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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 3 - The National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 › Section 17-4-60 - Implementation of Federal Acts.

Section 17-4-60
Implementation of federal acts.
(a) The Secretary of State shall be the primary state official for federal contact for the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
(b) The State Department of Public Safety shall integrate voter registration into driver's license application and renewal or updating procedures and shall coordinate its driver's license database with the state voter registration list and the Social Security Administration's database in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
(c) The state through the Secretary of State's office shall allow citizens to register to vote by mail. The voter registration application may be designed by the Secretary of State provided it meets the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The Secretary of State may, however, choose to use federally prescribed forms.
(d) State agencies which provide food stamps, Medicaid, services related to the Women and Infant Children program (WIC), services related to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and agencies providing services to the disabled shall provide voter registration opportunities to their clientele in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
(e) Recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States shall provide voter registration opportunities to their clientele in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
(f) Other public offices and agencies which may provide the voter registration services provided by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 include public libraries, public schools, offices of municipal clerks, probate offices, state and local revenue offices, unemployment compensation offices, offices providing services to the disabled other than those required in subsection (d) to provide voter registration services, and federal and nongovernmental offices which agree to provide the voter registration services.
(g) Voter registration, confirmation documents, and any other documents necessary to be prescribed by the Secretary of State to meet the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be prepared and furnished as provided for in Section 17-3-57.
(h) The Secretary of State, by rule, may prescribe forms in furtherance of state election laws deemed helpful to disabled voters and voters speaking an alternative language to English who, according to the most recent decennial census, comprise more than five percent of the voting age population for any county in Alabama.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §2; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-250; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §22.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 3 - The National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 › Section 17-4-61 - Additional Personnel.

Section 17-4-61
Additional personnel.
The Secretary of State may hire a computer programmer or other necessary personnel to carry out the additional responsibilities placed on his or her office by state implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The programmer and other personnel employed shall be under the state Merit System.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §3; §17-4-251; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §22.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 3 - The National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 › Section 17-4-62 - Voter Registration Fund.

Section 17-4-62
Voter Registration Fund.
There is established a separate trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Voter Registration Fund. All receipts collected under this article by the Secretary of State are to be deposited in this fund. The receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasury supported by itemized vouchers approved by the Secretary of State. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act, or other appropriations acts.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §7; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-254; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §22.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 4 - Voter Registration Lists. › Article 3 - The National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 › Section 17-4-63 - Rules, Forms, and Instructions; Inter-Agency Agreements.

Section 17-4-63
Rules, forms, and instructions; inter-agency agreements.
The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and prescribe forms and instructions as shall be necessary to implement the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 in Alabama or the Help America Vote Act of 2002, including any rules and forms necessary for the administration of the acts by state departments and agencies. The Secretary of State is further authorized to enter into inter-agency agreements with other government agencies for the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
(Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-826, p. 158, §8; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-4-255; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §22.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-1 - Short Title.

Section 17-5-1
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Campaign Practices Act."
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §1; §17-22A-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §23.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-3 - Political Action Committees; Officers; Accounting and Reporting.

Section 17-5-3
Political action committees; officers; accounting and reporting.
(a) Every political action committee shall have a chair and a treasurer.
(b) All funds of a political action committee shall be segregated from, and shall not be commingled with, any personal funds of officers, members, or associates of such committee.
(c) It shall be the duty of the treasurer of a political action committee to keep a detailed, exact account of:
(1) All contributions made to or for such committee.
(2) All expenditures made by or on behalf of such committee.
(3) The identification of every person to whom an expenditure is made, the date and amount thereof, and the name of each candidate on whose behalf such expenditure was made or a designation of the election proposition the result of which the political action committee will attempt to influence by making expenditures or receiving contributions.
(d) It shall be the duty of the treasurer to obtain and keep a receipted bill or cancelled check, stating the particulars for every expenditure made by or on behalf of a political action committee greater than one hundred dollars ($100), and for any such expenditure in a lesser amount, if the aggregate amount of such expenditures to the same person during a calendar year is greater than one hundred dollars ($100). Provided, however, the treasurer of a political action committee shall not be required under this chapter to report any expenditure not related to political contributions or expenditures or made as an administrative expense. The treasurer shall preserve all receipted bills and accounts required to be kept by this section for a period of two years from the date of any such expenditure.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §3; §17-22A-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-4 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Statement to Show Principal Campaign Committee; Duties and Procedures; Dissolution.

