00 CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179(JUD)                                                                 
01 "An Act requiring the report of contributions to and expenditures on behalf of                                          
02 candidates or groups exceeding $500; requiring an individual, person, or group                                          
03 making contributions or expenditures exceeding $500 or an expenditure for                                               
04 advertising or campaign material to report the contribution or expenditure within                                       
05 30 days; specifying that telephone communications intended to influence the                                             
06 election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question need only                                        
07 be identified by the name of the candidate, group, or individual paying for the                                         
08 communication; and providing that nothing in AS 15.13.090 shall be construed                                            
09 to prohibit surveys or polls not intended to influence the election of a candidate                                      
10 or outcome of a ballot proposition."                                                                                    
11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
12    * Section 1.  AS 15.13.040(d) is amended to read:                                                                  
13  (d)  Every individual, person, or group making a contribution or expenditure                                          
14 shall make a full report, upon a form prescribed by the commission, of                                                  
01   (1)  contributions made to a candidate or group and expenditures made                                                
02 on behalf of a candidate or group                                                                                       
03   (A)  as soon as the total contributions and expenditures to that                                                    
04 candidate or group  exceeds  [REACHES] $500 in a year; and                                                            
05   (B)  for all subsequent contributions and expenditures to that                                                      
06 candidate or group in a year whenever the total contributions and expenditures                                          
07 to that candidate or group that have not been reported under this paragraph                                             
08  exceeds  [REACHES] $500;                                                                                             
09   (2)  unless exempted from reporting by (h) of this section, any                                                      
10 expenditure whatsoever for advertising in newspapers or other periodicals, on radio,                                    
11 or on television; or, for the publication, distribution, or circulation of brochures, flyers,                           
12 or other campaign material for any candidate or ballot proposition or question.                                         
13    * Sec. 2.  AS 15.13.040(e) is amended to read:                                                                     
14  (e)  The report required under (d) of this section shall contain the name,                                            
15 address, principal occupation and employer of the individual filing the report, and an                                  
16 itemized list of expenditures.  The report shall be filed with the commission by the                                    
17 contributor no later than  30  [10] days after the contribution or expenditure is made.                               
18 A copy of the report shall be furnished to the candidate, campaign treasurer or deputy                                  
19 campaign treasurer at the time the contribution is made.                                                                
20    * Sec. 3.  AS 15.13.080(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
21  (a)  An individual who contributes  more than  $500, or goods or services with                                      
22 a value  exceeding  [OF] $500, to a candidate shall file a contributor's statement as                                 
23 required by this section.                                                                                               
24    * Sec. 4.  AS 15.13.090(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
25  (a)  All advertisements, billboards, handbills, paid-for television and radio                                         
26 announcements ,  and other communications intended to influence the election of a                                     
27 candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question shall be clearly identified by                                 
28 the words "paid for by" followed by the name and address of the candidate, group or                                     
29 individual paying for the advertising.  In addition, candidates and groups must identify                                
30 the name of their campaign  chair.  Telephone communications need only be                                              
31 identified by the name of the candidate, group, or individual paying for the                                            
01 communication.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a survey                                         
02 or poll if the survey or poll is not intended to influence the election of a candidate                                  
03 or outcome of a ballot proposition  [CHAIRMAN].