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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 45 - Grant Administration › 2 AAC 45.070 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The amended version of this chapter,
			 effective insert effective date of regulation, applies to an audit for an audit
			 period that begins or continues after insert effective date of regulation.
(b) An entity may agree to be
			 subject to the provisions of the amended version of this chapter, effective
			 insert effective date of regulation, for an audit period beginning on or after
			 July 1, 2017 and ending on or before insert date that is the day before the
			 effective date of regulation, by voluntarily submitting
(1) an audit that complies with those
			 provisions; or
(2) a statement that
			 an audit is not required under the provisions of
			 2 AAC 45.010(b).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 45 - Grant Administration › 2 AAC 45.080 - Exemptions from financial assistance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For purposes of
			 this chapter, "financial assistance" does not include the following:
(1) public assistance provided under AS
			 47;
(2) goods or services purchased
			 for the direct administration or operation of state government;
(3) moneys advanced to an entity under one or
			 more state loan programs;
(4) power
			 cost equalization payments made to an electric cooperative on behalf of its
			 customers;
(5) scholarships, loans,
			 or other tuition aid provided to students, but paid to an education institution
			 on their behalf.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 45 - Grant Administration › 2 AAC 45.085 - Waiver of audit requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No later than
			 30 days after the due date of an entity's audit, the entity may submit a
			 written request to the commissioner under this section for a waiver of the
			 requirements for an audit under
			 2 AAC 45.010 for good cause.
(b) A written request submitted under this
			 section must state the reasons for the request for waiver and good cause. Good
			 cause exists under this section if
(1) the
			 financial assistance expended by the entity was under close state agency
			 management and supervision;
(2) an
			 audit will not likely promote the public interest because
(A) the audit will be duplicative of existing
			 audited information;
(B) an
			 alternative source of externally verified information from an independent
			 source provides sufficient assurance that the financial assistance was expended
			 properly.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 45 - Grant Administration › 2 AAC 45.090 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				requires,
(1) "audit period" means the
			 entity's fiscal year in which the entity expended financial
			 assistance;
(2) "entity" does not
			 include
(A) the University of Alaska or any
			 other state agency;
(B) a
			 for-profit entity; and
(C) a non
			 United States based entity;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 47 - Relocated

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 151 (October 1999), the provisions of former 2
				AAC 47 were relocated by the regulations attorney under
				AS
				44.62.125(b)(6) to 3 AAC
				154, in accordance with ch. 58, SLA
				1999.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.250 - Contributions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person receiving a contribution shall
				report as required in the applicable provisions of
				AS
				15.13.040 and
				2 AAC 50.321.
(b) If a person that is not prohibited from
				contributing to a campaign under
				AS
				15.13.074 makes a non-monetary contribution,
				the amount to be reported under
				2 AAC 50.250 -
				2 AAC 50.405 is,
(1)
				for goods or services for which a contributor usually charges,
(A) the normal market charge for an item or
				service provided without charge;
(B) the difference between the normal market
				charge and the amount charged for an item or service provided at less than the
				normal market charge; except as provided in (c) of this section, a reduction in
				a business's charge for goods and services is a contribution prohibited by
				AS
				15.13.074(f) unless the same
				reduction in the business's charges is available to all campaigns;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.254 - Personal contributions by a candidate

