HB 206: "An Act relating to the regulation of election campaigns, and providing for regulation by the Alaska Public Offices Commission of elections by electrical cooperatives."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 206 01 "An Act relating to the regulation of election campaigns, and providing for 02 regulation by the Alaska Public Offices Commission of elections by electrical 03 cooperatives." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.010(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) This chapter applies 07 (1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the 08 state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking electoral 09 confirmation; 10 (2) [. IT ALSO APPLIES] to every candidate for election to a 11 municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants 12 according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified 13 as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Community and Regional 14 Affairs unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this
01 chapter; a [. A] municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the 02 requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a 03 regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(20), or a special municipality-wide 04 election called for that purpose, vote to exempt its elected municipal officers from the 05 requirements of this chapter; the [. THE] question of exemption from the 06 requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or 07 by initiative election; and 08 (3) to every candidate for election for a seat on the board of 09 directors of an electrical cooperative [. THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT PROHIBIT 10 A MUNICIPALITY FROM REGULATING BY ORDINANCE CAMPAIGN 11 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES]. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance 14 campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.120(f) is amended to read: 16 (f) If, after being sworn into office, a person who was a successful candidate 17 or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a person who was a 18 successful candidate is convicted of a violation of this chapter, proceedings shall be 19 held and appropriate action taken in accordance with 20 (1) art. II, sec. 12 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 21 candidate for the state legislature; 22 (2) art. II, sec. 20 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 23 candidate for governor or lieutenant governor; 24 (3) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for the borough 25 assembly; 26 (4) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for borough mayor; 27 (5) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for city council; 28 (6) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for city mayor; 29 (7) the provisions of the call for the constitutional convention, if the 30 candidate is a candidate for constitutional convention delegate; 31 (8) art. IV, sec. 10 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a
01 candidate for judicial retention; 02 (9) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of an electrical 03 cooperative whose elections are subject to regulation under this chapter, if the 04 candidate is a candidate for the board of directors of the cooperative. 05 * Sec. 4. AS 15.13.130(1) is amended to read: 06 (1) "candidate" means a person 07 (A) who files for election 08 (i) to the state legislature; 09 (ii) [,] for governor; 10 (iii) [,] for lieutenant governor; 11 (iv) [,] for municipal office; 12 (v) [,] for retention in judicial office; 13 (vi) [, OR] for constitutional convention delegate; or 14 (vii) for a seat on the board of directors of an 15 electrical cooperative; [,] or 16 (B) who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of the 17 [THESE] offices set out in (A) of this paragraph; 18 * Sec. 5. AS 15.13.130 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 19 (8) "electrical cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under 20 AS 10.15 (Alaska Cooperative Corporation Act) or AS 10.25 (Electric and Telephone 21 Cooperative Act) and furnishing electrical power and energy to customers if the 22 articles or bylaws of the cooperative require 23 (A) membership in the cooperative as a condition of obtaining 24 the cooperative's services; and 25 (B) the election of the cooperative's directors by the 26 cooperative's members.