Section 17-5-4
Filing statement to show principal campaign committee; duties and procedures.
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) Within five days after any person becomes a candidate for office, such person shall file with the Secretary of State or judge of probate, as provided in Section 17-5-9, a statement showing the name of not less than two nor more than five persons elected to serve as the principal campaign committee for such candidate, together with a written acceptance or consent by such committee, but any candidate may declare himself or herself as the person chosen to serve as the principal campaign committee, in which case such candidate shall perform the duties of chair and treasurer of such committee prescribed by this chapter.
(b) If any vacancies are created by death or resignation or any other cause, such candidate may fill such vacancy, or the remaining members shall discharge and complete the duties required of such committee as if such vacancy had not been created. The principal campaign committee, or its treasurer, shall have exclusive custody of all moneys contributed, donated, subscribed, or in any manner furnished to or for the candidate represented by such committee, and shall account for and disburse the same.
(c) If a candidate serves as his or her own principal campaign committee, he or she shall designate a person responsible for dissolving that principal campaign committee in the event of death or incapacity by filing a statement of dissolution and filing a termination report. If the designated person is unable to serve in this capacity at the time of death or incapacity, the principal campaign committee shall be dissolved by the candidate's personal representative as appointed by the judge of probate. All funds held by the principal campaign committee at the time of death shall be disposed of in a manner provided in Section 17-5-7.
(d) No candidate shall expend any money in aid of his or her nomination or election except by contributing to the principal campaign committee designated by the candidate.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §4; §17-22A-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2015-495, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-5.1 - Regulation of Legislative Caucus Organizations.

Section 17-5-5.1
Regulation of legislative caucus organizations.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), each legislative caucus organization that raises funds for its administration and operation shall register with the Secretary of the Senate, for a Senate caucus, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, for a House caucus, or both for a bicameral legislative caucus. Such registration shall be on a form jointly created by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall include the name and complete address of the organization, the identification of and contact information for the organization's designated representative, and a general description of the organization.
(b) A legislative caucus organization duly registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall not contribute to or expend funds in support of candidates, principal campaign committees, propositions, or political action committees for the purpose of influencing the result of an election. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the donation of funds or other resources to a duly registered legislative caucus organization in support of the administration or operations of the caucus is permissible, provided that the donation is not made for the purpose of influencing the result of an election.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a legislative caucus organization or its officers, directors, or members from the Ethics Law.
(d) A legislative caucus organization that receives contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election and is not registered as provided in subsection (a) shall be regulated as a political action committee under this chapter and shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter pertaining to political action committees.
(Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-6 - Checking Account; Expenditures.

Section 17-5-6
Checking account; expenditures.
A political action committee and a principal campaign committee shall maintain a checking account, money market account, or other similar banking account and shall deposit any contributions received by such committee into such account. No expenditure of funds may be made by any such committee except by check drawn on such account, electronic transfer from such account, a credit card the balance of which is paid from such account, or out of a petty cash fund from which it may make expenditures not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) to any person in connection with a single purchase or transaction.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §6; §17-22A-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2015-495, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-7.1 - Return or Refund of Contributions.

Section 17-5-7.1
Return or refund of contributions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a principal campaign committee or political action committee may return or refund, in full or in part, any lawful contribution it receives to the donor, provided that such return or refund may not exceed the amount received. Any lawful contribution refunded to the donor must have been reported in an itemized manner and the refund shall be itemized in the report for the period in which the refund is made. In the case of a political action committee, the refund shall occur within 18 months of the date of the contribution; provided, however, that if the refund of the contribution is required by law or regulation, then the 18-month time limitation shall not apply.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a principal campaign committee or political action committee shall promptly return or refund, in full, any unlawful contribution. It shall be unlawful for any person acting on behalf of a principal campaign committee or political action committee to retain or cause to be retained a contribution that the person knows or reasonably should know was made in violation of this chapter. It is a defense to prosecution that the unlawful contribution was returned or refunded in full within 10 days of the date the contribution was made.
(Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-7.2 - Disposal of Campaign Property.

