HB328 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris SellsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Principal campaign committee, failure to timely file statement of appointing committee, forfeits qualification to run, Sec. 17-5-4 am'd.

Summary

HB328 would authorize disqualifying a candidate from the ballot if they fail to timely file the statement appointing their principal campaign committee.

What This Bill Does

Candidates must file within five days of becoming a candidate. The filing must name 2-5 people to serve as the principal campaign committee and include their acceptance; the candidate may choose to be the chair and treasurer. If the filing is not done on time, the election official must immediately disqualify the candidate and remove their name from the ballot. The bill also includes nonsubstantive technical updates to align the language with current style.

Who It Affects

• Candidates for public office: must timely file the statement appointing their principal campaign committee within five days or risk disqualification and removal from the ballot.
• Election officials (Secretary of State or judge of probate): charged with enforcing the deadline, determining compliance, and disqualifying candidates who fail to file on time.

Key Provisions

• Adds a five-day deadline after becoming a candidate to file a statement appointing the principal campaign committee with the Secretary of State or judge of probate; if not filed, the candidate is disqualified and their name shall not appear on the ballot.
• Maintains the existing filing requirements for the principal campaign committee (2-5 members with acceptance) and adds nonsubstantive, technical updates to update the code language to current style.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Campaign Finances