(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, each of the following may not use money held by the entity to influence the outcome of the election of a candidate to a state or municipal office:
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.13.145
ballot: means any document provided by the director on which votes may be cast for candidates, propositions, or questions. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
proposition: means an initiative, referendum, or constitutional amendment submitted at an election to the public for vote. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
question: means an issue placed on the ballot to determine whether a judge or justice shall be accepted or rejected, whether a constitutional convention shall be called, whether a state debt shall be contracted, or whether a state official shall be recalled. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) the state, its agencies, and its corporations;(2) the University of Alaska and its Board of Regents;(3) municipalities, school districts, and regional educational attendance areas, or another political subdivision of the state; and(4) an officer or employee of an entity identified in (1) – (3) of this subsection.(b) Money held by an entity identified in (a)(1) – (3) of this section may be used to influence the outcome of an election concerning a ballotproposition or question, but only if the funds have been specifically appropriated for that purpose by a state law or a municipal ordinance.(c) Money held by an entity identified in (a)(1) – (3) of this section may be used
(1) to disseminate information about the time and place of an election and to hold an election;(2) to provide the public with nonpartisan information about a ballot proposition or question or about all the candidates seeking election to a particular public office.(d) When expenditure of money is authorized by (b) or (c) of this section and is used to influence the outcome of an election, the expenditures shall be reported to the commission in the same manner as an individual is required to report under Alaska Stat. § 15.13.040.