Section 17-5-7.2
Disposal of campaign property.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), property purchased by or contributed to a principal campaign committee with a value of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall be liquidated at fair market value or donated to a qualified entity pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 17-5-7 not more than 120 days following the election. Any funds generated by the liquidation of the property shall be deposited in the candidate's principal campaign committee account.
(b) Property purchased by or contributed to a principal campaign committee that can be used by the person in the performance of his or her duties of the office he or she was elected to hold need not be liquidated as long as he or she holds office.
(Act 2015-495, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-8.1 - Electronic Reporting; Electronic Searchable Database; Rules.

Section 17-5-8.1
Electronic reporting; electronic searchable database; rules.
(a) Commencing with the 2014 election cycle, all statements, reports of contributions, and expenditures, and other filings required to be filed pursuant to this chapter, shall be submitted electronically over the Internet by a computer file containing the report information in a format and medium to be prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(b) Commencing with the 2014 election cycle, the Secretary of State shall implement and maintain an electronic database accessible by the public through the Secretary of State's website which provides the capability of search and retrieval of all statements, reports, and other filings required to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter. The searchable database shall provide the ability to search by a recipient's name, a contributor's name, a contributor's or recipient's Zip Code, and dates of contributions.
(c) Unless otherwise included in a report made pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 17-5-8, the principal campaign committee or political action committee shall file a report disclosing the receipt of any single contribution of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more. These reports shall disclose the same information required by Section 17-5-8, and shall be filed within two business days of receipt of the contribution. Beginning with the 2014 election cycle these reports shall be filed electronically.
(d) Beginning with the 2012 election cycle, a principal campaign committee or political action committee shall close its books in order to complete its reports two days prior to the specified reporting dates.
(e) The Secretary of State may promulgate administrative rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to implement and administer this section and Section 17-5-8.
(Act 2011-687, p. 2071, §§2, 3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-8.2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 17-5-8.2
Legislative findings.
(a) The Legislature determines that there is a compelling state and public interest in the disclosure of the source of funds used to advertise or otherwise influence public opinion with regard to elections as defined in Section 17-5-2(3). The Legislature further finds that these compelling interests should be designed to protect the public's right to know while protecting free speech of individuals as guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
(b) Currently, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, as provided in this chapter, commencing with Section 17-5-1, et seq., regulates the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. This chapter is also intended to regulate the disclosure of contributions and expenditures for electioneering communications.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that Alabama voters have a right to know who pays for the costs of electioneering communications.
(Act 2011-697, p. 2130, §1; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-9 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Procedures.

Section 17-5-9
Filing procedure.
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) All statements and reports, including amendments, required of principal campaign committees under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with the Secretary of State in the case of candidates for state office or state elected officials, and in the case of candidates for local office or local elected officials, with the judge of probate of the county in which the office is sought for the 2016 election cycle.
(b) Political action committees, which seek to influence an election for local office or to influence a proposition regarding a single county, shall file all reports and statements, including amendments, with the judge of probate of the county affected. All other political action committees, except as provided in subsection (a) above, shall file reports and statements with the Secretary of State.
(c) In the case of candidates for a municipal office where the municipality is located in more than one county, the statements and reports shall be filed in the county where the city hall of the municipality is located. The judge of probate of the county where the report is filed, if the municipality is located in more than one county, shall provide a copy of the report to the judge of probate of the other county or counties where the municipality is located.
(d) For the 2014 and 2016 election cycles, all principal campaign committees and political action committees that file with the judge of probate, other than candidates for municipal office, may choose instead to file electronically with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter. Any such principal campaign committee or political action committee that chooses to file electronically with the Secretary of State shall first provide notice to the appropriate judge of probate, in a manner prescribed by the judge of probate, indicating that choice and shall continue to file electronically with the Secretary of State until terminated or dissolved pursuant to this chapter.
(e) Commencing with the 2018 election cycle, all principal campaign committees and political action committees that file with the judge of probate, other than candidates for municipal office, shall file electronically with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §9; §17-22A-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1; Act 2015-495, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-10 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Public Inspection of Reports; Date of Receipt.

Section 17-5-10
Public inspection of reports; date of receipt.
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) Each report or statement shall be preserved and a copy made available for public inspection by the Secretary of State or judge of probate, whichever is applicable.
(b) The date of filing of a report or statement filed pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be the date of receipt by the Secretary of State or judge of probate, as the case may be; provided, that any report or statement filed by certified or registered mail shall be deemed to be filed in a timely fashion if the date of the United States postmark stamped on such report or statement is the required filing date, and if such report or statement is properly addressed with postage prepaid.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §10; §17-22A-10; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2015-495, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-11 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Duties of Secretary of State.

