Section 15.13.065. Contributions.

   (a) Individuals, groups, nongroup entities, and political parties may make contributions to a candidate. An individual, group, or nongroup entity may make a contribution to a group, to a nongroup entity, or to a political party.
   (b) A political party may contribute to a subordinate unit of the political party, and a subordinate unit of a political party may contribute to the political party of which it is a subordinate unit.
   (c) Except for reports required by AS 15.13.040 and 15.13.110 and except for the requirements of AS 15.13.050, 15.13.060, and 15.13.112 - 15.13.114, the provisions of AS 15.13.010 - 15.13.116 do not apply to limit the authority of a person to make contributions to influence the outcome of a ballot proposition. In this subsection, in addition to its meaning in AS 15.80.010, "proposition" includes
        (1) an issue placed on a ballot to determine whether
             (A) a constitutional convention shall be called;
             (B) a debt shall be contracted;
             (C) an advisory question shall be approved or rejected; or
             (D) a municipality shall be incorporated;
        (2) an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020.

Authorities

15.13.010;15.13.040;15.13.084;15.13.090;15.13.400

Notes

Implemented As

2 AAC 50.352

References

AS 15.13.010 Applicability.
AS 15.13.040 Contributions, expenditures, and supplying of services to be reported.
AS 15.13.084 Prohibited expenditures.
AS 15.13.090 Identification of communication.
AS 15.13.400 Definitions.

History

(Sec. 9 ch 48 SLA 1996; am Sec. 7 ch 1 SLA 2002; am Sec. 4 ch 73 SLA 2010)