Section 2.50.396. Public office expense term account.

	(a)  A legislator may use a public office expense term account described in AS 15.13.116(a)(8) only for expenses associated with service as a legislator. For purposes of AS 15.13.116(a)(8) and (d) and this section, expenses associated with service as a legislator include  
		(1) travel expenses as provided in (b) of this section;  
		(2) office equipment used in legislative service;  
		(3) flowers and cards sent to constituents;  
		(4) constituent mailings reporting on legislative issues; and  
		(5) other items that the United States Internal Revenue Service recognizes as bona fide expenses of serving in public office.  
	(b)  A legislator may use public office expense term account money for travel to a state event related to the legislative office held and for travel between Juneau, Alaska and the legislator's home district during the legislative session. A legislator may not use public office expense term account money to travel to a campaign event for the legislator or for another candidate for office, a political party event, or a fundraiser or speech for a national political figure. If a legislator incidentally attends a campaign event or other partisan event in connection with travel to a state event or to the legislator's home district for a purpose related to legislative service, any additional expense of attending the campaign event or other partisan event may not be paid from a public official expense term account.  
	(c)  In this section,  
		(1) "incidentally attends a campaign event or other partisan event" means that the campaign event or partisan event is not the main purpose of the legislator's travel, and the legislator would not have incurred the travel expense solely for the campaign event or partisan event;  
		(2) "partisan event" means an event or political activity that advocates support for one candidate over another, one political party over another, or one position over another in an ballot proposition.  

Authorities

15.13.030;15.13.110;15.13.116

Notes

Authority

AS 15.13.030 AS 15.13.110 AS 15.13.116

History

Eff. 12/22/2011, Register 200