CSHB 206(STA): "An Act relating to the regulation of election campaigns, and providing for regulation by the Alaska Public Offices Commission of elections by certain electrical cooperatives and by certain telephone cooperatives."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 206(STA) 01 "An Act relating to the regulation of election campaigns, and providing for 02 regulation by the Alaska Public Offices Commission of elections by certain 03 electrical cooperatives and by certain telephone cooperatives." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.010(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) This chapter applies 07 (1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the 08 state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking electoral 09 confirmation; 10 (2) [. IT ALSO APPLIES] to every candidate for election to a 11 municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants 12 according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified 13 as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Community and Regional 14 Affairs unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this
01 chapter; a [. A] municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the 02 requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a 03 regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(20), or a special municipality-wide 04 election called for that purpose, votes [VOTE] to exempt its elected municipal officers 05 from the requirements of this chapter; the [. THE] question of exemption from the 06 requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or 07 by initiative election; and 08 (3) to every candidate for election for a seat on the board of 09 directors of an electrical cooperative if the cooperative furnishes electrical energy 10 and power to at least 10,000 customers or of a telephone cooperative if the 11 telephone cooperative furnishes telephone services to at least 10,000 customers [. 12 THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM REGULATING 13 BY ORDINANCE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES]. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 15 (c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance 16 campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections. 17 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.120(f) is amended to read: 18 (f) If, after being sworn into office, a person who was a successful candidate 19 or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a person who was a 20 successful candidate is convicted of a violation of this chapter, proceedings shall be 21 held and appropriate action taken in accordance with 22 (1) art. II, sec. 12 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 23 candidate for the state legislature; 24 (2) art. II, sec. 20 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 25 candidate for governor or lieutenant governor; 26 (3) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for the borough 27 assembly; 28 (4) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for borough mayor; 29 (5) AS 29.20.170, if the candidate is a candidate for city council; 30 (6) AS 29.20.280, if the candidate is a candidate for city mayor; 31 (7) the provisions of the call for the constitutional convention, if the
01 candidate is a candidate for constitutional convention delegate; 02 (8) art. IV, sec. 10 of the state constitution, if the candidate is a 03 candidate for judicial retention; 04 (9) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of an electrical 05 cooperative or of a telephone cooperative whose elections are subject to regulation 06 under this chapter, if the candidate is a candidate for the board of directors of 07 the cooperative. 08 * Sec. 4. AS 15.13 is amended by adding a new section to read: 09 Sec. 15.13.127. REGULATION OF ELECTIONS OF COOPERATIVES. If 10 its board elections are subject to regulation under this chapter, an electrical or 11 telephone cooperative shall file with the commission a list of candidates and their 12 mailing addresses within seven days following the deadline for filing for a seat on the 13 board of directors of the cooperative. 14 * Sec. 5. AS 15.13.130(1) is amended to read: 15 (1) "candidate" means a person 16 (A) who files for election 17 (i) to the state legislature; 18 (ii) [,] for governor; 19 (iii) [,] for lieutenant governor; 20 (iv) [,] for municipal office; 21 (v) [,] for retention in judicial office; or 22 (vi) [, OR] for constitutional convention delegate; 23 (B) who, in the manner provided by the cooperative's 24 articles of incorporation or bylaws, is nominated for or who becomes a 25 nominee for a seat on the board of directors of an electrical cooperative if 26 the cooperative furnishes electrical energy and power to at least 10,000 27 customers or of a telephone cooperative if the cooperative furnishes 28 telephone services to at least 10,000 customers; [,] or 29 (C) who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of the 30 [THESE] offices set out in (A) or (B) of this paragraph; 31 * Sec. 6. AS 15.13.130 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read:
01 (8) "electrical cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under 02 AS 10.15 (Alaska Cooperative Corporation Act) or AS 10.25 (Electric and Telephone 03 Cooperative Act) and furnishing electrical power and energy to customers if the 04 articles or bylaws of the cooperative require 05 (A) membership in the cooperative as a condition of obtaining 06 the cooperative's services; and 07 (B) the election of the cooperative's directors by the 08 cooperative's members; 09 (9) "telephone cooperative" means a corporation incorporated under 10 AS 10.15 (Alaska Cooperative Corporation Act) or AS 10.25 (Electric and Telephone 11 Cooperative Act) and furnishing telephone services to customers if the articles or 12 bylaws of the cooperative require 13 (A) membership in the cooperative as a condition of obtaining 14 the cooperative's services; and 15 (B) the election of the cooperative's directors by the 16 cooperative's members.