Current through September 25, 2024
Section 2 AAC 50.270 - Independent expenditures(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, before making an independent expenditure to support or oppose a candidate, a ballot proposition, or an initiative proposal application, a person shall register as required under AS 15.13.050 on a form prescribed by the commission, and shall establish a political activities account as required under AS 15.13.052. The frequency and amount of an allowable independent expenditure is not limited.(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person that makes an independent expenditure for any purpose shall file, as required under AS 15.13.110(h), a report of independent expenditure, on a form prescribed by the commission. An independent expenditure report must include(1) the information required by AS 15.13.040(d) and (e);(2) for a person other than an individual making an independent expenditure, the type of business or organization;(3) the full name of a contact person for the individual or other person making the expenditure;(4) the date of the expenditure;(5) the amount of the expenditure;(6) the check number or the identifying transaction number if paid by other means;(7) the name and address of the payee; and(8) a description of items or services purchased.(c) An individual who makes an independent expenditure that does not exceed $500 in a calendar year for billboards, signs, or printed materials concerning a ballot proposition or initiative proposal application, is not required to register or file a statement of independent expenditure. If an individual's independent expenditures for billboards, signs, or printed materials concerning a ballot proposition or initiative proposal application exceed $500 in a calendar year, the individual shall file a statement of independent expenditure no later than 10 days after the amount expended exceeds $500.Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 2/20/2005, Register 173; am 12/22/2011, Register 200Authority:AS 15.13.030
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