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A candidate may
				make unlimited personal contributions from assets to which the candidate has
				title or a right of access or control under the laws of this state. In this
				section, assets include
(1) salary and other
				earned income from bona fide employment;
(2) dividends;
(3) proceeds from the sale of an
				investment;
(4) a bequest to the
				candidate;
(5) income from any
				trust established before the individual becomes a candidate;
(6) income from any trust established by
				bequest after the individual becomes a candidate; and
(7) any gift the candidate receives that
				follows a pattern of gifts regularly received before becoming a
				candidate.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.258 - Prohibited contributions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A contribution
				must be made in the name of the true source of the money or thing of value. A
				person may not make a contribution using the name of another, or use a
				third-party conduit to obscure the true source of any money or thing of value
				contributed to a campaign. A contribution in the name of another prohibited by
				this section includes any contribution
(1)
				made at the direction of another person, including a parent organization,
				subsidiary, division, department, branch, or local unit of a business, labor
				union, or group;
(2) made by an
				employee, agent, or other person if an employer, principal, supervisor, or
				contractor lends, pays, or advances money or anything of value to the employee,
				agent, or other person to contribute in a name other than the true source of
				the money or thing of value;
(3)
				made by an employee, agent, or other person if an employer, principal,
				supervisor, or contractor reimburses the employee, agent, or other person for
				the contribution in money or anything of value;
(4) in a total amount exceeding the
				limitations in
				AS
				15.13.070 if made to the same recipient by
				two or more groups or nongroup entities that
(A) share the majority of members of their
				boards of directors;
(B) share two
				or more corporate or organizational officers; in this subparagraph, "officer"
(i) has the meaning given in
				AS
				15.13.040(r)(2);
				and
(ii) includes a chief executive
				officer;
(C) are owned
				or controlled by the same shareholders or members; or
(D) are in a parent-subsidiary
				relationship;
(5) made
				by a person who receives a gift of money or anything of value from a parent,
				spouse, or domestic partner for the purpose of making a contribution;
				or
(6) made by check from a joint
				bank account in the name of any joint account holder who does not either sign
				the check or authorize the contribution in writing at the time the contribution
				is made.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.266 - Disposition of prohibited contributions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A campaign
				treasurer shall use best efforts to determine if a contribution is prohibited.
				If the treasurer determines that a contribution is prohibited, the treasurer
				shall return it to the contributor immediately, but no later than 10 days after
				receipt. If the treasurer is unable to identify the contributor within 10 days,
				the contribution is anonymous and must be immediately delivered to the
				Department of Revenue, or to the commission for delivery to the Department of
				Revenue. In the next campaign disclosure report of the candidate, group, or
				nongroup entity, the treasurer shall report the receipt of a contribution that
				is prohibited or of questionable legality, and shall report the final
				disposition of the contribution.
(b) Repealed 12/22/2011.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.030
AS 15.13.060
AS 15.13.070
AS 15.13.072
AS 15.13.074
AS
					 15.13.114
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.270 - Independent expenditures

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (c) of this section, before making an independent expenditure to
				support or oppose a candidate, a ballot proposition, or an initiative proposal
				application, a person shall register as required under
				AS
				15.13.050 on a form prescribed by the
				commission, and shall establish a political activities account as required
				under AS
				15.13.052. The frequency and amount of an
				allowable independent expenditure is not limited.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this
				section, a person that makes an independent expenditure for any purpose shall
				file, as required under
				AS
				15.13.110(h), a report of
				independent expenditure, on a form prescribed by the commission. An independent
				expenditure report must include
(1) the
				information required by
				AS
				15.13.040(d) and
				(e);
(2) for a person other than an individual
				making an independent expenditure, the type of business or
				organization;
(3) the full name of
				a contact person for the individual or other person making the
				expenditure;
(4) the date of the
				expenditure;
(5) the amount of the
				expenditure;
(6) the check number
				or the identifying transaction number if paid by other means;
(7) the name and address of the payee;
				and
(8) a description of items or
				services purchased.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.272 - Conducting raffle or lottery and use of proceeds

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				authorized by a charitable gaming permit issued under
				AS
				05.15.100 to conduct a raffle or lottery for
				the purposes provided in
				AS
				05.15.150(a)(3) shall comply
				with this section. A permittee that conducts a raffle or lottery for the
				purposes allowed under
				AS
				05.15.150(a)(3) and
				contributes the net proceeds as required under
				AS
				05.15.150(a), is organized
				and taking action for the principal purpose of influencing an election within
				the meaning of
				AS
				15.13.400(8)(B) and (13),
				and is subject to
				AS
				15.13.067 and the applicable contribution
				limits of AS 15.13.070(c), (d), and
				(f). A raffle or lottery may not be conducted
				in a manner that allows a person to avoid the provisions of
				AS
				15.13.070,
				15.13.074, or
				2 AAC 50.258 in giving or receiving any
				contribution.
(b) A permittee may
				solicit and accept a contribution, including a prize, printing or advertising
				service, use of a room or space for an event associated with the raffle or
				lottery, or other donation of an item or service used to promote or conduct the
				raffle or lottery. A permittee may not accept a contribution
(1) that is anonymous or that is made using a
				fictitious name or the name of another; or
(2) from a person prohibited from making a
				contribution under
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.274 - Early campaigning

