HB545 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy Davis

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Elections, reports of contributions and expenditures by principal campaign committees and political action committees not required to be accompanied by affidavit, Sec. 17-5-8 am'd; Act 2011-697, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd

Summary

HB545 would remove the sworn affidavit requirement from campaign contribution and expenditure reports filed by principal campaign committees and political action committees in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 17-5-8 to strike the provision that reports must include a subscribed and sworn affidavit. Reports would still be filed and signed by the appropriate official (or committee chair/treasurer and, for principal campaigns, the candidate) and all other reporting requirements (such as what must be disclosed and when reports are due) would remain in place. The law would take effect on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Principal campaign committees and political action committees: would no longer need to attach a sworn affidavit to their reports of contributions and expenditures.
• Elected officials, chairs, treasurers, and candidates representing committees: would continue to sign and file reports, but without the sworn affidavit requirement, potentially reducing filing burden.

Key Provisions

• Remove the requirement that reports of contributions and expenditures be accompanied by a subscribed, sworn affidavit.
• Maintain existing signature and filing requirements for reports (signed by the appropriate official or committee officer) and the overall reporting framework, including timing and content requirements.
• Preserve electronic filing provisions where applicable and the overall structure of annual reports (subject to the affidavit removal).
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Elections