena witnesses or records when it reasonably suspects that someone violated the Act…