Section 17-5-11
Duties of Secretary of State and judge of probate.
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.
The Secretary of State and the judge of probate shall have the following duties:
(1) To accept and file all reports and statements, including amendments, required by the provisions of this chapter to be filed with them and to accept any information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements of this chapter.
(2) To make each statement and report filed by any principal campaign committee or political action committee or elected official available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours, any such copying to be at the expense of the person requesting copies; except that any information copied from such reports or statements may not be sold or used by any political party, principal campaign committee, or political action committee for the purposes of soliciting contributions or for commercial purposes, without the express written permission of the candidate or the committee reporting such information.
(3) To furnish any forms to be used in complying with the provisions of this chapter. The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in furnishing forms, accepting statements and reports, filing statements and reports, and making such statements and reports available to the public shall be paid from moneys designated to the distribution of public documents.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §11; §17-22A-11; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-13 - Cards, Pamphlets, Circulars, etc., to Bear Name of Candidate, Committee, Etc.

Section 17-5-13
Cards, pamphlets, circulars, etc., to bear name of candidate, committee, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person, candidate, principal campaign committee, or political action committee to publish or distribute or display, or cause to be published or distributed or displayed, any card, pamphlet, circular, poster, or other printed material relating to or concerning any election, which does not contain the identification required by Section 17-5-2(a)(5) of the person, candidate, principal campaign committee, or political action committee responsible for the publication or distribution or display of the same.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §13; §17-22A-13; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-14 - Corporate Contributions or Expenditures to Political Action Committees; Establishment by Corporation; Actions by Utilities.

Section 17-5-14
Corporate contributions or expenditures to political action committees; establishment by corporation; actions by utilities.
(a) A corporation incorporated or organized under the laws of this state, or doing business in this state, may make a contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of any candidate or political action committee in the same manner that an individual is permitted to make under the laws of this state, except as otherwise expressly prohibited by subsection (c).
(b) Any corporation may establish a political action committee, subject to the provisions of this section. Any corporation or any officer, employee, or agent acting on behalf of such corporation, is also permitted to give, pay, expend, or contribute money, services, or anything of value for the purposes of establishing, administering, or soliciting voluntary contributions to a separate, segregated fund to be utilized for political purposes as permitted by Section 17-5-14.1.
(c) A utility regulated by the public service commission may not make a contribution to any candidate for the public service commission, but shall otherwise be entitled to take any action permitted corporations under this section.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §14; §17-22A-14; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2013-311, p. 1060, §1.)
2023 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 17-5-15
Contributions 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.)
2023 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 17-5-15.1
Limitation 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.)
2023 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 17-5-16
Fraudulent 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.)
2023 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 17-5-17
Solicitation 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.)
2023 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 17-5-18
Failure 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act. › Section 17-5-19 - Violations.

Section 17-5-19
Violations.
(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.)
2023 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 17-5-19.2
Administrative 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.)
2023 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 17-5-20
Appointment 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 6 - Election Preparation. › Article 1 - Precincts. › Section 17-6-1 - Purpose.

Section 17-6-1
Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for participation by the State of Alabama in programs of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce which provide for furnishing census information to the states for purposes of reapportionment, pursuant to federal laws for that purpose. It is further the purpose of this chapter to reduce voter confusion and facilitate the election process in Alabama.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-952, p. 1874, §1; §17-5A-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §27.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 6 - Election Preparation. › Article 1 - Precincts. › Section 17-6-2 - Establishment of Precincts; Boundaries; Precinct Map; Reapportionment Coordination.

