Campaign finance agencies in Alaska
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In Alaska, there one primary agency involved in campaign finance regulation: the Alaska Public Offices Commission. The Alaska Public Offices Commission is a "a quasi-judicial regulatory agency which administers four laws upholding the public's right to know the financial affairs of lobbyists and their employers, public officials and candidates for state and local offices."[1]
Alaska Public Offices Commission
Authority
Established by ballot initiative in 1974, the Alaska Public Offices Commission is charged with regulating campaign finance reporting processes for candidates, political committees, elected officials, and lobbyists and their employers. Requisite reports are submitted to the commission. The commission is authorized to levy fines against individuals or committees that violate the state's campaign finance disclosure requirements.[1][2][3]
Organization
The commission comprises five members. Four members are appointed by the governor, two from each of the two political parties whose gubernatorial candidates received the largest number of votes in the most recent election. The governor selects these four members from lists of nominees submitted by the central committees of the political parties. These four commissioners nominate a fifth who must be approved by the governor. Commissioners serve staggered five-year terms. The table below lists the members of the commission as of July 2015.[4][5]
| Alaska Public Offices Commission—members as of July 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Political party |
| Irene Catalone | Member | N/A |
| Mark Fish | Member | Libertarian |
| Ron King | Member | Republican |
| Kenneth Kirk | Chair | Republican |
| Vance Sanders | Vice Chair | Democratic |
| Source: Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Commission Members," accessed July 23, 2015 | ||
Agency budget, 2014
In fiscal year 2014, the Alaska Public Offices Commission spent approximately $2.4 million. See the table below for further details.
| Alaska Public Offices Commission—agency spending in fiscal year 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Final budget | Actual spending | Encumbrance | Variance |
| $2,537,000 | 2,385,000 | $70,000 | $82,000 |
| Source: State of Alaska, "Supplemental Schedules to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014," accessed July 28, 2015 | |||
Electronic reporting system
- See also: Campaign finance requirements in Alaska
Most candidates and political committees are required to file campaign finance disclosure statements via an electronic system, which can be accessed here. Campaign finance disclosure reports are searchable online.[6]
Contact information
Alaska Public Offices Commission
- 2221 E. Northern Lights, Rm. 128
- Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4149
- Telephone: 800-478-4176
- Email: [email protected]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Who is APOC," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Statutes 2014, "Sec. 15.13.385," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Statutes 2014, "Sec. 15.13.390," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Statutes 2014, "Sec. 15.13.020," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Commission Members," accessed July 23, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Electronic Filing of APOC Documents," accessed July 24, 2015
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