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual intending to campaign for
				office shall file for nomination for the office as required under
				AS
				15.13.100 either by submitting a letter of
				intent to the commission, or by filing a declaration of candidacy
(1) with the municipal clerk's office for a
				municipal office, or
(2) with the
				lieutenant governor's office for a state office.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.282 - Candidate registration

Current through May 31, 2024
A candidate shall register in the format prescribed by the
				  commission no later than 15 days after filing a declaration of candidacy for a
				  state office or no later than seven days after filing a declaration of
				  candidacy for a municipal office. A separate registration is required for each
				  elective state or municipal office for which an individual files a declaration
				  of candidacy. A candidate's registration must list
(1) the name of the candidate and the
				candidate's campaign committee;
(2)
				the address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address of
				the candidate's campaign committee;
(3) the name, address, and contact
				information for the campaign officers, including a chairperson and a
				treasurer;
(4) the name and address
				of each deputy treasurer;
(5) the
				name and address of the regulated banking institution that will serve as the
				campaign account depository; and
(6) the candidate's certification that the
				information contained in the registration statement is true, complete, and
				correct.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.010
AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.060
AS 15.13.076
AS
					 15.13.086
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.286 - Candidate exemptions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A candidate for municipal office who does
				not intend to receive contributions exceeding $5,000, or make expenditures
				exceeding $5,000, may file an exemption statement in a format prescribed by the
				commission instead of the candidate registration form required under
				2 AAC 50.282. A candidate who files exemption statement
				is not required to file a campaign disclosure report required under
				AS
				15.13.110 and
				2 AAC 50.321, but shall comply with all other
				requirements of AS 15.13, including
(1) 
				limitations on who may contribute;
(2) amount and timing of contributions;
				and
(3) use of campaign
				money.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.290 - Groups; draft groups; controlled groups; ballot groups

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a group,
				including a political party, and an initiative committee, raises, so licits,
				collects, contributes, disburses, or incurs indebtedness of $500 or more in
				money or anything of value in the aggregate during a calendar year, or directs,
				coordinates, or controls that activity, that group shall first register with
				the commission as provided in
				AS
				15.13.050, and shall file reports as provided
				in AS
				15.13.040(b) and (c) and
				2 AAC 50.321. An ongoing group must register each year.
				To register, a group must disclose, in the format as prescribed by the
				commission,
(1) the group's name, address, and
				purpose;
(2) the name and address
				of a chair and a treasurer; the same person may serve as both chair and
				treasurer;
(3) any election in
				which the group intends to be active during the year;
(4) the type of group;
(5) the name and location of the group's
				campaign depository if one is required under
				2 AAC 50.298; and
(6) the treasurer's certification that the
				information contained in the registration statement is true, complete, and
				correct.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.292 - Nongroup entities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before making a contribution or an
				independent expenditure, a person seeking the status of a nongroup entity shall
				apply to register as a nongroup entity by submitting the following information
				and documentation on the nongroup entity registration form prescribed by the
				commission:
(1) the person's name, address,
				and purpose;
(2) the name and
				address of a chair and a treasurer; the same individual may serve as both chair
				and treasurer;
(3) each election in
				which the person intends to be active as a nongroup entity during the
				year;
(4) if the person seeking the
				status of a nongroup entity is a corporation,
(A) a copy of a determination from the United
				States Internal Revenue Service that the corporation is a social welfare
				organization as described in 26 U.S.C.
				501(c)(4);
(B) a copy of the certificate of
				incorporation issued under
				AS
				10.20.156 or under a substantially similar
				statute of another state;
(C) a
				copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws;
(D) an affidavit from a director or officer
				showing that the corporation's purposes include one or more of the following:
(i) issue advocacy;
(ii) influencing elections;
(iii) research, training, or educational
				activities tied to the corporation's political goals; and
(E) an affidavit from a director or officer
				showing that the corporation does not include shareholders or persons other
				than employees who
(i) have an equitable
				interest in the corporation or are affiliated in a way that would allow them to
				make a claim on the organization's assets or earnings; or
(ii) receive a benefit that they would lose
				if they ended their affiliation with the corporation or that they could not
				obtain unless they became affiliated; for the purposes of this
				sub-subparagraph, "benefit" includes a credit card, an insurance policy, a
				savings plan, and education or business information;
(5) if the person seeking the
				status of a nongroup entity is not a corporation, a copy of the bylaws or
				minutes or an affidavit signed by an owner, officer, chair, director, partner,
				or board member showing that the person seeking the status of a nongroup entity
				does not participate in business activities, has no shareholders, and is
				independent from the influence of business corporations;
(6) the name and location of the group's
				campaign depository if one is required under
				2 AAC 50.298; and
(7) the treasurer's certification that the
				information contained in the registration statement is true, complete, and
				correct.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.298 - Designated campaign depository

