00                SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 198                                                              
01 "An Act extending the statute of limitations for the filing of complaints with the Alaska                               
02 Public Offices Commission involving state election campaigns; and extending the statute                                 
03 of limitations for prosecutions of violations of the Alaska Election Code."                                             
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 15.13.380(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (b)  A member of the commission, the commission's executive director, or a                                   
07       person who believes a violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this                                
08       chapter has occurred or is occurring may file an administrative complaint with the                                
09       commission within four years [ONE YEAR] after the date of the alleged violation. If                           
10       a member of the commission has filed the complaint, that member may not participate                               
11       as a commissioner in any proceeding of the commission with respect to the complaint.                              
12       The commission may consider a complaint on an expedited basis or a regular basis.                                 
13    * Sec. 2. AS 15.56.130 is repealed.                                                                                
14    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          

01 read:                                                                                                                   
02       APPLICABILITY. (a) The amendment of AS 15.13.380(b) made by sec. 1 of this Act                                    
03 applies to administrative complaints alleging violations of AS 15.13 or the regulations                                 
04 adopted under that chapter that occurred                                                                                
05            (1)  within one year before the effective date of this Act; or                                               
06            (2)  on or after the effective date of this Act.                                                             
07       (b)  The change in the time limitation for prosecutions for offenses described in                                 
08 AS 15.05 - AS 15.60 (Alaska Election Code) made by sec. 2 of this Act applies to                                        
09            (1)  offenses committed in connection with an election occurring within one                                  
10 year before the effective date of this Act; or                                                                          
11            (2)  offenses committed on or after the effective date of this Act.