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Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400 (2026)
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Sec. 15.13.400. Definitions.
In this chapter,
(1) “candidate”
(A) means an individual who files for election to the state legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices; and
(B) when used in a provision of this chapter that limits or prohibits the donation, solicitation, or acceptance of campaign contributions, or limits or prohibits an expenditure, includes
(i) a candidate's campaign treasurer and a deputy campaign treasurer;
(ii) a member of the candidate's immediate family;
(iii) a person acting as agent for the candidate;
(iv) the candidate's campaign committee; and
(v) a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of the candidate;
(2) “commission” means the Alaska Public Offices Commission;
(3) “communication” means an announcement or advertisement disseminated through print or broadcast media, including radio, television, cable, and satellite, the Internet, or through a mass mailing, excluding those placed by an individual or nongroup entity and costing $500 or less and those that do not directly or indirectly identify a candidate or proposition, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.065(c);
(4) “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 includes the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is made for the purpose of
(i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate;
(ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question; or
(iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;
(B) does not include
(i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;
(ii) ordinary hospitality in a home;
(iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by each political party describing members of the party running as candidates for public office in that election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information about the candidates;
(iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed primarily to benefit the candidate;
(v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;
(vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party; or
(vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;
(5) “dark money” means a contribution whose source or sources, whether from wages, investment income, inheritance, or revenue generated from selling goods or services, is not disclosed to the public; notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a membership organization receives dues or contributions of less than $2,000 per person per year, the organization itself shall be considered the true source;
(6) “electioneering communication” means a communication that
(A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;
(B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political importance and attributes a position on that issue to the candidate identified; and
(C) occurs within the 30 days preceding a general or municipal election;
(7) “expenditure”
(A) means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value, incurred or made for the purpose of
(i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and becomes a candidate;
(ii) use by a political party;
(iii) the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party of compensation for the personal services of another person that are rendered to a candidate or political party;
(iv) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question; or
(v) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;
(B) does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;
(C) includes an express communication and an electioneering communication, but does not include an issues communication;
(8) “express communication” means a communication that, when read as a whole and with limited reference to outside events, is susceptible of no other reasonable interpretation but as an exhortation to vote for or against a specific candidate;
(9) “group” means
(A) every state and regional executive committee of a political party;
(B) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of one or more elections and who take action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election; a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate; a group whose major purpose is to further the nomination, election, or candidacy of only one individual, or intends to expend more than 50 percent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating without the candidate's control; a group organized for more than one year preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate; however, a group that contributes more than 50 percent of its money to or on behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for purposes of AS 15.13.070, whether or not control of the group has been disclaimed by the candidate; and
(C) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal application under AS 15.45.020 or who file an initiative proposal application under AS 15.45.020;
(10) “immediate family” means the spouse, parent, child, including a stepchild and an adopted child, and sibling of an individual;
(11) “independent expenditure” means an expenditure that is made without the direct or indirect consultation or cooperation with, or at the suggestion or the request of, or with the prior consent of, a candidate, a candidate's campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or another person acting as a principal or agent of the candidate;
(12) “individual” means a natural person;
(13) “issues communication” means a communication that
(A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate; and
(B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political importance and does not support or oppose a candidate for election to public office;
(14) “nongroup entity” means a person, other than an individual, that takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and that
(A) cannot participate in business activities;
(B) does not have shareholders who have a claim on corporate earnings; and
(C) is independent from the influence of business corporations.
(15) “outside-funded entity” means an entity that makes one or more independent expenditures in one or more candidate elections and that, during the previous 12-month period, received more than 50 percent of its aggregate contributions from true sources, or their equivalents, who, at the time of the contribution, resided or had their principal place of business outside Alaska;
(16) “person” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060, and includes a labor union, nongroup entity, and a group;
(17) “political party” means any group that is a political party under AS 15.80.010 and any subordinate unit of that group if, consistent with the rules or bylaws of the political party, the unit conducts or supports campaign operations in a municipality, neighborhood, house district, or precinct;
(18) “publicly funded entity” means a person, other than an individual, that receives half or more of the money on which it operates during a calendar year from government, including a public corporation;
(19) “true source” means the person or legal entity whose contribution is funded from wages, investment income, inheritance, or revenue generated from selling goods or services; a person or legal entity who derived funds via contributions, donations, dues, or gifts is not the true source, but rather an intermediary for the true source; notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a membership organization receives dues or contributions of less than $2,000 per person per year, the organization itself shall be considered the true source.
Chapter 15. Elections and Ballots.
