Legislature examining corporate campaigning
from The Anchorage Daily News: Alaska lawmakers say it appears all bets are now off when it comes to corporate and union spending in Alaska elections, with no limits allowed or any requirements for disclosure after the recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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Committee Chairman Hollis French, D-Anchorage, asked when an opinion from the attorney general might be forthcoming. He noted the Legislature has to finish making any changes to state laws before its session ends April 19.
“I couldn’t speculate, but given the time parameters it could be relatively quickly,” Ptacin answered.
Ptacin did suggest that corporations and unions might already be required to disclose campaign spending under Alaska law because they’re “persons.”
French, who is running for governor, said the judiciary committee isn’t going to wait for word from the attorney general and will start on a package of proposed changes to state law. That will include disclosure requirements and possibly an attempt to block corporations with a majority of foreign shareholders from advocating for Alaska candidates.
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