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CSSB 275(STA)(TITLE AM H)(EFD FLD H): "An Act relating to time periods for making, soliciting, or accepting campaign contributions."

00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 275(STA)(title am H)(efd fld H) 01 "An Act relating to time periods for making, soliciting, or accepting campaign 02 contributions." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 15.13.072(d) is amended to read: 05  (d) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the 06 document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under 07 AS 15.13.100 for election or reelection to state office may not solicit or accept a 08 contribution while [IF] the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative 09 session unless [, AND] the solicitation or acceptance occurs during the 90 days 10 immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a 11 candidate [MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, OR EMPLOYED AS A MEMBER 12 OF THE LEGISLATOR'S STAFF OR AS A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF A 13 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE]. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.074(c) is amended to read:

01  (c) A person or group may not make a contribution 02  (1) [TO A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT 03 GOVERNOR OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FILES WITH THE COMMISSION THE 04 DOCUMENT NECESSARY TO PERMIT THAT INDIVIDUAL TO INCUR 05 CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED EXPENSES AS AUTHORIZED BY AS 15.13.100 06 FOR GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, WHEN THE OFFICE IS TO 07 BE FILLED AT A GENERAL ELECTION, BEFORE THE LATER OF THE 08 FOLLOWING DATES: 09  (A) THE DATE THE INDIVIDUAL 10  (i) BECOMES A CANDIDATE; OR 11  (ii) FILES WITH THE COMMISSION THE 12 DOCUMENT NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE INDIVIDUAL TO 13 INCUR CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED EXPENSES 14 AS AUTHORIZED BY AS 15.13.100; OR 15  (B) JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR OF THE GENERAL 16 ELECTION; 17  (2)] to a candidate for state office [THE STATE LEGISLATURE] or 18 an individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that 19 individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for 20 state office [THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHEN THE OFFICE IS TO BE FILLED 21 AT A GENERAL ELECTION,] while the legislature is convened in a [ITS] regular 22 or special legislative session , unless the contribution is made during the 90 days 23 immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a 24 candidate, or [AND] before the later of the following dates: 25  (A) the date the individual 26  (i) becomes a candidate; or 27  (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 28 to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 29 authorized by AS 15.13.100; or 30  (B) January 1 of the year of the [GENERAL] election; 31  (2) [(3)] to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission

01 the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related 02 expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a 03 [SPECIAL ELECTION OR] municipal election before the later of the following dates: 04  (A) the date the individual 05  (i) becomes a candidate; or 06  (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 07 to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 08 authorized by AS 15.13.100; 09  (B) is nine months before the date of the [GENERAL OR 10 REGULAR] municipal election [OR THAT IS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE 11 PROCLAMATION OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION AT WHICH THE 12 CANDIDATE OR INDIVIDUAL SEEKS ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE]; 13 or 14  (3) [(4)] to any candidate later than the 45th day 15  (A) after the date of a primary election if the candidate 16  (i) has been nominated at the primary election or is 17 running as a write-in candidate; and 18  (ii) is not opposed at the general election; 19  (B) after the date of the primary election if the candidate was not 20 nominated at the primary election; or 21  (C) after the date of the general election, or after the date of a 22 municipal or municipal runoff election, if the candidate was opposed at the 23 general, municipal, or municipal runoff election.