Alaska Statutes: AS 15.56.025. Telephone Campaign Misconduct.

Alaska Statutes. Title 15. Elections Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties Section 25. Telephone Campaign Misconduct.

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AS 15.56.025. Telephone Campaign Misconduct.

   (a) A person commits the crime of telephone campaign misconduct if the person makes a statement about a candidate
        (1) as part of an organized telephone poll or organized series of calls to convince potential voters concerning the outcome of an election;
        (2) that the person knows to be false; and
        (3) that the person intends to affect the outcome of the election.
   (b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice. However, notwithstanding AS 15.20.540, only a defeated candidate may contest the nomination or election of a person for violation of this section.
   (c) Telephone campaign misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.

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