{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-15.56.025","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 15.56.025","heading":"Telephone campaign misconduct.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of telephone campaign misconduct if the person makes a statement about a candidate\n(1) as part of an organized telephone poll or organized series of calls to convince potential voters concerning the outcome of an election;\n(2) that the person knows to be false; and\n(3) that the person intends to affect the outcome of the election.\n(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.\n(c) Telephone campaign misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 15. Elections.","Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.56.025","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:01Z","sha256":"02aec48d2025b48f4a33f11d5687d4967b0f2fadf6bbc7665b5a239aff52460c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-15.56.020","next":"us-ak/as-15.56.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}