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17-5-15.1
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.)...
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17-5-15
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...
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17-5-7
Section 17-5-7 Use of excess moneys received; solicitation, etc., of contributions. (a) Except
as provided in subsection (d) and in Section 17-5-7.1, a candidate, public official, or treasurer
of a principal campaign committee as defined in this chapter, may only use campaign contributions,
and any proceeds from investing the contributions that are in excess of any amount necessary
to defray expenditures of the candidate, public official, or principal campaign committee,
for the following purposes: (1) Necessary and ordinary expenditures of the campaign. (2) Expenditures
that are reasonably related to performing the duties of the office held. For purposes of this
section, expenditures that are reasonably related to performing the duties of the office held
do not include personal and legislative living expenses, as defined in this chapter. (3) Donations
to the State General Fund, the Education Trust Fund, or equivalent county or municipal funds.
(4) Donations to an organization to which...
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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a.
Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination
or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking
ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the
case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of
municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions
or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent
for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election
to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm,
enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal
entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person
or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation
or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who
alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent.
(7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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17-5-4
Section 17-5-4 Filing statement to show principal campaign committee; duties and procedures.
(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...
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17-5-8
Section 17-5-8 Reports of contributions and expenditures by candidates, committees, and officials;
filing; procedure. (a) The treasurer, designated filing agent, or candidate, shall file with
the Secretary of State or judge of probate, as designated in Section 17-5-9, periodic reports
of contributions and expenditures at the following times once a principal campaign committee
files its statement under Section 17-5-4 or a political action committee files its statement
of organization under Section 17-5-5: (1) Beginning after the 2012 election cycle, regardless
of whether a candidate has opposition in any election, monthly reports not later than the
second business day of the subsequent month, beginning 12 months before the date of any primary,
special, runoff, or general election for which a political action committee or principal campaign
committee receives contributions or makes expenditures with a view toward influencing such
election's result. A monthly report shall include all...
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17-17-5
Section 17-17-5 Improper use of state property, time, etc., for political activities (a) No
person in the employment of the State of Alabama, a county, a city, a local school board,
or any other governmental agency, whether classified or unclassified, shall use any state,
county, city, local school board, or other governmental agency funds, property, or time, for
any political activities. (b)(1) No person in the employment of the State of Alabama, a county,
a city, a local school board, or any other governmental agency may arrange by salary deduction
or otherwise for any payments to a political action committee or arrange by salary deduction
or otherwise for any payments for the dues of any person so employed to a membership organization
which uses any portion of the dues for political activity. For purposes of this subsection
only, political activity shall be limited to all of the following: a. Making contributions
to or contracting with any entity which engages in any form of...
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17-5-5
Section 17-5-5 Statement of organization; notice of termination or dissolution. (a) The treasurer
or designated filing agent of each political action committee which anticipates either receiving
contributions or making expenditures during the calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall file with the Secretary of State or the judge of probate
as herein provided in Section 17-5-9, a statement of organization, within 10 days after its
organization or, if later within 10 days after the date on which it has information which
causes the committee to anticipate it will receive contributions or make expenditures in an
aggregate amount in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) The statement of organization
shall include: (1) The name and complete address of the committee. (2) The identification
of affiliated or connected organizations, if any. (3) The purposes of the committee. (4) The
identification of the chair and treasurer. (5) The identification...
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17-8-1
Section 17-8-1 Appointment of election officials; duties. (a) The appointing board, or a majority
of them acting as an appointing board, not more than 20 nor less than 15 days before the holding
of any election in their county, shall appoint from the qualified electors of the respective
precinct, necessary precinct election officials, which shall include at least one inspector,
to act at each voting place in each precinct. The appointing board may appoint the number
of precinct election officials necessary for each precinct, provided that, absent consent
of the county commission, the total number of precinct election officials appointed in a county
shall not exceed the total number of precinct election officials who were paid by the county
for the general election held November 2004. In the event that the number of precincts or
voting places utilized in an election within a county is increased or decreased, the total
number of officials who may be appointed without consent of the...
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