00 SENATE BILL NO. 109 01 "An Act relating to prohibited campaign contributions; and providing for an 02 effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 15.13.074(c) is amended to read: 05 (c) A person or group may not make a contribution 06 (1) to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor or an individual 07 who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to 08 incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for governor or 09 lieutenant governor before the later of the following dates: 10 (A) the date the individual 11 (i) becomes a candidate; or 12 (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 13 to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 14 authorized by AS 15.13.100; or 01 (B) January 1 following the last [OF THE YEAR OF THE 02 ELECTION WHEN THE OFFICE IS TO BE FILLED AT A] general election 03 in which a governor was elected ; or 04 (C) the date of the proclamation when the office is to be filled 05 at a special election; 06 (2) to a candidate for the state legislature or an individual who files 07 with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain 08 election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for the state legislature while 09 the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session [,] unless the 10 contribution is made in a place other than the capital city during the 90 days 11 immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a candidate, 12 or before the later of the following dates: 13 (A) the date the individual 14 (i) becomes a candidate; or 15 (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 16 to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 17 authorized by AS 15.13.100; or 18 (B) January 1 of the year of the election; 19 (3) to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 20 document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 21 as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a municipal election 22 before the later of the following dates: 23 (A) the date the individual 24 (i) becomes a candidate; or 25 (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 26 to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 27 authorized by AS 15.13.100; 28 (B) the date that is nine months before the date of the municipal 29 election; [OR] 30 (4) to any candidate after the earlier of December 31 of the year of the 31 election or the 60th day 01 (A) after the date of a primary election if the candidate 02 (i) has been nominated at the primary election or is 03 running as a write-in candidate; and 04 (ii) is not opposed at the general election; 05 (B) after the date of the primary election if the candidate was 06 not nominated at the primary election; or 07 (C) after the date of the general election, or after the date of a 08 municipal or municipal runoff election, if the candidate was opposed at the 09 general, municipal, or municipal runoff election; or 10 (5) in the capital city to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor 11 or the state legislature when the legislature is convened in a regular or special 12 legislative session. 13 * Sec. 2. Sec. 12, ch. 48, SLA 1996, is amended to read: 14 Sec. 12. AS 15.13.074(c) is repealed and reenacted to read: 15 (c) A person or group may not make a contribution 16 (1) to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor or an 17 individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that 18 individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for 19 governor or lieutenant governor when the office is to be filled at a general election 20 before January 1 following [THE DATE THAT IS 18 MONTHS BEFORE] the last 21 general election in which a governor was elected ; 22 (2) to a candidate for the state legislature or municipal office or an 23 individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that 24 individual to incur certain election-related expenses for the state legislature or 25 municipal office as authorized by AS 15.13.100 when the office is to be filled at 26 a general election before the date that is 18 months before the general election; 27 (3) [(2)] to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission 28 the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related 29 expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a special 30 election or municipal election before the date that is 18 months before the date of the 31 regular municipal election or that is before the date of the proclamation of the special 01 election at which the candidate or individual seeks election to public office; or 02 (4) [(3)] to any candidate later than the 45th day 03 (A) after the date of a primary election if the candidate 04 (i) has been nominated at the primary election or is 05 running as a write-in candidate; and 06 (ii) is not opposed at the general election; 07 (B) after the date of the primary election if the candidate was 08 not nominated at the primary election; or 09 (C) after the date of the general election, or after the date of a 10 municipal or municipal runoff election, if the candidate was opposed at the 11 general, municipal, or municipal runoff election. 12 * Sec. 3. CONDITIONAL EFFECT OF SECTION 2. Section 2 of this Act takes effect 13 only if, under secs. 33(b) and 34, ch. 48, SLA 1996, sec. 12, ch. 48, SLA 1996, takes effect. 14 * Sec. 4. RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OF SECTION 2. If, under secs. 33(b) and 34, 15 ch. 48, SLA 1996, sec. 12, ch. 48, SLA 1996, takes effect before the effective date of sec. 3 16 of this Act, sec. 2 of this Act is to be given retrospective effect. 17 * Sec. 5. If sec. 2 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the effective date of sec. 12, 18 ch. 48, SLA 1996.