July 8, 2016 •
Special Session in Alaska Impacts Campaign Fundraising
Alaskan lawmakers have been busy strategizing how to continue campaign fundraising ahead of the July 11 special session. State statute bans lawmakers from soliciting or accepting contributions in the capital city or any municipality where the Legislature is convened. Despite […]
Alaskan lawmakers have been busy strategizing how to continue campaign fundraising ahead of the July 11 special session.
State statute bans lawmakers from soliciting or accepting contributions in the capital city or any municipality where the Legislature is convened.
Despite calls by some lawmakers to hold the session in Anchorage due to a lodging shortage in Juneau, the formal legislative session will remain in Juneau allowing political fundraising to continue in Anchorage.
Photo of the chamber of the Alaska House of Representatives by L’Aquatique on Wikimedia Commons.
Bill has now gone to the state Assembly.
On Monday a bill passed the New Jersey Senate that would prohibit political fundraising by any candidate on any public property in the state.
The legislation has gone to the Assembly and if it is passed, it would have to be signed by Governor Chris Christie.
You can find the story in the article “N.J. Senate passes bill banning political fundraising on all public property” by Christopher Baxter in the Star-Ledger.
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