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Public Notice:
Notice of Proposed Regulations

The Alaska Public Offices Commission proposes to adopt regulations dealing with contributions, independent expenditures, political communications, reporting requirements, and penalty mitigation to implement statutory provisions adopted through the passage Ballot Measure 2 in the 2020 state general election.

• Notice of Proposed Regulations
• Proposed Regulations

Written Comments Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on June 8, 2022

Contribution Limits

In light of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Thompson v. Hebdon, APOC staff issued a draft advisory opinion concerning contribution limits. Staff recommended that the limits in effect prior to those struck down as unconstitutional be revived and adjusted for inflation.

On Monday, February 28, 2022, the Commission held a meeting to consider staff’s draft opinion and on March 3, 2022, issued its Final Order disapproving the draft opinion. Accordingly, until the Alaska State Legislature takes action on this issue, there are no longer any individual-to-candidate; and individual-to-non-political party contributions limits for Alaska’s state and local elections.

Additionally, the non-political party group-to-candidate; and non-political party group-to-non-political party group limits of $1,000 per calendar year remain unchanged because the Thompson court did not strike down that portion of AS 15.13.070; and the Commission declined to approve staff’s proposed revival of both the individual limits and the non-political party group limits. Therefore, because the Thompson court did not strike down the non-political party group-to-candidate and non-political party group-to non-political party-group limits, the $1,000 limit established under AS 15.13.070(c) remains in effect.

Ballot Measure 2

Effective February 28, 2021, there are new requirements for person that have made, and/or may be making independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates in Alaska elections. These new requirements affect both the maker of independent expenditures and their contributors.

Groups or entities making independent expenditures are required to identify the true source(s) of all contributions received from a single contributor in excess of $2,000 within 24 hours of receipt. [AS 15.13.110(k), eff. Feb. 28, 2021]

Persons who contribute in excess of $2,000 to a group or entity making independent expenditures, are required to identify the true source(s) of the money contributed by informing the receiving group or entity of the true source(s) at the time the contribution is made and by filing a statement of contributions report within 24 hours. [AS 15.13.040(r), eff. Feb. 28, 2021]

In general, “true source” means the person or legal entity whose contribution is funded from wages, investment income, inheritance, or revenue generated from selling goods or services. A person or legal entity who derived funds via contributions, donations, dues, or gifts is not the true source, but rather an intermediary for the true source. [AS 15.13.400(19)], eff. Feb. 28, 2021]

These reports will be filed through the APOC online filing system, accessed via myAlaska.

Ballot Measure 2
Ballot Measure 2 FAQs
Advisory Opinion 21-01-CD
Advisory Opinion 21-02-CD
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