SB311 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Elections, transfer of funds for use in federal election to campaign of candidate for local or state office, prohibited, penalties

Summary

SB311 would prohibit people who raised or solicited funds for federal elections from transferring those funds to campaigns for local or state offices and would impose criminal penalties for violations.

What This Bill Does

The bill makes it unlawful to transfer funds raised for a federal election to a local or state campaign or to a political party if the plan is to pass the funds to a candidate. Anyone who intentionally violates this rule would be guilty of a Class C felony. The bill is treated as creating or altering a crime, so it is exempt from certain local spending provisions under Amendment 621. It would take effect immediately after the Governor signs it or it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who have accepted, solicited, or caused to be solicited funds for use in federal elections, who would be prohibited from transferring those funds to local or state campaigns or related political parties.
• Local or state campaign committees and political parties that would be the intended recipients in attempts to funnel federal funds to a candidate’s campaign, which would be illegal under the bill.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits transferring or causing to be transferred funds raised for federal elections to the campaign of a local or state candidate or to a political party if the intended purpose is to pass those funds to a candidate.
• Defines intentional violations as Class C felonies.
• Declares the bill exempt from certain requirements of Amendment 621 because it creates or changes a crime rather than just affecting local expenditures.
• Provides that the act becomes effective immediately after passage and the Governor's approval (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses