TOPEKA, Kan. - A Kansas Senate committee expects to vote
next week on a bill regulating campaigns to oust or retain members
of the state's appellate courts.
Chairwoman Vicki Schmidt, a Topeka Republican, says the Ethics
and Elections Committee will debate the measure Wednesday.
Interest in the bill comes as abortion opponents wage a "Fire
Beier" (BYE'-uhr) campaign against Supreme Court Justice Carol
Beier.
Judges on the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are
appointed by the governor and stand for retention periodically. The
state ethics commission said last month the retention votes aren't
covered by Kansas campaign finance laws.
The bill would limit contributions to appellate court members'
retention campaigns to $2,000.
Their campaigns and groups seeking to oust them would have to
file reports on their activities.
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