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AL Code § 17-5-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-15 - Contributions by One Person in Name of Another; Contributions Between Political Action Committees, Etc.

Section 17-5-15Contributions by one person in name of another; contributions between political action committees, etc. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, acting for himself or herself or on behalf of any entity, to make a contribution in the name of another person or entity, or knowingly permit his or her name, or the entity's name, to be used to effect such a contribution made by one person or entity in the name of another person or entity, or for any candidate, principal campaign committee, or political action committee to knowingly accept a contribution made by one person or entity in the name of another person or entity; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from soliciting and receiving contributions from other persons for the purpose of making expenditures to a candidate, political campaign committee, political action committee, or elected state or local official required to file reports pursuant to Section 17-5-8. (b) It shall be unlawful for any political action committee or tax exempt political organization under 26 U.S.C. § 527, including a principal campaign committee, or any person authorized to make an expenditure on behalf of such political action committee or 527 organization, to make a contribution, expenditure, or any other transfer of funds to any other political action committee or 527 organization. It shall be unlawful for any principal campaign committee or any person authorized to make an expenditure on behalf of such principal campaign committee to make a contribution, expenditure, or other transfer of funds to any other principal campaign committee, except where the contribution, expenditure, or any other transfer of funds is made from a principal campaign committee to another principal campaign committee on behalf of the same person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a political action committee that is not a principal campaign committee may make contributions, expenditures, or other transfers of funds to a principal campaign committee; and a separate segregated fund established by a corporation under federal law, if the fund does not receive any contributions from within this state other than contributions from its employees and directors, is not restricted by this subsection in the amount it may transfer to a political action committee established under the provisions of Section 17-5-14.1 by the same or an affiliated corporation. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §18; §17-22A-18; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2010-765, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 38, §2; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1.)
AL Code § 17-5-15.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-15.1 - Limitation on Receipt and Spending of Funds by Principal Campaign Committee of a State or Local Candidate.

Section 17-5-15.1Limitation on receipt and spending of funds by principal campaign committee of a state or local candidate.  (a) A principal campaign committee of a state or local candidate and any person authorized to make an expenditure on its behalf may not receive or spend, in a campaign for state or local office, campaign funds in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that were raised by a principal campaign committee of a federal candidate. (b) Any person who intentionally receives or expends campaign funds in violation of subsection (a) shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony. (Act 2010-765, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 38, §3; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1.)
AL Code § 17-5-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-16 - Fraudulent Misrepresentation as Acting for Candidate, etc., Prohibited; Automated or Pre-Recorded Communications.

Section 17-5-16Fraudulent misrepresentation as acting for candidate, etc., prohibited; automated or pre-recorded communications. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person fraudulently to misrepresent himself or herself, or any other person or organization with which he or she is affiliated, as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate, principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party, or agent or employee thereof, in a manner which is damaging or is intended to be damaging to such other candidate, principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party. (b) It shall be unlawful for any automated or pre-recorded communication initiated, conducted, or transmitted through an automated telephone dialing service to be conducted without providing clear notice at the ending of the phone call that the communication was a paid political advertisement and clearly identifying the person, nonprofit corporation, entity, principal campaign committee, or political action committee that paid for such communication. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to knowingly misrepresent, in any automated or pre-recorded communication that is a political advertisement and that is initiated via an automated telephone dialing service, the identification of the person, nonprofit corporation, entity, principal campaign committee, or political action committee that paid for such communication. (d) The Attorney General of the State of Alabama shall have full power to investigate and enforce violations of this section and any owner, employer, agent, or representative of any automated dialing service found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty upon conviction of a Class A misdemeanor as provided in Section 17-5-19. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §19; §17-22A-19; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2012-461, p. 1280, §1; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1.)
AL Code § 17-5-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-17 - Solicitation by Force, Job Discrimination, Threats, etc., Prohibited.

Section 17-5-17Solicitation by force, job discrimination, threats, etc., prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, principal campaign committee, or political action committee established pursuant to this chapter or for any person acting on behalf of such person or committee, to solicit or secure any money or anything of value by physical force, job discrimination or financial reprisals, or by threats thereof or by the imposition of dues, fees, or other moneys required as a condition of employment. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §20; §17-22A-20; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)
AL Code § 17-5-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-18 - Failure to File Required Statement or Report.

Section 17-5-18Failure to file required statement or report. Repealed by Act 2013-311, §3, effective August 1, 2013. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §21; §17-22A-21; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)
AL Code § 17-5-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-19 - Violations.

