Outside Money Buying Access To Our Ballot
A New York millionaire has submitted and funded an initiative that will be on Alaska’s August 24 primary ballot. He refers to it as the “Anti-Corruption Initiative.” It has nothing to do with stopping corruption; it simply silences the voices of individual Alaskans. Alaska is the 5th state that this person has targeted.
Silencing Alaskans
This initiative will silence Alaskans across the State and in many career fields as to their ability to take part in communications, lobbying activity, supporting or opposing legislation or opposing or supporting a petition drive or ballot question.
Those affected will be teachers, police, firefighters, Mayors, businesses with public contracts, leases, grants, non-profits (such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Women’s Shelters, Food Banks), unions and all other public officials and employees.
The Gag Law
 At this time, the initiative is entitled, “Anti-Corruption Initiative,” and hasnot yet been assigned a Proposition Number. We are currently calling it the “Gag Law.” Help us stop this initiative from becoming law.
A good citizen is taught to take part in government and to utilize their “right” to address government officials. This takes that right away!
Unconstitutional
The Alaska Attorney General states, in his opinion on the initiative, that parts of it are likely unconstitutional. But that does not prevent it from going to the voters! It is up to us to stop it at the polls.
Anti Corruption?
The Sponsors have cynically called this the "Anti Corruption Act." When, in fact, none of the provisions outlined in this initiative would have stopped recent corruption in Alaska. This will only hurt honest Alaskans, and encourage more of this kind of behavior. |
