SCS CSHB 183(STA): "An Act relating to the use of campaign contributions for shared campaign activity expenses and to reimbursement of those expenses; and amending the definition of 'contribution' in regard to sharing fundraising lists between candidates and political parties without compensation."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(STA) 01 "An Act relating to the use of campaign contributions for shared campaign activity 02 expenses and to reimbursement of those expenses; and amending the definition of 03 'contribution' in regard to sharing fundraising lists between candidates and political 04 parties without compensation." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 15.13.112(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) Campaign contributions held by a candidate or group may not be 08 (1) used to give a personal benefit to the candidate or to another 09 person; 10 (2) converted to personal income of the candidate; 11 (3) loaned to a person; 12 (4) knowingly used to pay more than the fair market value for goods or 13 services purchased for the campaign; 14 (5) used to pay a criminal fine;
01 (6) used to pay civil penalties; however, campaign contributions held 02 by a candidate or group may be used to pay a civil penalty assessed under this chapter 03 if authorized by the commission or a court after it first determines that 04 (A) the candidate, campaign treasurer, and deputy campaign 05 treasurer did not cause or participate in the violation for which the civil penalty 06 is imposed and exercised a reasonable level of oversight over the campaign; 07 and 08 (B) the candidate, campaign treasurer, and deputy campaign 09 treasurer cooperated in the revelation of the violation and in its immediate 10 correction; or 11 (7) used to make contributions to another candidate or to a group; 12 however, it is not a violation of this paragraph if, in circumstances in which a 13 candidate or group participates in a shared campaign activity, the candidate or 14 group participating in the activity 15 (A) uses campaign contributions of the candidate or group 16 for payment of 17 (i) all of the shared campaign activity expense; or 18 (ii) more than the candidate's or group's pro rata 19 share of the activity expense; and 20 (B) receives, within seven days after payment of the 21 expense, complete reimbursement of the amount of campaign 22 contributions used for payments made on behalf of another candidate or 23 group participating in the activity. 24 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.400(4) is amended to read: 25 (4) "contribution" 26 (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 27 loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 28 charge is ordinarily made and that is made for the purpose of influencing the 29 nomination or election of a candidate, and in AS 15.13.010(b) for the purpose 30 of influencing a ballot proposition or question, including the payment by a 31 person other than a candidate or political party, or compensation for the
01 personal services of another person, that are rendered to the candidate or 02 political party; 03 (B) does not include 04 (i) services provided without compensation by 05 individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 06 political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question; 07 (ii) ordinary hospitality in a home; 08 (iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 09 each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 10 election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information 11 about the party's candidates; 12 (iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 13 mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 14 primarily to benefit the candidate; [OR] 15 (v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from 16 a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 17 expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 18 newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 19 benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee; or 20 (vi) a fundraising list provided without 21 compensation by one candidate or political party to a candidate or 22 political party;