25-4715. Appointment of arbitrator; when. (a) If the secretary of state does not render a final determination within 90 days after the complaint is filed, or within any extension to which the complainant consents, the complaint shall be resolved under this section.

(b) Within five days after a final determination was due, the secretary of state shall designate the name of an arbitrator to resolve the complaint. The designation shall be in writing and provided to both the complainant and respondent.

(c) The arbitrator may review the record compiled in connection with the complaint, including the tape recording or any transcript of a hearing and any briefs or memoranda, but shall not receive additional testimony or evidence.

(d) The arbitrator shall issue a written resolution within 10 days after the secretary of state's determination was due. The final resolution of the arbitrator shall be mailed to the secretary of state, the complainant, and each respondent, and published on the secretary of state website. Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 77-603, and amendments thereto, the determination of the arbitrator under this section shall be final and shall not be subject to review under the Kansas judicial review act.

History: L. 2004, ch. 25, § 31; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 43; July 1.