Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB371: CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution disclosure requirements; requiring the disclosure of certain persons who coordinate and aggregate individual campaign contributions; limiting contributions to groups or nongroup entities that make only independent expenditures; requiring certain groups and nongroup entities to register with the Alaska Public Offices Commission as majority-nonresident-funded entities; requiring certain disclosures in communications funded by independent expenditures; relating to disbursement of campaign assets after an election; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution disclosure requirements; requiring the disclosure of certain persons who coordinate and aggregate individual campaign contributions; limiting contributions to groups or nongroup entities that make only independent expenditures; requiring certain groups and nongroup entities to register with the Alaska Public Offices Commission as majority-nonresident-funded entities…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution disclosure requirements; requiring the disclosure of certain persons who coordinate and aggregate individual campaign contributions; limiting contributions to groups or nongroup entities that make only independent expenditures; requiring certain groups and nongroup entities to register with the Alaska Public Offices Commission as majority-nonresident-funded entities; requiring certain disclosures in communications funded by independent expenditures; relating to disbursement of campaign assets after an election; and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: HB0371a -1- HB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1363\N LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. The legislature finds it is in the best interests of the state that transparency exists in elections, particularly elections where ballot propositions are being voted on, and that voter awareness of substantial nonresident funding is an important aspect of ensuring an informed electorate. It is the intent of the legislature that contribution requirements and information disclosures as required under this Act further support and preserve the integrity of the state's elections. * Sec. 2. AS …