00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 160(CRA)                                                                    
01 "An Act limiting the use of money of the state and its political subdivisions to affect an                              
02 election."                                                                                                              
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 15.13.145(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (a)  Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, each of the following may                            
06       not use money held by the entity to influence the outcome of the election of a                                    
07       candidate to a state or municipal office or the outcome of an election concerning a                           
08       state ballot proposition:                                                                                     
09                 (1)  the state, its agencies, and its corporations;                                                     
10                 (2)  the University of Alaska and its Board of Regents;                                                 
11                 (3)  municipalities, school districts, and regional educational attendance                              
12       areas, or another political subdivision of the state; and                                                         
13                 (4)  an officer or employee of an entity identified in (1) - (3) of this                                
14       subsection.                                                                                                       

01    * Sec. 2.  AS 15.13.145(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
02            (b)  Money held by an entity identified in (a)(1) - (3) of this section may be                               
03       used to disseminate information about the time and place of an election                                       
04       [INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF AN ELECTION CONCERNING A BALLOT                                                         
05       PROPOSITION OR QUESTION, BUT ONLY IF THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN                                                          
06       SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY A STATE LAW OR                                                      
07       A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE].                                                                                           
08    * Sec. 3.  AS 15.13.145(c) is amended to read:                                                                     
09            (c)  Money held by the division of elections or a municipal election official                            
10       [AN ENTITY IDENTIFIED IN (a)(1) - (3) OF THIS SECTION] may be used                                                
11                 (1)  to disseminate information about the time and place of an election                                 
12       and to hold an election;                                                                                          
13                 (2)  to provide the public with the information described in                                        
14       AS 15.58.020 [NONPARTISAN INFORMATION ABOUT A BALLOT                                                          
15       PROPOSITION OR QUESTION OR ABOUT ALL THE CANDIDATES SEEKING                                                       
16       ELECTION TO A PARTICULAR PUBLIC OFFICE].                                                                          
17    * Sec. 4.  AS 15.13.145(d) is repealed.