Code of Alabama
Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Section 17-5-11 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Duties of Secretary of State.

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.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 17 - Elections.

Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.

Section 17-5-1 - Short Title.

Section 17-5-2 - Definitions.

Section 17-5-3 - Political Action Committees; Officers; Accounting and Reporting.

Section 17-5-4 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Statement to Show Principal Campaign Committee; Duties and Procedures; Dissolution.

Section 17-5-5 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Statement of Organization; Notice of Termination or Dissolution.

Section 17-5-5.1 - Regulation of Legislative Caucus Organizations.

Section 17-5-6 - Checking Account; Expenditures.

Section 17-5-7 - Use of Excess Moneys Received; Solicitation, etc., of Contributions.

Section 17-5-7.1 - Return or Refund of Contributions.

Section 17-5-7.2 - Disposal of Campaign Property.

Section 17-5-8 - Reports of Contributions and Expenditures by Candidates, Committees, and Officials; Filing; Procedure

Section 17-5-8.1 - Electronic Reporting; Electronic Searchable Database; Rules.

Section 17-5-8.2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 17-5-9 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Procedures.

Section 17-5-10 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Public Inspection of Reports; Date of Receipt.

Section 17-5-11 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Duties of Secretary of State.

Section 17-5-12 - Identification of Paid Advertisements.

Section 17-5-13 - Cards, Pamphlets, Circulars, etc., to Bear Name of Candidate, Committee, Etc.

Section 17-5-14 - Corporate Contributions or Expenditures to Political Action Committees; Establishment by Corporation; Actions by Utilities.

Section 17-5-14.1 - Establishment of Segregated, Separate Political Funds; Voluntary Contributions; Filing of Disclosure Reports; Violations.

Section 17-5-15 - Contributions by One Person in Name of Another; Contributions Between Political Action Committees, Etc.

Section 17-5-15.1 - Limitation on Receipt and Spending of Funds by Principal Campaign Committee of a State or Local Candidate.

Section 17-5-16 - Fraudulent Misrepresentation as Acting for Candidate, etc., Prohibited; Automated or Pre-Recorded Communications.

Section 17-5-17 - Solicitation by Force, Job Discrimination, Threats, etc., Prohibited.

Section 17-5-18 - Failure to File Required Statement or Report.

Section 17-5-19 - Violations.

Section 17-5-19.1 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Civil Penalties.

Section 17-5-19.2 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Administrative Review.

Section 17-5-20 - Appointment of Designated Filing Agents; Submission of Reports.

Section 17-5-21 - Administrative Rules.