Section 17-5-19Violations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who intentionally violates any reporting requirement of Sections 17-5-4, 17-5-5, or 17-5-8 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor. A person's failure to promptly file a required report upon discovering or receiving notice from any person that the report has not been filed, or the failure to promptly correct an omission, error, or other discrepancy in a filed report upon discovering or receiving notice of the discrepancy, shall create a rebuttable presumption of intent to violate the applicable reporting requirement. (c) Any person who intentionally violates Section 17-5-7 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B felony. (d) The Attorney General or district attorney for the appropriate jurisdiction may prosecute violations of this chapter. Venue for cases involving violations of this chapter shall be in the county in which the violation occurred or the county in which the alleged violator resides or is incorporated. If the alleged violator resides or is incorporated outside of the State of Alabama or if the violation or violations occurred outside the State of Alabama, venue shall be in Montgomery County. (e) No prosecution for violation of this chapter shall be commenced later than two years after the date of violation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a prosecution brought pursuant to Section 17-5-7 shall be commenced within four years after the commission of the offense. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §23; §17-22A-23; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2013-311, §1; Act 2015-495, §1.)
AL Code § 17-5-19.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-19.2 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Administrative Review.

Section 17-5-19.2Administrative review.  THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-314 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2023. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) Any person upon whom a civil penalty has been imposed pursuant to Section 17-5-19.1 may seek a review of such penalty by filing a written notice with the Secretary of State or judge of probate no later than 14 days after the date on which notification of the imposition of the penalty was mailed to the person's last known address in accordance with Section 17-5-19.1. The Secretary of State or judge of probate shall refer such review to the State Ethics Commission. (b) The commission may set aside or reduce a civil penalty upon a showing of good cause. The person seeking review shall bear the burden of proof. (Act 2015-495, §2.)
AL Code § 17-5-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-20 - Appointment of Designated Filing Agents; Submission of Reports.

Section 17-5-20Appointment of designated filing agents; submission of reports.  (a) A candidate, or in the case of a political action committee, the chair or treasurer, may appoint a designated filing agent on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. Upon receiving a notice of appointment of designated filing agent, the Secretary of State, as soon as practicable, shall take the necessary steps to enable the designated filing agent to electronically submit any report or other filing required by this chapter on behalf of his or her principal. (b) The submission of a timely, complete, and correct report or other filing required by this chapter by a designated filing agent shall satisfy the filing or reporting requirement of the designated filing agent's principal; however, the appointment of a designated filing agent does not itself absolve any person having a duty to submit any report or other filing under this chapter of liability for failure to timely submit such filing, for filing a false, incomplete, or inaccurate report, or for any other violation under this chapter. (c) The submission of a report or other filing required by this chapter by a designated filing agent creates a rebuttable presumption that the submission was approved and intended by the candidate, his or her principal campaign committee, or the political action committee or treasurer thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is a defense to prosecution that the designated filing agent acted beyond the scope of his or her authority. (Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §2.)
AL Code § 17-5-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.|Section 17-5-21 - Administrative Rules.

Section 17-5-21Administrative rules.  The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate administrative rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to implement and administer the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act. (Act 2015-495, §2.)
AL Code § 17-7-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-1 - Payment for Machines.

Section 17-7-1Payment for machines. The county commission or city commission or such other authority as levies the taxes for county or city purposes of any county or city which adopts the use of electronic voting machines, shall, upon the purchase, rental, or lease thereof, provide for payment therefor by the county or city; provided, that bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, payable not later than 15 years from their dates of issuance, may be issued in accordance with the provisions of law relating to the increase of indebtedness of counties or cities, to meet all or any part of the cost of the electronic voting machines. (Acts 1939, No. 292, p. 443; Code 1940, T. 17, §98; §17-9-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-2 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Issuance; Form; Interest.

Section 17-7-2Warrants or certificates for purchase - Issuance; form; interest. Each county in which electronic voting machines may now or hereafter be authorized or required to be used in the conduct of elections in such county shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county or interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness of such county for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring or providing electronic voting machines for the conduct of elections in such county, or for providing a voter reidentification program, providing equipment for the county board of registrars, or paying for construction for compliance with handicap regulations for accessibility to polling places. Such warrants and certificates may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities not exceeding 15 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at an annual rate or rates not exceeding the prevailing rate, payable semiannually, may be payable at such place or places within or without this state, may be sold at such time or times and in such manner, may be executed in such manner, and may contain such terms not in conflict with the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-3 through 17-7-7, all as the county commission of such county may provide in the proceedings wherein the warrants or certificates are authorized to be issued. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §2; Acts 1990, No. 90-559. p. 951; §17-9-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-3 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Obligation of County; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 17-7-3Warrants or certificates for purchase - Obligation of county; disposition of proceeds. All warrants and certificates issued pursuant to this article shall evidence general obligation indebtedness of the county by which they are issued, and the full faith and credit of the county shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon. The proceeds derived from the sale of any such warrants and certificates shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are authorized to be issued, including the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the issuance thereof. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §2; §17-9-10; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-4 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Pledge of General Ad Valorem Tax for Payment.

