1. (a) Except for a foreign national as provided in AS 15.13.068, a person may make a contribution to a group that is organized for the principal purpose of

   1. (1) filing an initiative proposal application with the lieutenant governor as provided in AS 15.45.020;
   2. (2) sponsoring or circulating initiative petitions under AS 15.45.090 - 15.45.140 for the purpose of having an initiative measure placed on the ballot;
   3. (3) supporting or opposing the efforts of any group that sponsors or circulates initiative petitions; or
   4. (4) supporting or opposing the outcome of a ballot proposition election.
2. (b) A person contributing a total of $500 or more, in the aggregate, to a group described in (a) of this section shall file a statement of contributions in compliance with AS 15.13.040(k), on a form prescribed by the commission. The statement of contributions must be filed no later than 30 days after the person's total contributions to the group total $500 or more, in the aggregate. A person making a contribution to a group described in (a) of this section shall make the contribution in the name of the true source of the money or thing of value as required under 2 AAC 50.258.

3. (c) A corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, labor union, or publicly funded entity that makes a contribution to a group described in (a) of this section, or makes an expenditure in support of, or in opposition to, a group described in (a) of this section, shall register in compliance with AS 15.13.050 and 2 AAC 50.290(a), and shall report the information required in AS 15.13.040(b) and (c) unless the entity

   1. (1) makes each contribution and expenditure described in this section from the organization's general day-to-day operating account; and
   2. (2) does not assess, collect, pool, or solicit money or anything of value for the purpose of making any contribution and expenditure described in this section.
4. (d) An individual who makes an expenditure to influence the outcome of a ballot proposition election or an initiative proposal application is not required to report the expenditure if the individual meets the criteria in AS 15.13.040(h).

(Eff. 1/7/2001, Register 157; am 12/22/2011, Register 200; am 9/25/2022, Register 243)

Authority: AS 15.13.010, AS 15.13.040, AS 15.13.065, AS 15.13.030, AS 15.13.050, AS 15.13.074