SB38 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Orr Senator

Republican

Session

Second Special Session 2015

Title

Public funds, colleges and universities, local boards of education prohibited from using to advocate for or against ballot measures, candidates prohibited from using for advertisement or public service announcements, Sec. 36-25-5.3 added

Description

This bill would prohibit public colleges and universities, local boards of education, and public schools from expending public funds, contributing public funds to entities, or using public property to advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot measures.

This bill would also prohibit a candidate who is a public official or public employee from using public funds for any advertisement or public service announcement in a newspaper, on radio, or on television that contains his or her picture or voice 90 days prior to an election in which he or she has an opponent, with certain exceptions.

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Subjects

Public Funds