Section 17-7-4Warrants or certificates for purchase - Pledge of general ad valorem tax for payment. The county commission of the county issuing any warrants or certificates pursuant to this article may pledge and use or cause to be used, for the payment of the principal of and interest on such warrants and certificates, so much as may be necessary for such purpose of the general annual ad valorem tax of one half of one percent which the county is authorized to levy without reference to the purpose thereof under the provisions of Section 215 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. If more than one such pledge shall be made of the tax, then such pledges shall take precedence in the order in which they are made unless the proceedings making such pledge shall expressly provide that such pledge shall be on a parity with or subordinate to a subsequent pledge of the tax. All warrants and certificates for which the pledge authorized in this section may be made shall constitute preferred claims against the tax, and shall have preference over claims incurred in carrying on the governmental function of the county. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §3; §17-9-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-5 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Refunding Authorized.

Section 17-7-5Warrants or certificates for purchase - Refunding authorized. Each such county may in like manner from time to time issue refunding warrants and certificates, either by sale or by exchange, for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of warrants and certificates then outstanding which were issued under the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-4 and Sections 17-7-6 and 17-7-7 and the interest thereon and paying any premium necessary to be paid to retire the outstanding warrants and certificates refunded thereby. The provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-4 and Sections 17-7-6 and 17-7-7 applicable to the warrants and certificates so refunded shall likewise be applicable to such refunding warrants and certificates. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §4; §17-9-12; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-5.1 - Time of Holding Elections.

Section 17-7-5.1Time of holding elections. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-6 BY ACT 2006-570 IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007. (Acts 1979, No. 79-616, p. 1086, §1; Act 2003-337, p. 844, §1; Act 2006-281, §1.)
AL Code § 17-7-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-6 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Sections 17-7-2 Through 17-7-7 Control Inconsistent Laws.

Section 17-7-6Warrants or certificates for purchase - Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-7 control inconsistent laws. Insofar as the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-5 and Section 17-7-7 may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-5 and Section 17-7-7 shall control, it being hereby specifically declared that the provisions of Section 11-8-10 shall not be applicable to the warrants and certificates issued under the provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-5 and Section 17-7-7. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §5; §17-9-13; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-7 - Warrants or Certificates for Purchase - Applicability of Sections 17-7-2 Through 17-7-7.

Section 17-7-7Warrants or certificates for purchase - Applicability of Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-7. The provisions of this section and Sections 17-7-2 through 17-7-6 shall apply to each county in this state in which electronic voting machines may now or hereafter be authorized or required to be used in the conduct of elections in such county. (Acts 1959, No. 603, p. 1492, §1; §17-9-14; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §37.)
AL Code § 17-7-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-8 - Booths and Place for Holding Election to Be Provided.

Section 17-7-8Booths and place for holding election to be provided. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1896, §1616; Code 1907, §388; Code 1923, §478; Code 1940, T. 17, §164.)
AL Code § 17-7-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-11 - Proclaiming Polls Open.

Section 17-7-11Proclaiming polls open. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-9 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1876, §272; Code 1886, §367; Code 1896, §1619; Code 1907, §397; Code 1923, §487; Code 1940, T. 17, §173.)
AL Code § 17-7-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-12 - Voting Without Registration and Taking Oath.

Section 17-7-12Voting without registration and taking oath. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1876, §4291; Code 1886, §4186; Code 1896, §4693; Code 1907, §6789; Code 1923, §3907; Code 1940, T. 17, §303.)
AL Code § 17-7-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-13 - Elector to Vote in County and Precinct of Residence.

Section 17-7-13Elector to vote in county and precinct of residence. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-10 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1876, §273; Code 1886, §368; Code 1896, §1620; Code 1907, §398; Code 1923, §488; Code 1940, T. 17, §174; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2.)
AL Code § 17-7-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-14 - When Registration Certificate Not Required.

Section 17-7-14When registration certificate not required. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1907, §363; Code 1923, §453; Code 1940, T. 17, §136.)
AL Code § 17-7-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-15 - Voter to Sign Name on Poll List; Exceptions.

Section 17-7-15Voter to sign name on poll list; exceptions. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTIONS 17-17-15 AND 17-9-11 BY ACT 2006-570. (Acts 1953, No. 201, p. 266, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 17-7-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-16 - Poll List to Be Sealed.

Section 17-7-16Poll list to be sealed. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-12 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1907, §367; Code 1923, §457; Code 1940, T. 17, §140.)
AL Code § 17-7-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-17 - Unlawful Use of Poll List.

Section 17-7-17Unlawful use of poll list. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1907, §6806; Code 1923, §3924; Code 1940, T. 17, §319.)
AL Code § 17-7-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-18 - Proximity of Persons to Polling Place.

Section 17-7-18Proximity of persons to polling place. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED AND RENUMBERED AS SECTION 17-9-50 BY ACT 2006-570. (Code 1896, §1621; Code 1907, §371; Code 1923, §461; Code 1940, T. 17, §144.)
AL Code § 17-7-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 17 - Elections.|Chapter 7 - Electronic Voting Machines.|Section 17-7-19 - Loitering About Polling Place; Standing in Line of Voters After Having Voted.

Section 17-7-19Loitering about polling place; standing in line of voters after having voted. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2006 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2006-570. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 158, p. 183.)