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each candidate,
				group, or nongroup entity that intends to raise or spend more than $5,000 in a
				calendar year, and each group or nongroup entity that intends to be active in
				more than one election, shall on a registration statement, designate one or
				more regulated banking institutions as a campaign depository. A candidate,
				group, or nongroup entity shall identify each account in the campaign
				depository with a name indicating that it is a campaign account.
(b) Except when a candidate uses personal
				money or credit for an authorized campaign expenditure, a candidate, group, or
				nongroup entity that is required to designate a campaign depository shall
				deposit any monetary contribution to that campaign depository and shall make
				any expenditure from that depository.
(c) A candidate, group, or nongroup entity
				required to designate a campaign depository may obtain and use credit cards to
				make campaign expenditures for transportation, lodging, meals, and other
				expenses in connection with traveling for campaign purposes. The credit card
				must have an account name indicating that the account is a campaign
				account.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.030
AS 15.13.050
AS 15.13.067
AS
					 15.13.070
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.300 - Individuals who accept contributions

Current through May 31, 2024
A candidate or treasurer may authorize an individual who is
				  not registered as a deputy treasurer to receive campaign contributions on
				  behalf of a candidate, group, or nongroup entity at any single event during the
				  campaign. No later than 72 hours after the event, the authorized individual
				  must deliver each contribution received to a candidate, treasurer, or deputy
				  treasurer of the committee, group, or nongroup entity for which the
				  contribution was intended.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.030
AS 15.13.060
AS 15.13.076
AS
					 15.13.400
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.302 - Candidate subcommittee

Current through May 31, 2024
A candidate's campaign committee, or a controlled group as
				  provided in
				  2 AAC 50.290(c), may create a
				  subcommittee. A subcommittee is not a separate group and may not maintain
				  separate bank accounts and records or file separate reports. The name of a
				  subcommittee must include the name of the candidate or controlled group. The
				  name of the subcommittee may not be used when identifying political advertising
				  as required under
				  AS
				  15.13.090 and
				  2 AAC 50.306.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.306 - Identification of political communication

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for an
				individual exempt under
				AS
				15.13.090(b), a person that
				pays for a political communication, including a person that makes an
				independent expenditure, shall ensure that
(1)
				in any communication that includes a print or video component, the information
				required under
				AS
				15.13.090(a) and (c) is
				visible, separate from the text of the communication, and of sufficient size
				and duration to be read by a viewer; and
(2) in any communication by radio, automated
				telephone, or other audio media, or that includes an audio component, the
				information required under
				AS
				15.13.090(a) and (d) is
				spoken and audible at the same volume as the communication.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.319 - Designated campaign depository (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
					 2 AAC 50.319 was relocated to
					 2 AAC 50.266 and
					 2 AAC 50.298.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.320 - Recordkeeping requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				required to report contributions or expenditures under AS 15.13 shall maintain
				detailed records of all contributions received and expenditures made for the
				length of time required under
				AS
				15.13.111. The records must include
(1) each contribution of any amount or value,
				including any loan, unless otherwise exempted by this chapter; and
(2) a cumulative total of all contributions
				made by each contributor.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.321 - Reporting by a candidate, group, or nongroup entity

