Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.45.580 (2026)
Circulation; prohibitions
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Sec. 15.45.580. Circulation; prohibitions.
(a) The petitions may be circulated only in person throughout the state.
(b) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment that is greater than $1 a signature, and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to pay an amount that is greater than $1 a signature, for the collection of signatures on a petition.
(c) A person or organization may not knowingly pay, offer to pay, or cause to be paid money or other valuable thing to a person to sign or refrain from signing a petition.
(d) A person or organization that violates (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(e) In this section,
(1) “organization” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900;
(2) “other valuable thing” has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030;
(3) “person” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
(a) The petitions may be circulated only in person throughout the state.
(b) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment that is greater than $1 a signature, and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to pay an amount that is greater than $1 a signature, for the collection of signatures on a petition.
(c) A person or organization may not knowingly pay, offer to pay, or cause to be paid money or other valuable thing to a person to sign or refrain from signing a petition.
(d) A person or organization that violates (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(e) In this section,
(1) “organization” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900;
(2) “other valuable thing” has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030;
(3) “person” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: La Quen Naay Elizabeth Med. Crow, Amber Lee, & Kevin Mcgee v. Dir. Carol Beecher, in her Off. Capacity, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, in her Off. Capacity, & the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Dr. Arthur Matthias, Phillip Izon, & Jamie R. Donley (Alaska 2025).
La Quen Naay Elizabeth Med. Crow, Amber Lee, & Kevin Mcgee v. Dir. Carol Beecher, in her Off. Capacity, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, in her Off. Capacity, & the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Dr. Arthur Matthias, Phillip Izon, & Jamie R. Donley (Alaska 2025). “360, which govern referendum petitions, and AS 15.45.580 and .600, which govern recall petitions).”
La Quen Naay Elizabeth Med. Crow, Amber Lee, & Kevin Mcgee v. Dir. Carol Beecher, in her Off. Capacity, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, in her Off. Capacity, & the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Dr. Arthur Matthias, Phillip Izon, & Jamie R. Donley (Alaska 2025). “360, which govern referendum petitions, and AS 15.45.580 and .600, which govern recall petitions).”
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