Alaska Regulations § 2 AAC 50.356 Election-related use of public money
Regulation Text
(a)
Money held by an entity listed in
AS
15.13.145
(a)(1) - (3)
is considered specifically appropriated for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition election if the body with authority to appropriate gives notice in the public record that the purpose of the appropriation is to influence the outcome of that election or application. If an entity listed in
AS
15.13.145
(a)(1) - (3)
does not have money specifically appropriated to influence a ballot proposition election, an officer or employee of the entity may use money held by that entity to communicate about a ballot proposition if the communication is made in the usual and customary performance of the officer's or employee's duties.
(b)
An election-related communication that a municipality pays for is considered to be intended to influence the outcome of an election unless it is a communication of information allowed under
AS
15.13.145
(c)
, including nonpartisan information about a ballot proposition or about all candidates seeking election to a particular public office. Information is nonpartisan if it does not advocate a position in an election. Nonpartisan information includes the official language of a ballot proposition, a neutral summary of a ballot proposition, and if provided for all candidates seeking a particular office, the candidates' names, contact information, or statements.
(c)
If an entity listed in
AS
15.13.145
(a)(1) - (3)
, or an officer or employee of the entity, uses budgeted money of the entity to make an election-related expenditure other than a communication of information allowed under
AS
15.13.145
(c)
, the entity shall disclose the expenditure, and report the information required in
AS
15.13.040
(e)
. If a municipality seeks to influence the outcome of an election using public money for that purpose, it shall register and report the information required under
AS
15.13.040
(b) and (c)
.
(d)
In this section, "money" means government money, government property and assets, and the use of property, assets, or human resources belonging to a government entity.
History
Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 12/22/2011, Register 200
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