Sec. 15.56.025. Telephone campaign misconduct.
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Sec. 15.56.025. Telephone campaign misconduct.
(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.