Alaska § 15.56.090 - Improper subscription to petition.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 15.56.090 — Improper subscription to petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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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What does Alaska Statutes § 15.56.090 cover?
Section 15.56.090 ("Improper subscription to petition.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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