6 AAC 25.690. Official election pamphlet material from candidates for elected office

(a) The lieutenant governor will publish an election pamphlet containing information about candidates running for elected office. This information will be gathered from candidate responses to a questionnaire prepared by the division.

(b) A candidate for elected office may provide the division with biographical information of not more than 150 words, and a candidacy advocate statement of not more than 250 words, for inclusion in the election pamphlet. All information to be published in the election pamphlet must be received by the division by July 22. A candidate may not make a change to the candidate's biographical information or candidacy advocate statement after the deadline. A candidate's candidacy advocate statement must be submitted typewritten or transmitted electronically. An article such as "a", "and", and "the" will be counted as one word.

(c) A candidate may submit any of the candidate's following biographical information to be included in the election pamphlet:

(1) name;

(2) residence address;

(3) mailing address;

(4) election district;

(5) political party;

(6) electronic mail address;

(7) web site address;

(8) date of birth;

(9) place of birth;

(10) occupation;

(11) spouse's name;

(12) children's names;

(13) length of Alaska residency;

(14) communities lived in and dates of residence;

(15) education, such as high school, technical and vocational school, college, university, or postgraduate, including dates attended and degree or certificates earned;

(16) military service, listing the branch, length of service, rank and awards earned;

(17) political and government positions;

(18) business and professional positions;

(19) service organization memberships;

(20) special interests;

(21) any other information the candidate's considers appropriate.

(d) For purposes of a candidate's candidacy advocacy statement, a candidate may include comments about the candidate in the following areas:

(1) the candidate's skills;

(2) the candidate's position on issues;

(3) the candidate's political philosophy;

(4) other matters the candidate considers appropriate to advocate candidacy.

History: Eff. 8/22/2004, Register 171

Authority: AS 15.15.010

AS 15.58.030

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