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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person commits the crime of improper subscription to petition if the person
(1) signs a name other than the person's own to a petition proposing an initiative, referendum, recall, or nomination of a candidate for state or local office;
(2) knowingly signs more than once for the same proposition, question, or candidate at one election;
(3) signs a petition proposing an initiative, referendum, recall, or nomination of a candidate for state or local office, while knowingly not being a qualified voter; or
(4) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept money or other valuable thing in exchange for signing or refraining from signing a petition proposing an initiative; in this paragraph, “other valuable thing” has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030(d).
(b) Improper subscription to petition is a class B misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 15. Elections § 15.56.090. Improper subscription to petition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-15-elections/ak-st-sect-15-56-090/
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