Section 2 AAC 50.816 - Electronic filing(a) Except as provided in AS 15.13.040(m) and (b) of this section, a statement and report required to be submitted to the commission must be filed electronically on a form the commission prescribes for the purpose, unless the commission by order suspends the electronic filing requirement and requires a different method of filing. Nothing in this section relieves a person from compliance with submission or format requirements for a statement or report required to be filed with the director of elections, a municipal clerk, or any other designated official.(b) A representational lobbyist as described in 2 AAC 50.550(d) and the employer of a representational lobbyist are not required to register or file reports electronically under this section, but may file electronically at the option of the representational lobbyist or the employer of the representational lobbyist.(c) Except for a person required to file electronically under AS 24.45, a person may seek an exemption from the electronic filing requirement by filing a request in compliance with the exemption procedure set out in 2 AAC 50.821. In addition to meeting the requirements of 2 AAC 50.821(a), a person requesting an exemption from the electronic filing requirement must (1) attach the statement or form that the person seeks to file by means other than electronic filing to the exemption request; and(2) submit both the exemption request and the statement or report to which it applies by mail, facsimile transmission, or hand delivery no later than the date on which the statement or report is due.(d) A filing submitted to the commission by electronic mail is delivered when the sender's electronic mail account confirms the electronic mail was sent to the commission. A report or registration required under AS 24.45 is delivered when(1) electronically signed;(2) verified by the electronic signature verification system designated by the commissioner of administration and established in 2 AAC 05.200 - 2 AAC 05.295; and(3) recorded as submitted in the online account of the person required to register or report.(e) In this section "electronic signature" has the meaning given in AS 09.80.190.(f) A report submitted in accordance with AS 15.13.040(p) must comply with provisions of AS 15.13.040(a)(2).Eff. 12/22/2011, Register 200; am 1/16/2015, Register 213, April 2015Forms prescribed by the commission and instructions for electronic filing of statements and reports can be obtained at each office of the commission, or found on the commission's website. The address and telephone numbers of the commission's offices, and the commission's Internet address are set out in the editor's note following 2 AAC 50.250.
Authority:AS 15.13.030
AS 15.13.040
AS 15.13.074
AS 24.45.021
AS 24.45.041
AS 24.45.051
AS 24.45.061
AS 24.45.116
AS 24.60.210
AS 24.60.220
AS 39.50.050