Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.13.135 (2026)
Independent expenditures for or against candidates
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Sec. 15.13.135. Independent expenditures for or against candidates.
(a) An independent expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate for election to public office, except an independent expenditure made by a nongroup entity with an annual operating budget of $250 or less, shall be reported in accordance with AS 15.13.040 and 15.13.100 — 15.13.110 and other requirements of this chapter.
(b) A person who makes independent expenditures for a mass mailing, for distribution of campaign literature of any sort, for a television, radio, newspaper, or magazine advertisement, or any other communication that supports or opposes a candidate for election to public office
(1) shall comply with AS 15.13.090; and
(2) shall place the following statement in the mailing, literature, advertisement, or other communication so that it is readily and easily discernible:
This NOTICE TO VOTERS is required by Alaska law. (I/we) certify that this (mailing/literature/advertisement) is not authorized, paid for, or approved by the candidate.
(a) An independent expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate for election to public office, except an independent expenditure made by a nongroup entity with an annual operating budget of $250 or less, shall be reported in accordance with AS 15.13.040 and 15.13.100 — 15.13.110 and other requirements of this chapter.
(b) A person who makes independent expenditures for a mass mailing, for distribution of campaign literature of any sort, for a television, radio, newspaper, or magazine advertisement, or any other communication that supports or opposes a candidate for election to public office
(1) shall comply with AS 15.13.090; and
(2) shall place the following statement in the mailing, literature, advertisement, or other communication so that it is readily and easily discernible:
This NOTICE TO VOTERS is required by Alaska law. (I/we) certify that this (mailing/literature/advertisement) is not authorized, paid for, or approved by the candidate.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999).
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “Ban on Independent Expenditures by “Non-group” Entities; AS 15.13.135 The Act bans any entity from making independent expenditures 64 to support or oppose a candidate for state office unless the entity qualifies as a “group.”
Alaska Right to Life Comm. v. Brooke Miles Andrea Jacobson Larry Wood Mark Handley John Dapcevich Sheila Allaghaer, 441 F.3d 773 (9th Cir. 2006). “400(3), a “communication” means an “announcement or advertisement” that “directly or indirectly identifies] a candidate or proposition^]” Second, Alaska Stat. § 15.13.135 (b) requires much the same kind of disclosure as § 15.”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 338 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2003). “067 (1998); Alaska Stat. § 15.13.135 (1998). . E.g., Alaska Stat.”
In Re the Disciplinary Matter Involving a Dist. Court Judge, 392 P.3d 480 (Alaska 2017). “Under AS 15.13.135 an independent group must place this disclaimer on published campaign materials “so that it is readily and easily discernible.”
Alaska Right to Life v. Miles (9th Cir. 2006). “MILES Finally, AKRTL challenges Alaska Stat. § 15.13.135 (a),4 which requires a nongroup entity making an independent expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate to make reports under Alaska Stat.”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “040(d); AS 15.13.135(a); AS 15.13.140(b). 44 Former AS 15.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.135(a) — 2 cases
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “Ban on Independent Expenditures by “Non-group” Entities; AS 15.13.135 The Act bans any entity from making independent expenditures 64 to support or oppose a candidate for state office unless the entity qualifies as a “group.”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “040(d); AS 15.13.135(a); AS 15.13.140(b). 44 Former AS 15.”
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