00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 13(STA) 01 "An Act requiring persons filing for nomination for, or campaigning for election 02 for, state elective office, persons authorized to make or incur political campaign 03 expenditures before formally filing for nomination to state elective office, and 04 groups acting on behalf of any of these, to file certain election campaign finance 05 disclosure reports." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Act to require that the campaign 08 disclosure reporting requirements for the primary and general elections apply in the year of 09 those elections to 10 (1) a person who, under the regulations adopted by the Alaska Public Offices 11 Commission to implement AS 15.13.100, has filed a letter of intent to become a candidate for 12 state elective office; 13 (2) a person who has filed a nominating petition to become a candidate at the 14 general election for state elective office; 01 (3) a person who campaigns as a write-in candidate for state elective office at 02 the general election; and 03 (4) a group that receives contributions or makes expenditures on behalf of or 04 in opposition to a person described in (1) - (3) of this section. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06  (f) During the year in which the election is scheduled, each of the following 07 shall file the campaign disclosure reports in the manner and at the times required by 08 this section: 09  (1) a person who, under the regulations adopted by the commission to 10 implement AS 15.13.100, indicates an intention to become a candidate for elective 11 state executive or legislative office; 12  (2) a person who has filed a nominating petition under AS 15.25.140 - 13 15.25.200 to become a candidate at the general election for elective state executive or 14 legislative office; 15  (3) a person who campaigns as a write-in candidate for elective state 16 executive or legislative office at the general election; and 17  (4) a group that receives contributions or makes expenditures on behalf 18 of or in opposition to a person described in (1) - (3) of this subsection. 19 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.125 is amended to read: 20  Sec. 15.13.125. CIVIL PENALTY: LATE FILING OF REQUIRED 21 REPORTS. A person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within 22 the time required by AS 15.13.040(f), [OR] 15.13.110(a)(1), (3), or (4), or 15.13.110(f) 23 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10 a day for each day the delinquency 24 continues as determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior 25 court. A person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the 26 time required by AS 15.13.110(a)(2) or 15.13.110(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not 27 more than $50 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the 28 commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court. An affidavit stating facts 29 in mitigation may be submitted to the commission by a person against whom a civil 30 penalty is assessed. However, the imposition of the penalties prescribed in this section 31 or in AS 15.13.120 does not excuse that person from filing reports required by this 01 chapter. 02 * Sec. 4. APPLICATION. The provisions of AS 15.13.110(f)(1), added by sec. 2 of this 03 Act, are intended to apply to a person who indicates an intention to become a candidate for 04 elective state executive or legislative office under a letter of intent authorized by 2 AAC 05 50.380 and who makes or incurs campaign expenditures by initiating early campaigning for 06 the office.