HB41 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Wes AllenSecretary

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Elections, prohibits state and local election officials and their employees from soliciting, accepting, using, or disposing of certain donations from individuals or nongovernmental entities for funding certain election-related expenses

Summary

HB41 would bar state and local election officials and their staff from soliciting or using certain donations to fund election-related activities, with a narrow exception for space donated to be used as a polling place, and it creates criminal penalties for violations.

What This Bill Does

The bill prohibits state or local election officials and their employees from soliciting, accepting, using, or disposing of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals or nongovernmental entities to fund election-related expenses such as voter education, outreach, or registration. It allows the donation and acceptance of space that will be temporarily used as a polling site. Violations would be punished as a Class B misdemeanor. The bill notes it is exempt from certain local-funding approval rules because it creates a new crime. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor’s signature.

Who It Affects

• State and local public officials responsible for conducting elections and their employees, who would be barred from accepting or using donations for election-related expenses.
• Individuals or nongovernmental entities that might otherwise donate money, grants, property, or services to fund election-related activities (donations would be prohibited for those purposes).

Key Provisions

• Prohibits soliciting, accepting, using, or disposing of donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals or nongovernmental entities for funding election-related expenses (including voter education, outreach, or registration).
• Creates an exception allowing donations of space to be temporarily used as a polling place.
• Violations are punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.
• States that the bill is exempt from local-funding approval requirements under Amendment 621 because it creates a new crime or changes crime definitions.
• Effective date: the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and signed into law.

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

Subjects

Elections