Section 17-6-2
Establishment of precincts; boundaries; precinct map; reapportionment coordination.
(a) The governing body of each county shall establish precincts, define the territorial limits for which each precinct is established, prescribe their boundaries using the most recent federal decennial census tract and block map, and designate the precincts. The governing body of each county shall, by resolution, adopt the establishment and boundaries of each precinct in accordance with the timetable as set forth herein.
(b) Each precinct shall be a contiguous, compact area having clearly defined and clearly observable boundaries coinciding with visible features readily distinguishable on the ground such as designated highways, roads, streets, or rivers or be coterminous with a county boundary.
(c) Each county governing body shall provide and maintain at all times a suitable map showing the current geographical boundaries with designation of precincts and a legal description of the geographical boundaries of each precinct. Each county governing body shall send a copy of each map, with description attached, to the county board of registrars, the judge of probate, and the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. All features, names, titles, and symbols on the map shall be clearly shown and legible. Each map sheet shall indicate the date of the base map or the date of last revision.
(d)(1) In complying with the provisions of this section for the establishment of precincts and the prescription of their boundaries, each county governing body and the board of registrars shall coordinate with the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment or their designees, pursuant to their authority to submit a plan for census data for reapportionment under the provisions of Section 199 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and shall adopt or adjust precinct boundaries as may be necessary to comply with this section.
(2) Each county governing body shall by resolution adopt a proposal for the establishment or adjustment of precinct boundaries, in compliance with this section. Any establishment of a precinct or adjustment of a precinct boundary that complies with this section shall be effective for the purpose of establishing block boundaries for the federal decennial census and for all other election purposes.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-952, p. 1874, §3; §17-5A-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §26.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 6 - Election Preparation. › Article 1 - Precincts. › Section 17-6-3 - Voting Districts; Naming of Precincts.

Section 17-6-3
Voting districts; naming of precincts.
(a) Except as may be provided further by local election laws or by the electronic vote counting statutes, the counties in this state, as divided pursuant to this chapter into election precincts, and the boundaries of such precincts shall so remain until changed by order of the county governing body, but the county governing body, at its first regular meeting in March in each even-numbered year, shall subdivide any election precinct in which there are more than 2,400 qualified voters and electronic voting machines are used into voting districts or shall divide alphabetically the list of qualified voters in such precincts into groups and assign each qualified voter a designated voting place so as to provide an electronic voting machine for every person legally entitled to vote at a polling place at which not more than 2,400 votes on a single electronic voting machine will be cast.
(b) Except as may be provided further by local election laws, the county governing body, at its first regular meeting in March in each even-numbered year, shall in their respective counties examine the state voter registration list, and if it shall appear from such examination and from other available sources of information that it is anticipated in any election precinct as constituted pursuant to this chapter in which electronic voting machines are used that more than 2,400 qualified votes will be cast by electronic voting machines, they shall immediately provide additional electronic voting machines at established polling places in such precinct and shall authorize the judge of probate to separate the list of qualified registered voters in the precinct, as shown by the state voter registration list as reported for the county, into groups in alphabetical order so that no group in a precinct where electronic voting machines are used shall cause a single electronic voting machine to record more than 2,400 votes.
(c) If the manufacturers' recommended maximum number of ballots is less than 2,400, then that recommended number shall be used to determine the number of electronic voting machines.
(d) Whenever any election precinct has been subdivided into voting districts, pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the county governing body making the subdivision shall immediately cause a description of the boundaries of the voting districts to be filed in the office of the judge of probate and with the board of registrars and shall post a copy thereof at the county courthouse.
(e) The precincts shall be named and designated by the county governing body numerically or alphabetically or by a combination thereof in a manner that shall be uniform statewide as determined by the Association of County Commissions and approved by the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-952, p. 1874, §4; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-5A-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §27.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 17 - Elections. › Chapter 6 - Election Preparation. › Article 1 - Precincts. › Section 17-6-5 - List of Voters for Each Voting Place.

Section 17-6-5
List of voters for each voting place.
The judge of probate shall prepare a separate, correct alphabetical list of all the names of qualified electors or voters for each voting place from the state voter registration list, pursuant to Sections 17-4-1 and 17-4-2, for all elections hereafter held in this state, whether primary, general, or special, or federal, state, district, or county, and, except for municipal elections, shall certify separately for each voting place, to the election officials appointed for holding the election, which election official shall be an elector qualified to vote only in the box at the place for which he or she is chosen to serve, a list containing only the names of the voters or qualified electors entitled to vote at the voting place. Nothing in this section shall prevent a series of lists of names of voters or electors of other voting places from being certified by the judge of probate on the same general list for information. A vote cast at a place other than the voting place at which the voter is entitled to vote shall be illegal.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-952, p. 1874, §6; Act 2003-313, p. 733, §2; §17-5A-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §27.)