(a) A person commits the crime of telephone campaign misconduct if the person makes a statement about a candidate

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.56.025

  • 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
(1) as part of an organized telephone poll or organized series of calls to convince potential voters concerning the outcome of an election;
(2) that the person knows to be false; and
(3) that the person intends to affect the outcome of the election.
(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice. However, notwithstanding Alaska Stat. § 15.20.540, only a defeated candidate may contest the nomination or election of a person for violation of this section.
(c) Telephone campaign misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.
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