00 HOUSE BILL NO. 355
01 "An Act relating to the membership of, and member qualifications for, the Alaska
02 Public Offices Commission; prohibiting certain uses of names and addresses contained
03 in certain reports to the commission; and providing for an effective date."
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.020(a) is amended to read:
06 (a) There is created in the Department of Administration the Alaska Public
07 Offices Commission consisting of five voting members and two nonvoting advisory
08 members. The governor shall appoint all members of the commission in the manner
09 prescribed in (b) and (c) of this section, subject to confirmation by a majority of the
10 legislature meeting in joint session.
11 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.020(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended to read:
12 (a) There is created in the Department of Administration the Alaska Public
13 Offices Commission consisting of five [VOTING] members [AND TWO
14 NONVOTING ADVISORY MEMBERS]. The governor shall appoint all members of
01 the commission in the manner prescribed in (b) and (c) of this section, subject to
02 confirmation by a majority of the legislature meeting in joint session.
03 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.020(b) is amended to read:
04 (b) The governor shall appoint three [TWO] members of each of the two
05 political parties whose candidate for governor received the highest number of votes in
06 the most recent preceding general election at which a governor was elected. Two
07 appointed members of each political party shall be voting members of the
08 commission, and one appointed member from each political party shall be a
09 nonvoting advisory member with extensive experience in the financing of political
10 campaigns and compliance with disclosure and reporting requirements. The two
11 voting member appointees from each of these two parties shall be chosen from a list
12 of four names to be submitted by the central committee of each party. The nonvoting
13 advisory member appointee from each party shall be chosen from a list of three
14 names submitted by the central committee of each party. All names submitted by
15 the central committee of each party, whether for voting or nonvoting positions,
16 shall be of persons with experience working on political campaigns and the
17 reporting requirements of this chapter.
18 * Sec. 4. AS 15.13.020(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is amended to read:
19 (b) The governor shall appoint two [THREE] members of each of the two
20 political parties whose candidate for governor received the highest number of votes in
21 the most recent preceding general election at which a governor was elected. [TWO
22 APPOINTED MEMBERS OF EACH POLITICAL PARTY SHALL BE VOTING
23 MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AND ONE APPOINTED MEMBER FROM
24 EACH POLITICAL PARTY SHALL BE A NONVOTING ADVISORY MEMBER
25 WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCING OF POLITICAL
26 CAMPAIGNS AND COMPLIANCE WITH DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING
27 REQUIREMENTS.] The two [VOTING MEMBER] appointees from each of these
28 two parties shall be chosen from a list of four names to be submitted by the central
29 committee of each party. [THE NONVOTING ADVISORY MEMBER APPOINTEE
30 FROM EACH PARTY SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM A LIST OF THREE NAMES
31 SUBMITTED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF EACH PARTY.] All names
01 submitted by the central committee of each party [, WHETHER FOR VOTING OR
02 NONVOTING POSITIONS,] shall be of persons with experience working on political
03 campaigns and the reporting requirements of this chapter.
04 * Sec. 5. AS 15.13.020(c) is amended to read:
05 (c) The four voting members selected under (b) of this section shall, by a
06 majority vote, nominate to the governor an individual to serve as the seventh [FIFTH]
07 member of the commission, who shall be a voting member. The governor shall either
08 appoint the nominee to the commission, or shall reject the nominee and request those
09 four members to nominate another individual to serve as the seventh [FIFTH] member
10 of the commission.
11 * Sec. 6. AS 15.13.020(c), as amended by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended to read:
12 (c) The four [VOTING] members selected under (b) of this section shall, by a
13 majority vote, nominate to the governor an individual to serve as the fifth
14 [SEVENTH] member of the commission [, WHO SHALL BE A VOTING
15 MEMBER]. The governor shall either appoint the nominee to the commission, or shall
16 reject the nominee and request those four members to nominate another individual to
17 serve as the fifth [SEVENTH] member of the commission.
18 * Sec. 7. AS 15.13.020(d) is amended to read:
19 (d) Members of the commission serve staggered terms of five years, or until a
20 successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of no two voting members who are
21 members of the same political party may expire in consecutive years. A member may
22 not serve more than one term. However, a person appointed to fill the unexpired term
23 of a predecessor may be appointed to a successive full five-year term.
24 * Sec. 8. AS 15.13.020(d), as amended by sec. 7 of this Act, is amended to read:
25 (d) Members of the commission serve staggered terms of five years, or until a
26 successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of no two [VOTING] members who
27 are members of the same political party may expire in consecutive years. A member
28 may not serve more than one term. However, a person appointed to fill the unexpired
29 term of a predecessor may be appointed to a successive full five-year term.
30 * Sec. 9. AS 15.13.020(g) is amended to read:
31 (g) The voting members of the commission shall elect a chairperson. Three
01 voting members of the commission constitute a quorum. A vacancy does not impair
02 the powers of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission.
03 * Sec. 10. AS 15.13.020(g), as amended by sec. 9 of this Act, is amended to read:
04 (g) The [VOTING] members [OF THE COMMISSION] shall elect a
05 chairperson. Three [VOTING] members of the commission constitute a quorum. A
06 vacancy does not impair the powers of the remaining members to exercise all of the
07 powers of the commission.
08 * Sec. 11. AS 15.13 is amended by adding a new section to read:
09 Sec. 15.13.044. Certain prohibited use of names and information
10 contained in reports and statements filed with the commission. A person may not
11 sell, use for any commercial purpose, or use to solicit any type of contribution or
12 donation, including political or charitable contributions, the names and addresses of
13 persons making contributions or expenditures contained in reports and statements
14 made under this chapter.
15 * Sec. 12. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
16 read:
17 MEMBERS OF THE ALASKA PUBLIC OFFICES COMMISSION; TRANSITION;
18 STAGGERED TERMS. Notwithstanding AS 15.13.020, as amended by secs. 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9
19 of this Act, a member of the commission serving on the effective date of sec. 1 of this Act
20 remains in office for the duration of the term to which appointed and confirmed. Within 90
21 days after the effective date of sec. 1 of this Act, the central committee of each of the two
22 political parties whose candidates for governor received the highest number of votes in the
23 most recent preceding election at which a governor was elected shall submit to the governor a
24 list of three nominees for the two additional nonvoting seats on the commission. The governor
25 shall appoint one nonvoting member to a three-year term and one nonvoting member to a
26 five-year term. The governor shall specify the term of each of the nonvoting members
27 appointed subject to this section.
28 * Sec. 13. Sections 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 of this Act take effect five years from the effective date
29 of sec. 1 of this Act.