In this chapter,
(1) “candidate”
(A) means an individual who files for election to the state legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices; and
(B) when used in a provision of this chapter that limits or prohibits the donation, solicitation, or acceptance of campaign contributions, or limits or prohibits an expenditure, includes
(i) a candidate's campaign treasurer and a deputy campaign treasurer;
(ii) a member of the candidate's immediate family;
(iii) a person acting as agent for the candidate;
(iv) the candidate's campaign committee; and
(v) a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of the candidate;
(2) “commission” means the Alaska Public Offices Commission;
(3) “communication” means an announcement or advertisement disseminated through print or broadcast media, including radio, television, cable, and satellite, the Internet, or through a mass mailing, excluding those placed by an individual or nongroup entity and costing $500 or less and those that do not directly or indirectly identify a candidate or proposition, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.065(c);
(4) “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 includes the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is made for the purpose of
(i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate;
(ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question; or
(iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;
(B) does not include
(i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;
(ii) ordinary hospitality in a home;
(iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by each political party describing members of the party running as candidates for public office in that election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information about the candidates;
(iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed primarily to benefit the candidate;
(v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;
(vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party; or
(vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;
(5) “dark money” means a contribution whose source or sources, whether from wages, investment income, inheritance, or revenue generated from selling goods or services, is not disclosed to the public; notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a membership organization receives dues or contributions of less than $2,000 per person per year, the organization itself shall be considered the true source;
(6) “electioneering communication” means a communication that
(A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;
(B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political importance and attributes a position on that issue to the candidate identified; and
(C) occurs within the 30 days preceding a general or municipal election;
(7) “expenditure”
(A) means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value, incurred or made for the purpose of
(i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and becomes a candidate;
(ii) use by a political party;
(iii) the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party of compensation for the personal services of another person that are rendered to a candidate or political party;
(iv) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question; or
(v) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;
(B) does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;
(C) includes an express communication and an electioneering communication, but does not include an issues communication;
(8) “express communication” means a communication that, when read as a whole and with limited reference to outside events, is susceptible of no other reasonable interpretation but as an exhortation to vote for or against a specific candidate;
(9) “group” means
(A) every state and regional executive committee of a political party;
(B) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of one or more elections and who take action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election; a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate; a group whose major purpose is to further the nomination, election, or candidacy of only one individual, or intends to expend more than 50 percent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating without the candidate's control; a group organized for more than one year preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate; however, a group that contributes more than 50 percent of its money to or on behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for purposes of AS 15.13.070, whether or not control of the group has been disclaimed by the candidate; and
(C) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal application under AS 15.45.020 or who file an initiative proposal application under AS 15.45.020;
(10) “immediate family” means the spouse, parent, child, including a stepchild and an adopted child, and sibling of an individual;
(11) “independent expenditure” means an expenditure that is made without the direct or indirect consultation or cooperation with, or at the suggestion or the request of, or with the prior consent of, a candidate, a candidate's campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or another person acting as a principal or agent of the candidate;
(12) “individual” means a natural person;
(13) “issues communication” means a communication that
(A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate; and
(B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political importance and does not support or oppose a candidate for election to public office;
(14) “nongroup entity” means a person, other than an individual, that takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and that
(A) cannot participate in business activities;
(B) does not have shareholders who have a claim on corporate earnings; and
(C) is independent from the influence of business corporations.
(15) “outside-funded entity” means an entity that makes one or more independent expenditures in one or more candidate elections and that, during the previous 12-month period, received more than 50 percent of its aggregate contributions from true sources, or their equivalents, who, at the time of the contribution, resided or had their principal place of business outside Alaska;
(16) “person” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060, and includes a labor union, nongroup entity, and a group;
(17) “political party” means any group that is a political party under AS 15.80.010 and any subordinate unit of that group if, consistent with the rules or bylaws of the political party, the unit conducts or supports campaign operations in a municipality, neighborhood, house district, or precinct;
(18) “publicly funded entity” means a person, other than an individual, that receives half or more of the money on which it operates during a calendar year from government, including a public corporation;
(19) “true source” means the person or legal entity whose contribution is funded from wages, investment income, inheritance, or revenue generated from selling goods or services; a person or legal entity who derived funds via contributions, donations, dues, or gifts is not the true source, but rather an intermediary for the true source; notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a membership organization receives dues or contributions of less than $2,000 per person per year, the organization itself shall be considered the true source.
Chapter 15. Elections and Ballots.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: 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).
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). “” Under the newly adopted Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400 (13), “nongroup entity” means a person, other than an individual, that takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and that (A) cannot participate in business activities; (B) does not have…”
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “074(f) provides: "A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust or surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 338 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2003). “Additionally, the Act also limited the extent to which individuals could volunteer professional services for which they would ordinarily be paid, treating such volunteer activity as a contribution subject to the limitation on the monetary value of contributions.”