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A candidate
				shall file each report required under
				AS
				15.13.110 containing the information required
				under AS
				15.13.040(a) and the
				following information:
(1) for any monetary
				contribution, the check number or the identifying transaction number if paid by
				other means;
(2) for any
				nonmonetary contribution with a value greater than $100, a description of the
				contribution and the estimated fair market value;
(3) for each loan or loan guarantee,
(A) the date received;
(B) the name and address of the lender and
				any loan guarantor or cosigner;
(C)
				the principal occupation and employer of the lender, loan guarantor, or
				cosigner;
(D) the interest rate;
				and
(E) the principal amount of the
				loan;
(4) for each
				contribution from the candidate to the campaign, and for income earned from
				contributions, including bank interest and income from unused contributions
				invested in compliance with
				2 AAC 50.348,
(A) the
				date received;
(B) a description of
				the income;
(C) the name and
				address of the source of the income; and
(D) the amount or estimated value of the
				contribution or income;
(5) for each paid expenditure,
(A) the date of payment;
(B) the check number or the identifying
				transaction number if paid by other means;
(C) the name and address of the
				payee;
(D) the purpose of the
				expenditure; and
(E) the amount of
				the expenditure; and
(6)
				for each expenditure incurred but not paid,
(A) the date the expenditure was
				incurred;
(B) the name and address
				of the person with whom the debt was incurred;
(C) the purpose of the incurred expenditure;
				and
(D) the amount of the incurred
				expenditure.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.324 - Shared campaign activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) This section
				applies to a candidate, a group, and a nongroup entity except
(1) a political party; and
(2) the candidates for governor and
				lieutenant governor running jointly under AS 15.25.030(a)(16) and (17) and
				appearing on the ballot as a single paired unit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.326 - Recordkeeping requirements and exemptions when reporting a fund-raiser (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
					 2 AAC 50.326 was relocated to
					 2 AAC 50.328.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.327 - Additional reporting by political party

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to reporting each contribution and expenditure as
				  required under
				  2 AAC 50.321(b), a political party
				  shall report, in compliance with
				  AS
				  15.13.040 and
				  15.13.110, all other income and
				  expenses. Information required to be reported under this section
				  includes
(1) any other donation of any
				kind, including a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan
				guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods or services other than volunteer
				services provided by an individual, that the political party receives from any
				person and that would not be required to be reported as a contribution as
				defined in
				AS
				15.13.400; and
(2) each expense incurred, including money
				spent on a communication not otherwise required to be reported as an
				expenditure as defined in
				AS
				15.13.400.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.010
AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.040
AS 15.13.110
AS
					 15.13.400
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.328 - Reporting exempt fundraising activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A candidate or
				treasurer shall report a fundraising activity that meets the criteria of
				AS
				15.13.040 (
l
) and this
				section by filing the exempt fundraiser form prescribed by the commission. An
				event is an exempt fundraiser if
(1) for a
				fundraiser similar in nature to a spaghetti feed, dance, or concert, more than
				25 participants pay to attend, and the amount received from any one person does
				not exceed $50;
(2) for a
				fundraiser similar in nature to a raffle, lottery, or drawing, 25 or more
				tickets are sold, and the amount received from any one person buying tickets or
				chances does not exceed $50;
(3)
				for a fundraiser at which income is produced by selling campaign material such
				as T-shirts or hats, the price of a single item does not exceed $10, and the
				amount received from any one person purchasing items does not exceed
				$50;
(4) for a fundraiser similar
				in nature to a garage sale or an auction, the fair market value of each item
				donated for sale or auction does not exceed $50, and the amount received from
				any person purchasing items at the event does not exceed $50.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.329 - Reporting contributions from ongoing payroll deduction or dues programs

Current through May 31, 2024
A group or nongroup entity shall report each contribution
				  from each contributor in an ongoing payroll deduction program or other
				  automatic payment plan in each reporting period for each contributor by
				  providing the
(1) name and address of
				the contributor;
(2) repealed
				1/16/2015;
(3) repealed
				1/16/2015;
(4) principal occupation
				and employer of the contributor, unless the cumulative amount received from
				that contributor in a calendar year is $100 or less; and
(5) amount and frequency of each deduction or
				payment.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.030
AS 15.13.040
AS
					 15.13.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.344 - Reporting by persons outside the state

