Alaska Statutes.
Title 15. Elections
Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties
Section 90. Improper Subscription to Petition.
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AS 15.56.090. Improper Subscription to Petition.

(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.

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