(a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the commission. The attorney general shall advise the commission in legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties and represent the commission in actions to which it is a party. If, in the opinion of the commission, the public interest warrants, the commission may request the chief justice of the supreme court to appoint a special prosecutor to represent the commission in a proceeding involving an alleged violation of this chapter and to prosecute that violation.
(b) When the public interest warrants, the commission may employ temporary legal counsel from time to time in matters in which the commission is involved.
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.