Current through May 31, 2024
A person residing outside the state is subject to the same
				  reporting requirements, restrictions, and responsibilities under AS 15.13 as a
				  person residing within the state.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.030
AS
					 15.13.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.348 - Use of campaign contributions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A candidate,
				group, or nongroup entity may not make an expenditure from a campaign account
				in connection with a private election such as an election for a utility board,
				a labor union board, or a corporate board.
(b) A candidate, group, or nongroup entity
				shall use a designated campaign depository required under
				2 AAC 50.298 to pay all expenses associated with the
				group's or nongroup entity's efforts to influence, directly or indirectly, the
				outcome of a state or municipal election, or an initiative proposal
				application.
(c) A candidate may
				invest any unused contribution that is being held for a future election
				campaign under
				AS
				15.13.116(a)(7) if the
				investment
(1) does not violate
				AS
				15.13.112(b);
(2) does not result in any personal benefit;
				and
(3) cannot reasonably be
				understood to influence official duties or actions.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.352 - Ballot measure activity

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for a
				foreign national as provided in
				AS
				15.13.068, a person may make a contribution
				to a group that is organized for the principal purpose of
(1) filing an initiative proposal application
				with the lieutenant governor as provided in
				AS
				15.45.020;
(2) sponsoring or circulating initiative
				petitions under
				AS
				15.45.090-15.45.140 for the purpose of
				having an initiative measure placed on the ballot;
(3) supporting or opposing the efforts of any
				group that sponsors or circulates initiative petitions; or
(4) supporting or opposing the outcome of a
				ballot proposition election.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.356 - Election-related use of public money

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Money held by
				an entity listed in
				AS
				15.13.145(a)(1) - (3) is
				considered specifically appropriated for the purpose of influencing the outcome
				of a ballot proposition election if the body with authority to appropriate
				gives notice in the public record that the purpose of the appropriation is to
				influence the outcome of that election or application. If an entity listed in
				AS
				15.13.145(a)(1) - (3) does
				not have money specifically appropriated to influence a ballot proposition
				election, an officer or employee of the entity may use money held by that
				entity to communicate about a ballot proposition if the communication is made
				in the usual and customary performance of the officer's or employee's
				duties.
(b) An election-related
				communication that a municipality pays for is considered to be intended to
				influence the outcome of an election unless it is a communication of
				information allowed under
				AS
				15.13.145(c), including
				nonpartisan information about a ballot proposition or about all candidates
				seeking election to a particular public office. Information is nonpartisan if
				it does not advocate a position in an election. Nonpartisan information
				includes the official language of a ballot proposition, a neutral summary of a
				ballot proposition, and if provided for all candidates seeking a particular
				office, the candidates' names, contact information, or statements.
(c) If an entity listed in
				AS
				15.13.145(a)(1) - (3), or an
				officer or employee of the entity, uses budgeted money of the entity to make an
				election-related expenditure other than a communication of information allowed
				under AS
				15.13.145(c), the entity
				shall disclose the expenditure, and report the information required in
				AS
				15.13.040(e). If a
				municipality seeks to influence the outcome of an election using public money
				for that purpose, it shall register and report the information required under
				AS
				15.13.040(b) and
				(c).
(d) In this section, "money" means government
				money, government property and assets, and the use of property, assets, or
				human resources belonging to a government entity.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.010
AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.040
AS
					 15.13.145
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.363 - Subcommittees of a candidate's campaign committee or of a controlled group (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
					 2 AAC 50.363 was relocated to
					 2 AAC 50.302.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.368 - Joined campaigns

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After the primary, nominated candidates
				for governor and lieutenant governor from the same political party may
				contribute an unlimited amount to each other's campaigns notwithstanding
				AS
				15.13.070 and
				15.13.112(b)(7).
(b) If the nominated candidates for governor
				and lieutenant governor join assets after the primary, they must register a new
				campaign and file campaign disclosure reports for the joined account. A
				campaign account created before the primary or a campaign depository designated
				under 2 AAC 50.298 before the primary may
				be used after the primary.
(c)
				Nominated candidates for governor and lieutenant governor remain subject to the
				contribution limitations set out in
				AS
				15.13.070, except as provided in (a) of this
				section. An individual or nongroup entity may contribute up to $1,000 to a
				joined campaign per year minus any previous contributions made that year to
				either of the nominated candidates. A group may contribute up to $2,000 to a
				joined campaign per year minus any previous contributions made that year to
				either of the nominated candidates.
Authority:
Art. 3, sec. 8,
Ak Const
AS 15.13.010
AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.040
AS 15.13.070
AS 15.13.110
AS
					 15.13.112
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.375 - Communications by incumbents

