(a) The commission may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, hold hearings, and conduct investigations.
(b) In conjunction with (a) of this section, the commission may compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers, books, records, accounts, documents, and testimony, and may have the deposition of witnesses taken in a manner prescribed by court rule or law for the taking of depositions in civil actions when consistent with the powers and duties assigned to the commission by this chapter.
(c) The commission may examine the papers, books, records, accounts, and documents of any person subject to this chapter to ascertain the correctness of a report filed with the commission, or in conjunction with an investigation or inspection conducted under (a) of this section.
(d) Subpoenas may be issued and shall be served in the manner prescribed by AS 44.62.430 and court rule. The failure, refusal, or neglect to obey a subpoena is punishable as contempt in the manner prescribed by law or court rule. The superior court may compel obedience to the commission's subpoena in the same manner as prescribed for obedience to a subpoena issued by the court.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns
Sec. 15.13.010. Applicability.
Sec. 15.13.020. Alaska Public Offices Commission.
Sec. 15.13.030. Duties of the commission.
Sec. 15.13.040. Contributions, expenditures, and supplying of services to be reported.
Sec. 15.13.045. Investigations, hearings.
Sec. 15.13.050. Registration before expenditure.
Sec. 15.13.052. Independent expenditures; political activities accounts.
Sec. 15.13.060. Campaign treasurers.
Sec. 15.13.065. Contributions.
Sec. 15.13.067. Who may make expenditures.
Sec. 15.13.069. Certain expenditures that comply with charitable gaming provisions permitted.
Sec. 15.13.070. Limitations on amount of political contributions.
Sec. 15.13.072. Restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of contributions.
Sec. 15.13.074. Prohibited contributions.
Sec. 15.13.076. Authorized recipients of contributions.
Sec. 15.13.078. Contributions and loans from the candidate.
Sec. 15.13.082. Limitations on expenditures.
Sec. 15.13.084. Prohibited expenditures.
Sec. 15.13.086. Authorized makers of expenditures.
Sec. 15.13.090. Identification of communication.
Sec. 15.13.095. False statements in telephone polling and calls to convince.
Sec. 15.13.100. Expenditures before filing.
Sec. 15.13.110. Filing of reports.
Sec. 15.13.111. Preservation of records.
Sec. 15.13.112. Uses of campaign contributions held by candidate or group.
Sec. 15.13.114. Disposition of prohibited contributions.
Sec. 15.13.116. Disbursement of campaign assets after election.
Sec. 15.13.135. Independent expenditures for or against candidates.
Sec. 15.13.140. Independent expenditures for or against ballot proposition or question.
Sec. 15.13.145. Money of the state and its political subdivisions.
Sec. 15.13.150. Election educational activities not prohibited.
Sec. 15.13.155. Restrictions on earned income and honoraria.
Sec. 15.13.374. Advisory opinion.
Sec. 15.13.380. Violations; limitations on actions.
Sec. 15.13.385. Legal counsel.
Sec. 15.13.390. Civil penalty; late filing of required reports.