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SB 198                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 198 BY SENATORS WIELECHOWSKI AND                                                                                
THOMAS, entitled:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act extending the statute of limitations for the                                                                  
          filing of complaints with the Alaska Public Offices                                                                   
          Commission involving state election campaigns,                                                                        
          reducing the period in which an elected candidate                                                                     
          may continue to accept contributions; limiting the                                                                    
          quantity of unused campaign contributions a                                                                           
          candidate may transfer to a political party; increasing                                                               

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          the penalty for a lobbyist or employer of a lobbyist                                                                  
          who fails to properly register or file a report; and                                                                  
          extending the statute of limitations for prosecutions                                                                 
          of violations of the Alaska Election Code."                                                                           
          (Prefile released January 4, 2008)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary and                                                        
Finance Committees.