1995 Alaska Statutes
TITLE 15 ELECTIONS
Chapter 15.13. STATE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Sec. 15.13.130. DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter

(1) "candidate" means a person who files for election to the state legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices;

(2) "contribution" means purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods or services for which charge is ordinarily made and which is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, and in AS 15.13.010 (b) for the purpose of influencing a ballot proposition or question, including the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party, or compensation of the personal services of another person which are rendered to the candidate or political party; however, "contribution" does not include

(A) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or ballot proposition or question, but it does include professional services volunteered by individuals for which they ordinarily would be paid a fee or wage;

(B) services provided by an accountant or other person to prepare reports and statements required by this chapter;

(C) ordinary hospitality in a home;

(3) "expenditure" means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value, incurred or made for the purpose of (A) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and becomes a candidate; (B) use by a political party; (C) the payment by a person other than a candidate or political party of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to a candidate or political party; or (D) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question; however, "expenditure" does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;

(4) "group" means every state and regional executive committee of a political party and, in addition, means any combination of two or more persons or individuals acting jointly who take action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election; a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate; a group whose major purpose is to further the nomination, election, or candidacy of only one person, or intends to expend more than 50 per cent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating without the candidate's control; a group organized for more than one year preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate; however, a group that contributes more than 50 per cent of its money to or on behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for purposes of AS 15.13.070 , whether or not control of the group has been disclaimed by the candidate;

(5) "individual" means a natural person;

(6) Repealed, sec. 88 ch 74 SLA 1985.

(7) "person", in addition to the terms set out in AS 01.10.060 , includes a labor union.