AS 15.56.025: Telephone campaign misconduct.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15. Elections.
- Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties.
(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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