HB499 Alabama 2014 Session

Currently, a candidate for public office must file a statement of economic interests for the previous calendar year with the appropriate election official on the date he or she becomes a candidate and the election official forwards the candidate's statement to the State Ethics Commission

This bill would require a candidate to file his or her statement of economic interests directly with the Ethics Commission on the date the candidate files his or her qualifying papers with the appropriate election official

To amend Section 36-25-15, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the requirement that candidates for public office shall file a statement for economic interests with the appropriate election official for the previous calendar year; to require a candidate to file the statement directly with the Ethics Commission on the same date the candidate files his or her qualifying papers, or for an independent candidate, the date he or she qualifies as an independent candidate.