The rules

A candidate or group failed to make the required full report of contributions received and expenditures made, including the name, address, date, and amount for each contributor.

A group or nongroup entity made contributions or non-independent expenditures in a candidate election without first registering with the Commission as required.

Governs independent expenditures and the political-activities (segregated) accounts through which corporations, unions, and other entities may fund independent expenditures — the lawful channel, distinct from a prohibited direct contribution.

Defines what constitutes a 'contribution' under the campaign-disclosure law.

A foreign national may not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or expenditure in connection with an Alaska election, and no person may solicit, accept, or receive such a contribution.

A foreign-influenced corporation or a foreign national may not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or expenditure in connection with an Alaska election, and no person may solicit, accept, or receive such a contribution.

A contribution was made or accepted in excess of a contribution limit that remains in force for the contributor type. NOTE: the individual-to-candidate and individual-to-group dollar limits printed in this section were struck down in Thompson v. Hebdon (9th Cir. 2021) and have not been replaced — those contributions are currently UNLIMITED. The group-to-candidate limit, the corporate/union ban (AS 15.13.074), and party-source limits remain enforceable.

A contribution was solicited or accepted from a prohibited source, or during a prohibited period, in violation of the restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of contributions.

A prohibited contribution was made or accepted: e.g. from a corporation, company, partnership, business trust, union, or other business entity; anonymously above the allowed cap; under a fictitious name or in the name of another (failure to report the true source); or in excess of the cash limit. The corporate/union ban survived Thompson v. Hebdon and remains fully enforceable.

Specifies who may lawfully receive contributions; a contribution to an unauthorized recipient is improper.

Limits the candidate's own contributions and loans to the campaign and the amount the campaign may repay the candidate.

Requires a statement by or on behalf of a contributor — including the contributor's occupation and employer for a contribution over the threshold — to accompany the gift.

Imposes limitations on the campaign expenditures a candidate or group may make.

Lists expenditures that a candidate or group is prohibited from making.

A communication or independent expenditure was published without the required identification stating who paid for it (name and city/state of principal place of business), or omitted required top-contributor identification.

Prohibits false statements in telephone polling ('push polls') and calls intended to convince voters.

Governs campaign expenditures made before a candidate or group files the required registration; pre-filing activity can itself trigger registration and reporting.

A required campaign disclosure report was not filed by the deadline set in the statutory reporting schedule.

Requires candidates and groups to preserve campaign records for the statutory period; failure to retain them is a violation.

Restricts how campaign contributions may be used: prohibits converting them to personal use, contributing them to another candidate or group, paying a criminal fine or civil penalty, or knowingly paying more than fair market value.

Requires a candidate or group to return or properly dispose of a prohibited or excess contribution (anonymous, over-limit, cash over $100, or from a prohibited source). Prohibited funds keep their character even if passed on.

Governs disposal of surplus assets and unexpended contributions after an election — limited to refunds, a political party, a qualified 501(c)(3) not controlled by the candidate, repaying candidate loans, a future-campaign account, an office-expense (POET) account, or the state general fund — by the statutory deadline.

Definitions applicable to the campaign-disclosure law (a companion definitions section to AS 15.13.400).

Governs independent expenditures for or against candidates by individuals, groups, and nongroup entities, including the required identification/disclaimer and reporting.

Governs independent expenditures for or against a ballot proposition or question, including reporting and disclaimers.

Money held by the State or a political subdivision was used to influence the outcome of an election, outside the narrow permitted exceptions.

Restricts earned income and honoraria connected to a candidate's or official's position.

Authorizes APOC to issue advisory opinions interpreting the campaign-disclosure law; good-faith reliance on a favorable opinion is a defense to a complaint.

Defines violations of the campaign-disclosure law and the limitations period — a complaint must be brought within FIVE YEARS of the alleged violation.

The enforcement provision: authorizes civil penalties for campaign-disclosure violations, including a per-day penalty for each day a required report is late. Cited in the relief sought by most complaints.

Defines the key terms of the campaign-disclosure law — 'contribution,' 'expenditure,' 'candidate,' 'group,' 'nongroup entity,' and 'true source' — which control how every other provision applies.

APOC regulation implementing the prohibited-contribution rules under AS 15.13.074 — corporate/union money, anonymous contributions, cash over the limit, and contributions made in the name of another (true source).

APOC regulation implementing the permissible-use rules for campaign contributions under AS 15.13.112.

APOC regulation governing late or incomplete report filings and the associated penalties.

APOC regulation governing how a complaint is filed and what it must contain — sworn/notarized, the complainant's identity, the basis of knowledge, and proof of service on the respondent. (The procedural rule this tool itself follows.)

A person engaged in activity as a lobbyist before registering with the Commission, or a person paid an unregistered lobbyist to lobby.

A registered lobbyist failed to file a required periodic report of lobbying activity, compensation, and expenditures.

A person who employs or retains a lobbyist failed to file the required authorizing statement, or the required quarterly report of amounts paid to each lobbyist.

A lobbyist engaged in prohibited conduct — e.g. giving a prohibited gift to a covered legislative official during session, a contingent-fee lobbying arrangement, or making a contribution whose acceptance would violate AS 24.60 or AS 39.52.

The administrative-complaint procedure for alleged violations of the Regulation of Lobbying Act.

Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the Regulation of Lobbying Act (AS 24.45).

Defines the key terms of the Regulation of Lobbying Act (lobbyist, employer of a lobbyist, etc.).

A public official or candidate required to file a statement of financial and business interests failed to file it as required.

A filed financial disclosure statement omitted or misstated required contents — e.g. a source of income, business interest, real property, or gift that the statute requires to be disclosed.

The administrative-complaint procedure for alleged public-official financial-disclosure violations (five-year limitations period).

A person who knowingly fails to disclose required financial/business interests within the time required, or who provides false or misleading information knowing it to be so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Addresses the failure of certain public officials to file the required financial-disclosure report.

Lists acts prohibited under the Public Official Financial Disclosure law.

A required public-official financial disclosure report was filed after its deadline, triggering the per-day civil penalty.

Defines the key terms of the Public Official Financial Disclosure law — including who must file and what financial and business interests must be disclosed.