(a) A person commits the offense of campaign misconduct in the third degree if

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.56.016

  • local election: means a regular or special election held by a borough, city, school district, or regional educational attendance area. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
(1) the person violates a provision of Alaska Stat. Chapter 15.13 or a regulation adopted under Alaska Stat. Chapter 15.13; or
(2) during the hours the polls are open and after election officials have posted warning notices as required by Alaska Stat. § 15.15.170 or at the required distance in the form and manner prescribed by the chief municipal elections official in a local election, the person is within 200 feet of an entrance to a polling place, and

(A) violates Alaska Stat. § 15.15.170; or
(B) circulates cards, handbills, or marked ballots, or posts political signs or posters relating to a candidate at an election or election proposition or question.
(b) Campaign misconduct in the third degree is a violation.
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