Doug Smith v. Anne Helzer, 95 F.4th 1207 (9th Cir. 2024). “]” Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400 (4). Similarly, an independent expenditure is “a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to [do so], incurred or made for the purpose of” among other things, “influencing the nomination or election of a candidate”…”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “] See AS 15.13.400(3). In AkCLU, the Alaska Supreme Court did not address, and the parties disagree as to whether donations of money and personal services provided to political parties that are not made for the explicit purpose of nominating or electing a candidate (e.”
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State, 101 P.3d 616 (Alaska 2004). “327 provides: (a) This section applies to political party reporting requirements for a donation received by a political party that does not qualify as a contribution under AS 15.13.400 and for money speni by a political party that does not qualify as an expenditure under AS 15.”
Eberhart v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 426 P.3d 890 (Alaska 2018). “His reply brief argues that, because the legislature did not define "money" in AS 15.13.400, 22 the legislature intended to define "money" by its "common usage" which would "exclude[ ] emails.”
David Thompson v. Heather Hebdon, 909 F.3d 1027 (9th Cir. 2018). “Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400 (8)(B). Such groups could easily become pass-through entities for, say, a couple that wants to contribute more than the $500 individual-to-candidate limit.”
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Donna Patrick, James K. Barnett, & John P. Lambert, 494 P.3d 53 (Alaska 2021). “3 AS 15.13.400(11). 4 558 U.S. 310, 359, 365 (2010).”
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 893 (D. Alaska 2001). “surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
Ctr. for Individual Freedom, Inc. v. Ireland, 613 F. Supp. 2d 777 (S.D.W. Va 2009). “, Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400 (8); Ariz.Rev.Stat.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(11) — 2 cases
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Donna Patrick, James K. Barnett, & John P. Lambert, 494 P.3d 53 (Alaska 2021). “3 AS 15.13.400(11). 4 558 U.S. 310, 359, 365 (2010).”
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(12) — 1 case
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(14) — 1 case
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(17) — 1 case
Smith v. Helzer (D. Alaska 2022).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(18) — 1 case
Smith v. Helzer (D. Alaska 2022).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(19) — 1 case
Smith v. Helzer (D. Alaska 2022).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(3) — 2 cases
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “] See AS 15.13.400(3). In AkCLU, the Alaska Supreme Court did not address, and the parties disagree as to whether donations of money and personal services provided to political parties that are not made for the explicit purpose of nominating or electing a candidate (e.”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(3)(B)(i) — 1 case
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “] See AS 15.13.400(3). In AkCLU, the Alaska Supreme Court did not address, and the parties disagree as to whether donations of money and personal services provided to political parties that are not made for the explicit purpose of nominating or electing a candidate (e.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(4) — 1 case
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Donna Patrick, James K. Barnett, & John P. Lambert, 494 P.3d 53 (Alaska 2021). “3 AS 15.13.400(11). 4 558 U.S. 310, 359, 365 (2010).”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(4)(A) — 1 case
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State, 101 P.3d 616 (Alaska 2004). “327 provides: (a) This section applies to political party reporting requirements for a donation received by a political party that does not qualify as a contribution under AS 15.13.400 and for money speni by a political party that does not qualify as an expenditure under AS 15.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(4)(A)(i) — 1 case
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(5) — 2 cases
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 893 (D. Alaska 2001). “surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(5)(A) — 1 case
Jacobus v. Alaska, 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 (D. Alaska 2001). “] See AS 15.13.400(3). In AkCLU, the Alaska Supreme Court did not address, and the parties disagree as to whether donations of money and personal services provided to political parties that are not made for the explicit purpose of nominating or electing a candidate (e.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(5)(B) — 1 case
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “074(f) provides: "A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust or surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(6) — 1 case
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(6)(A) — 2 cases
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State, 101 P.3d 616 (Alaska 2004). “327 provides: (a) This section applies to political party reporting requirements for a donation received by a political party that does not qualify as a contribution under AS 15.13.400 and for money speni by a political party that does not qualify as an expenditure under AS 15.”
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(6)(A)(iv) — 1 case
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(6)(C) — 1 case
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(7) — 3 cases
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “074(f) provides: "A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust or surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n v. Donna Patrick, James K. Barnett, & John P. Lambert, 494 P.3d 53 (Alaska 2021). “3 AS 15.13.400(11). 4 558 U.S. 310, 359, 365 (2010).”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “Ballot Measure 2, which took effect in February 2021, added new definitions to AS 15.13.400, resulting in the renumbering of some relevant definitions.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(7)(A) — 1 case
Repub. Governors Ass'n v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n & Walker Mallot for Alaska, 485 P.3d 545 (Alaska 2021).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400(8) — 1 case
State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P.2d 597 (Alaska 1999). “074(f) provides: "A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust or surety, labor union, or publicly funded entity that does not satisfy the definition of group in AS 15.13.400 may not make a contribution to a candidate or group.”
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