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Alaska Stat. § 15.13.060 (2026)

Campaign treasurers

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Sec. 15.13.060. Campaign treasurers.
 (a) Each candidate and group shall appoint a campaign treasurer who is responsible for receiving, holding, and disbursing all contributions and expenditures, and for filing all reports and statements required by law. A candidate may be a campaign treasurer.

 (b) Each group shall file the name and address of its campaign treasurer with the commission at the time it registers with the commission under AS 15.13.050.

 (c) Each candidate for state office shall file the name and address of the campaign treasurer with the commission, or submit, in writing, the name and address of the campaign treasurer to the director for filing with the commission, no later than 15 days after the date of filing the declaration of candidacy or the nominating petition. Each candidate for municipal office shall file the name and address of the campaign treasurer with the commission no later than seven days after the date of filing the declaration of candidacy or the nominating petition. If the candidate does not designate a campaign treasurer, the candidate is the campaign treasurer.

 (d) In the case of the death, resignation, or removal of a campaign treasurer, the candidate shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and file the successor's name and address with the commission within 48 hours of the appointment. The candidate is disqualified if found to have been in wilful violation of this subsection.

 (e) A campaign treasurer may appoint as many deputy campaign treasurers as necessary. The candidate shall file the names and addresses of the deputy campaign treasurers with the commission.

 (f) The candidate is responsible for the performance of the campaign treasurer, and any default or violation by the treasurer also shall be considered a default or violation by the candidate if the candidate knew or had reason to know of the default or violation.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1977–2003 · leading case: Silides v. Thomas, 559 P.2d 80 (Alaska 1977).
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Silides v. Thomas, 559 P.2d 80 (Alaska 1977). · cites it 23× “” The Lieutenant Governor had notified Kelley that his declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for one of the seats from House District 8 was rejected due to his failure to timely file an appointment of campaign treasurer as required by AS 15.13.060. Thereafter,…”
State v. Marshall, 633 P.2d 227 (Alaska 1981). · cites it 2× “020 and AS 15.13.060). 559 P.2d at 82-83 . The candidate argued that the failure to promulgate regulations, per AS 15.”
Falke v. State, 717 P.2d 369 (Alaska 1986). “We ordered the names of candidates Kelley and Schaeffer stricken from the ballot because they failed to comply with the filing deadline in AS 15.13.060(c). 559 P.2d at 87 . That statute requires a candidate to file the name and address of his or her campaign treasurer with the…”
Black v. State, 76 P.3d 417 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “[the] telephone conversation cannot be deemed an appropriate filing within the intendment of AS 15.13.060(c).[ 7 ] Although Silides involved an election law statute that the court strictly construed, the cases Silides relied on to support its conclusion that mailing is not…”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.060(c) — 4 cases
Silides v. Thomas, 559 P.2d 80 (Alaska 1977). “” The Lieutenant Governor had notified Kelley that his declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for one of the seats from House District 8 was rejected due to his failure to timely file an appointment of campaign treasurer as required by AS 15.13.060. Thereafter,…”
Falke v. State, 717 P.2d 369 (Alaska 1986). “We ordered the names of candidates Kelley and Schaeffer stricken from the ballot because they failed to comply with the filing deadline in AS 15.13.060(c). 559 P.2d at 87 . That statute requires a candidate to file the name and address of his or her campaign treasurer with the…”
State v. Marshall, 633 P.2d 227 (Alaska 1981). “020 and AS 15.13.060). 559 P.2d at 82-83 . The candidate argued that the failure to promulgate regulations, per AS 15.”
Black v. State, 76 P.3d 417 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “[the] telephone conversation cannot be deemed an appropriate filing within the intendment of AS 15.13.060(c).[ 7 ] Although Silides involved an election law statute that the court strictly construed, the cases Silides relied on to support its conclusion that mailing is not…”
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