SB112 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Arthur OrrTom Butler

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Campaign finance disclosure reports, electronic filing authorized, Secs. 17-5-8, 17-5-9 am'd.; Act 2009-751, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

SB112 adds an optional, then mandatory, electronic filing option for campaign finance reports, with a $25,000 reporting threshold and a four-year phase-in period.

What This Bill Does

It allows large campaign finance reports (over $25,000 in contributions or expenditures) to be submitted electronically in addition to paper filings, using a format and medium prescribed by the Secretary of State. The electronic filing provision is voluntary for four years after the act’s effective date and becomes mandatory after that period. The Secretary of State must provide free software, establish security and data-protection rules, and ensure validation of electronic data; no supporting documents are attached to electronic filings. Filing responsibilities and locations (Secretary of State or judge of probate) for state and local campaigns remain, but electronic filing applies to large reports when submitted.

Who It Affects

• Principal campaign committees and political action committees must file large reports electronically (in addition to paper) once the threshold is met.
• The Secretary of State and judges of probate oversee and implement the electronic filing system, provide the required software, and enforce the new rules; elected state/local officials and candidates will be subject to the electronic filing option for large reports.

Key Provisions

• Electronic submission is added for campaign finance reports that report more than $25,000 in contributions or expenditures, in addition to existing paper filing.
• A four-year voluntary period begins after the act’s effective date; electronic filing becomes mandatory after that period.
• The Secretary of State shall prescribe the electronic format/medium and provide free necessary software to comply with electronic filing.
• Rules must be issued to ensure security, data protection, and validation of information in electronic reports.
• Local and state filing locations remain (SOS or judge of probate as designated), with electronic filing available for large reports and no attachments required for electronic submissions.

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Subjects

Elections