CSHB 347(JUD): "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or oppose an initiative proposal to circulate a petition for a ballot initiative, or to influence the outcome of an election concerning a ballot initiative, without approval by municipal voters at an election; relating to the reporting of certain expenditures; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 347(JUD) 01 "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or oppose an initiative 02 proposal to circulate a petition for a ballot initiative, or to influence the outcome of an 03 election concerning a ballot initiative, without approval by municipal voters at an 04 election; relating to the reporting of certain expenditures; and providing for an effective 05 date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 15.13.145(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) When expenditure of money is authorized by (b) or (c) of this section and 09 is used to influence the outcome of an election, or if an expenditure of money is 10 authorized by municipal voters under (e) of this section, the expenditure 11 [EXPENDITURES] shall be reported to the commission in the same manner as an 12 individual is required to report under AS 15.13.040. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.145 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
01 (e) Money held by a municipality may be used to support or oppose an 02 initiative proposal filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020 or filed with 03 a municipal clerk under AS 29.26.110, to circulate a petition for an initiative, or, 04 subject to (b) of this section, to influence the outcome of an election concerning a 05 ballot initiative, but only if use of the funds for that purpose has been approved by 06 municipal voters at an election. 07 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect August 29, 2012.