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Alaska Stat. § 15.13.010 (2026)
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Sec. 15.13.010. Applicability.
(a) This chapter applies
(1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking judicial retention;
(2) to every candidate for election to a municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this chapter; a municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(21), or a special municipality-wide election called for that purpose, votes to exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter; the question of exemption from the requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or by initiative election.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to contributions, expenditures, and communications made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question as well as those made to influence the nomination or election of a candidate.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance election campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections, or from regulating those campaign contributions and expenditures more strictly than provided in this chapter.
(d) This chapter does not limit the authority of a person to make contributions to influence the outcome of a voter proposition submitted to the public for a vote at a municipal election. In this subsection, in addition to its meaning under AS 15.13.065(c), “proposition” means a municipal reclassification, proposal to adopt or amend a home rule charter, a unification proposal, a boundary change proposal, or the approval of an ordinance when approval by public vote is a requirement for the ordinance.
(a) This chapter applies
(1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking judicial retention;
(2) to every candidate for election to a municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this chapter; a municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(21), or a special municipality-wide election called for that purpose, votes to exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter; the question of exemption from the requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or by initiative election.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to contributions, expenditures, and communications made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question as well as those made to influence the nomination or election of a candidate.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance election campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections, or from regulating those campaign contributions and expenditures more strictly than provided in this chapter.
(d) This chapter does not limit the authority of a person to make contributions to influence the outcome of a voter proposition submitted to the public for a vote at a municipal election. In this subsection, in addition to its meaning under AS 15.13.065(c), “proposition” means a municipal reclassification, proposal to adopt or amend a home rule charter, a unification proposal, a boundary change proposal, or the approval of an ordinance when approval by public vote is a requirement for the ordinance.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Messerli v. State, 626 P.2d 81 (Alaska 1980).
Messerli v. State, 626 P.2d 81 (Alaska 1980). “AS 15.13.010(b) makes the reporting requirements of the act applicable to ballot propositions: Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to contributions, expenditures and communications made by a candidate, group, municipality or individual for the purpose of…”
State v. Marshall, 633 P.2d 227 (Alaska 1981). “” AS 15.13.010. This possible inconsistency argues for a uniform application.”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “The Act states that a contribution (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which charge is ordinarily made and that is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of…”
Mun. of Anchorage v. Suzuki, 41 P.3d 147 (Alaska 2002). “275; AS 15.13.010, .400 ("boundary" is not included among definitions); AS 29.”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 338 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2003). “Laws 76 § 1 codified at former Alaska Stat. § 15.13.010 et seq. Notwithstanding these restrictions, by 1996 there was considerable concern regarding actual and apparent corruption in Alaska politics, and, as concluded by the Josephson Institute in a report commissioned by the…”
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State, 101 P.3d 616 (Alaska 2004). “"contribution" means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which charge is ordinarily made and that is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, and in AS…”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, No. S18533 (Alaska Feb. 13, 2026). “, AS 15.13.010–.400. 3 AS 15.13.020; AS 15.”
Alaska Stat. § 15.13.010(a): 1 case
State v. Marshall, 633 P.2d 227 (Alaska 1981). “” AS 15.13.010. This possible inconsistency argues for a uniform application.”
Alaska Stat. § 15.13.010(b): 3 cases
Messerli v. State, 626 P.2d 81 (Alaska 1980). “AS 15.13.010(b) makes the reporting requirements of the act applicable to ballot propositions: Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to contributions, expenditures and communications made by a candidate, group, municipality or individual for the purpose of…”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “The Act states that a contribution (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which charge is ordinarily made and that is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of…”
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State, 101 P.3d 616 (Alaska 2004). “"contribution" means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which charge is ordinarily made and that is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, and in AS…”
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