Current through May 31, 2024
If an incumbent elected official uses campaign funds to
				  communicate with constituents during a campaign, the official shall include the
				  information required under
				  AS
				  15.13.090(a) and
				  2 AAC 50.306 on the communication, and shall report the
				  expense as a campaign expenditure. An incumbent elected official is not
				  required to report the expense if
(1)
				the official does not use campaign funds; and
(2) the communication does not expressly
				advocate the election or defeat of a candidate, a ballot proposition, or an
				initiative proposal.
Authority:
AS
					 15.13.010
AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.090
AS 15.13.112
AS
					 15.13.400
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.384 - Winding up campaign affairs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After an
				election, a candidate shall disburse unused campaign contributions and other
				property as provided in
				AS
				15.13.116 no later than February 1 following
				each state primary or general election, or 90 days after a municipal election,
				a municipal runoff election, or, except as provided in (d) of this section, a
				special election. A candidate shall report the disbursement of unused campaign
				contributions and other property no later than 15 days after the disbursement,
				but no later than February 15 for each state primary or general election, and
				no later than 105 days after a municipal election, a municipal runoff election,
				or, except as provided in (d) of this section, a special election. A candidate
				who transfers unused campaign contributions to a future campaign account under
				AS
				15.13.116(a)(7) and uses
				them in compliance with
				2 AAC 50.348(c) and (d), or who
				transfers unused campaign contributions to a public office expense term account
				under AS
				15.13.116(a)(8), shall
				continue to file applicable reports. A candidate who is unable to close a
				campaign account or pay all campaign debts by the deadlines in this section
				shall continue to file applicable reports. Any unpaid campaign debt remains the
				responsibility of the campaign, and does not become a personal debt of the
				candidate.
(b) After an election, a
				group or nongroup entity may
(1) leave its
				money in a campaign account until the following election if the group plans to
				remain active; a group remaining active must re-register annually in compliance
				with 2 AAC 50.290(a),
				and must file a year-end report by February 15 as provided in
				AS
				15.13.110(a)(4);
				or
(2) disburse the campaign
				account money by
(A) contributing to another
				candidate or group subject to the contribution limitations and other
				requirements of AS 15.13;
(B)
				donating the money to a qualified charitable organization under
				26 U.S.C.
				501(c)(3);
(C) repaying its contributors; or
(D) paying for a victory or thank you
				party.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.396 - Public office expense term account

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A legislator
				may use a public office expense term account described in
				AS
				15.13.116(a)(8) only for
				expenses associated with service as a legislator. For purposes of
				AS
				15.13.116(a)(8) and (d) and
				this section, expenses associated with service as a legislator include
(1) travel expenses as provided in (b) of
				this section;
(2) office equipment
				used in legislative service;
(3)
				flowers and cards sent to constituents;
(4) constituent mailings reporting on
				legislative issues; and
(5) other
				items that the United States Internal Revenue Service recognizes as bona fide
				expenses of serving in public office.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.400 - Disbursement of a surplus balance in a campaign account (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
					 2 AAC 50.400 was relocated to
					 2 AAC 50.384 and
					 2 AAC 50.394.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 1 - Campaign Disclosure › 2 AAC 50.405 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
				  2 AAC 50.250 -
				  2 AAC 50.405, unless the context requires
				  otherwise,
(1) "ballot proposition"
				includes a bonding proposition, ballot initiative, ballot referendum, recall,
				advisory vote, ballot question proposed by the legislature, ballot measure to
				amend the Alaska Constitution, and any other question, as defined in
				AS
				15.80.010, on the ballot in an
				election;
(2) "candidate" has the
				meaning given in
				AS
				15.13.400(1)(A), except that
				the meaning given in
				AS
				15.13.400(1)(B) applies in a
				provision of
				2 AAC 50.250 -
				2 AAC 50.405 that limits or prohibits donation,
				solicitation, or acceptance of a campaign contribution, or that limits or
				prohibits an expenditure;
(3)
				"draft group" means a group of two or more individuals organized for the
				purpose of drafting one or more individuals to become a candidate for municipal
				or state elective office;
(4)
				"group"
(A) has the meaning given in
				AS
				15.13.400;
(B) if consisting of a combination of two or
				more individuals as set out in
				AS
				15.13.400(8)(B), means a
				combination of individuals attempting to influence the outcome of one or more
				elections through activities that include raising, soliciting, collecting, or
				disbursing money or anything of value, and directing, coordinating, or
				controlling those activities, if those activities are performed, directed,
				coordinated, or controlled with the major purpose of supporting or opposing
(i) a candidate for public office;
(ii) a ballot proposition; or
(iii) an initiative proposal
				application;
(C) does
				not include a combination of two or more of a candidate's family members,
				nondependent children, parents, and siblings whose activities are performed,
				directed, coordinated, or controlled with the major purpose of securing only
				that candidate's election;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 2 - Regulation of Lobbying › 2 AAC 50.550 - Registration by lobbyist

