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}}{{tnr}}'''Alaska House Bill 36''' was a 2010 [[Alaska]] law that changed campaign finance and other technical requirements of Alaska's initiative and referendum laws.  As a result of the bill's passage, the changes to the campaign finance provisions included mandatory registration and reporting for individuals and groups who plan to contribute $500 or more to support or oppose a ballot measure. The law also changed how a person or a group was defined under state campaign finance law. 
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Additionally, the bill created a [[Single-subject rule|single-subject rule]] on all ballot questions. The law also required the [[Alaska Lieutenant Governor|Lieutenant Governor]] to organize two or more hearings on certified ballot initiatives in each judicial district, presenting testimony from a single proponent and opponent of each measure. A printed voter information guide for special elections was also required under the bill. Additionally, the law mandated that a standing legislative committee hold at least one hearing on all initiatives determined to be properly filed.<ref>[http://ecom.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/initiative.cfm ''National Conference of State Legislatures'', "Initiative & Referendum Legislation Database"]</ref>  
'''Alaska House Bill 36''', enacted in 2010, modified campaign finance rules and other procedural requirements related to the initiative and referendum process in [[Alaska]].
 
The legislation required individuals and groups contributing $500 or more to support or oppose a ballot measure to register and file reports. 
 
The legislation also established a [[Single-subject rule|single-subject rule]] for ballot measures. The law directed the lieutenant governor to hold at least two public hearings on each certified ballot initiative in every judicial district, with testimony presented by one proponent and one opponent of the measure. It also required the production of a printed voter information guide for special elections and mandated that a standing legislative committee conduct at least one hearing on every initiative determined to be properly filed.<ref>[http://ecom.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/initiative.cfm ''National Conference of State Legislatures'', "Initiative & Referendum Legislation Database"]</ref>  


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Alaska House Bill 36 (2010)
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Legislature:Alaska State Legislature
Text:As Enrolled
Sponsor(s):Johansen, Millett, et al
Legislative history
Introduced:January 20, 2010
State house:April 10, 2010
Vote (lower house):Y30, N9, A1
State senate:April 18, 2010
Vote (upper house):Y19, N1
Governor:Sean Parnell
Signed:July 9, 2010
Legal environment
State law:Laws governing the initiative
process in Alaska


Alaska House Bill 36, enacted in 2010, modified campaign finance rules and other procedural requirements related to the initiative and referendum process in Alaska.

The legislation required individuals and groups contributing $500 or more to support or oppose a ballot measure to register and file reports.

The legislation also established a single-subject rule for ballot measures. The law directed the lieutenant governor to hold at least two public hearings on each certified ballot initiative in every judicial district, with testimony presented by one proponent and one opponent of the measure. It also required the production of a printed voter information guide for special elections and mandated that a standing legislative committee conduct at least one hearing on every initiative determined to be properly filed.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Initiative & Referendum Legislation Database"
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