CSHB 206(STA) AM: "An Act amending provisions of the Alaska Elections Code relating to election campaigns to exempt from the election campaign reporting requirements a candidate whose campaign contributions and campaign expenditures do not exceed $1,000, and to extend the Alaska Public Offices Commission's regulation of election campaigns to elections to boards of directors of electrical cooperatives and telephone cooperatives who serve at least 10,000 customers."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 206(STA) am 01 "An Act amending provisions of the Alaska Elections Code relating to election 02 campaigns to exempt from the election campaign reporting requirements a 03 candidate whose campaign contributions and campaign expenditures do not exceed 04 $1,000, and to extend the Alaska Public Offices Commission's regulation of 05 election campaigns to elections to boards of directors of electrical cooperatives and 06 telephone cooperatives who serve at least 10,000 customers." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 15.13.010(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) This chapter applies 10 (1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the 11 state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking electoral 12 confirmation; 13 (2) [. IT ALSO APPLIES] to every candidate for election to a 14 municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants
01 according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified 02 as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Community and Regional 03 Affairs unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this 04 chapter; a [. A] municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the 05 requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a 06 regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(20), or a special municipality-wide 07 election called for that purpose, votes [VOTE] to exempt its elected municipal officers 08 from the requirements of this chapter; the [. THE] question of exemption from the 09 requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or 10 by initiative election; and 11 (3) to every candidate for election for a seat on the board of 12 directors of an electrical cooperative if the cooperative furnishes electrical energy 13 and power to at least 10,000 customers or of a telephone cooperative if the 14 telephone cooperative furnishes telephone services to at least 10,000 customers [. 15 THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM REGULATING 16 BY ORDINANCE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES]. 17 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 18 (c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance 19 campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections. 20 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21 (g) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a candidate if the 22 candidate 23 (1) accepts contributions totaling $1,000 or less; and 24 (2) makes expenditures totaling $1,000 or less in seeking election. 25 * Sec. 4. AS 15.13.120(f) is amended to read: 26 (f) If, after being sworn into office, a person who was a successful candidate 27 or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a person who was a 28 successful candidate is convicted of a violation of this chapter, proceedings shall be 29 held and appropriate action taken in accordance with 30 (1) art. II, sec. 12 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 31 candidate for the state legislature;
01 (2) art. II, sec. 20 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 02 candidate for governor or lieutenant governor; 03 (3) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for the borough 04 assembly; 05 (4) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for borough mayor; 06 (5) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for city council; 07 (6) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for city mayor; 08 (7) the provisions of the call for the constitutional convention, if the 09 candidate is a candidate for constitutional convention delegate; 10 (8) art. IV, sec. 10 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 11 candidate for judicial retention; 12 (9) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of an electrical 13 cooperative or of a telephone cooperative whose elections are subject to regulation 14 under this chapter, if the candidate is a candidate for the board of directors of 15 the cooperative. 16 * Sec. 5. AS 15.13 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 15.13.127. REGULATION OF ELECTIONS OF COOPERATIVES. If 18 its board elections are subject to regulation under this chapter, an electrical or 19 telephone cooperative shall file with the commission a list of candidates and their 20 mailing addresses within seven days following the deadline for filing for a seat on the 21 board of directors of the cooperative. 22 * Sec. 6. AS 15.13.130(1) is amended to read: 23 (1) "candidate" means a person 24 (A) who files for election 25 (i) to the state legislature; 26 (ii) [,] for governor; 27 (iii) [,] for lieutenant governor; 28 (iv) [,] for municipal office; 29 (v) [,] for retention in judicial office; or 30 (vi) [, OR] for constitutional convention delegate; 31 (B) who, in the manner provided by the cooperative's
01 articles of incorporation or bylaws, is nominated for or who becomes a 02 nominee for a seat on the board of directors of an electrical cooperative if 03 the cooperative furnishes electrical energy and power to at least 10,000 04 customers or of a telephone cooperative if the cooperative furnishes 05 telephone services to at least 10,000 customers; [,] or 06 (C) who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of the 07 [THESE] offices set out in (A) or (B) of this paragraph; 08 * Sec. 7. AS 15.13.130 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 09 (8) "electrical cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under 10 AS 10.15 (Alaska Cooperative Corporation Act) or AS 10.25 (Electric and Telephone 11 Cooperative Act) and furnishing electrical power and energy to customers if the 12 articles or bylaws of the cooperative require 13 (A) membership in the cooperative as a condition of obtaining 14 the cooperative's services; and 15 (B) the election of the cooperative's directors by the 16 cooperative's members; 17 (9) "telephone cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under 18 AS 10.15 (Alaska Cooperative Corporation Act) or AS 10.25 (Electric and Telephone 19 Cooperative Act) and furnishing telephone services to customers if the articles or 20 bylaws of the cooperative require 21 (A) membership in the cooperative as a condition of obtaining 22 the cooperative's services; and 23 (B) the election of the cooperative's directors by the 24 cooperative's members. 25