(a) Before making an independent expenditure in support of or in opposition to a candidate or before making an independent expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition or question, each person other than an individual, candidate, or nongroup entity with an annual operating budget of $250 or less shall establish a political activities account. The political activities account may be a separate account in the person's general treasury. The political activities account must be administered using generally accepted accounting principles. All funds used by the person to make independent expenditures must be drawn from the person's political activities account.
(b) Records necessary to substantiate that the requirements of (a) of this section have been met must be made available for inspection by the commission.
(c) Each person who has established a political activities account under this section shall preserve all records necessary to substantiate the person's compliance with the requirements of this section for each of the six preceding years.
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.