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				required to file an annual registration statement under
				AS
				24.45.041 shall register as a lobbyist on the
				form prescribed by the commission, identifying each employer of the lobbyist on
				a separate form. The form must be submitted electronically as provided in
				AS
				24.45.041 and
				2 AAC 50.816, and must include the employer's signature
				authorizing or verifying employment or retention of the lobbyist.
(b) A person who communicates to others,
				through advertising, personal contacts, or other means, that the person is in
				the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying shall submit the
				registration statement required in this section before engaging in any lobbying
				activity; this requirement applies even if the person's lobbying activity will
				be part-time or for a single client.
(c) An individual who does not purport to be
				in the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying, but is employed, is
				retained, or contracts to engage in lobbying for compensation, including
				reimbursement for travel expenses and personal living expenses, shall submit
				the registration statement no later than seven days after that individual's
				lobbying activity exceeds 10 hours in any 30-day period in one calendar year. A
				person required to register under this subsection shall include all lobbying
				activity including the initial 10 hours before registration in the first
				reporting period. In this subsection, "lobbying activity" has the meaning given
				in 2 AAC 50.590, except that "lobbying
				activity" does not include research, or the drafting, preparation, or
				adaptation of documents for that individual's own use.
(d) No later than seven days after beginning
				lobbying activity, a representational lobbyist shall register as provided in
				AS
				24.45.041. A representational lobbyist is an
				individual who engages in lobbying activity but does not receive compensation,
				including any salary, fee, retainer, stipend, or other economic consideration,
				for the lobbying activity except reimbursement of the individual's own travel
				expenses and personal living expenses incurred in lobbying activity. An
				individual is not a representational lobbyist if
(1) that individual's lobbying activities are
				on behalf of the person's employer; or
(2) the individual is a member of a state
				board or commission who lobbies in an official capacity as a state board or
				commission member, and is reimbursed for travel expenses or personal living
				expenses; an individual meeting the provisions of this paragraph is a public
				officer exempt from lobbying regulation under
				AS
				24.45.161(a)(2).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 2 - Administration › Chapter 50 - Alaska Public Offices Commission › Article 2 - Regulation of Lobbying › 2 AAC 50.555 - Registration by employer of lobbyist

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person that
				employs, retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall file a
				registration statement in compliance with
				AS
				24.45.061 by providing the required
				information on the registration form of each lobbyist that the person retains
				or employs.
(b) A person that
				reimburses a representational lobbyist described in
				2 AAC 50.550(d) shall register as an
				employer of a lobbyist in compliance with
				AS
				24.45.061 and this section.
(c) A bona fide association that employs,
				retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall register as an
				employer of a lobbyist in compliance with
				AS
				24.45.061. Except as provided in this
				subsection, a bona fide association is not required to list or register any
				member of the association as an employer of the association's lobbyist. A bona
				fide association registering under this subsection shall submit a certification
				of an officer of the association showing that the association
(1) operates on dues paid by its members,
				with no single member paying more than 25 percent of the association's total
				dues;
(2) operates on dues paid by
				its members and has a sliding dues-assessment scale; if a single member pays
				more than 25 percent of the association's total operating costs, or more than
				25 percent of the association's cost of lobbying activities, that member's name
				must be reported to the commission; or
(3) has annual expenditures for
				administrative and legislative lobbying, as based on the previous year's
				experience or current year's estimate, that are less than 50 percent of its
				total expenditures for the year.