SB111 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Arthur OrrTom Butler

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Campaign contributions, reports required to include occupation and employer of contributor, Sec. 17-5-8 am'd.; Act 2009-751, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

SB111 would require campaign contribution reports in Alabama to include the contributor’s occupation and employer, in addition to their name.

What This Bill Does

It amends the campaign finance reporting requirements to require disclosure of each contributor’s occupation and employer for contributions over $100. For political action committees, it also requires listing the contributor’s city of residence. The act preserves existing election-time reporting and annual filing timelines, and adds detailed tracking of assets, loans, receipts, expenditures, and debts, with required sworn affidavits. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after approval.

Who It Affects

• Principal campaign committees and political action committees, which must include contributor occupation and employer (and city of residence for PACs) in their reports for contributions over $100.
• Contributors who give more than $100 in a calendar year, whose occupation and employer must now be disclosed in reports.
• Elected state and local officials covered by the reporting requirements, whose reports must include the new information and be accompanied by affidavits.
• The Secretary of State or judge of probate, who receive and process the campaign finance reports.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 17-5-8 to require disclosure of contributor occupation and employer for contributions over $100 in all campaign finance reports.
• For political action committees, requires identification to include name, occupation, employer, and city of residence for contributors over $100.
• Outlines detailed reporting contents, including beginning cash, disbursements, per-contributor and per-expenditure details, loans, other receipts, totals, and debt information, for annual and election-cycle reports.
• Requires reports to be signed and sworn affidavits from the relevant official, chair, or treasurer, with certification that the report is true and complete to the best of knowledge.

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Subjects

Campaign Contributions