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Fair Campaign Practices Act

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Campaign finance in Alabama is regulated by the state's campaign finance law, the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA).

For the text of the Fair Campaign Practices Act, please select a section from the list below.

Short Title (17-5-1)

Definitions (17-5-2)

Political action committees, generally (17-5-3)

Appointment of principal campaign committee (17-5-4)

Statement of organization / notice of termination or dissolution by PACs (17-5-5)

Checking account; expenditures (17-5-6)

Use of excess moneys (17-5-7)

Reports of contributions (17-5-8)

Filing procedure (17-5-9)

Public Inspection of Reports (17-5-10)

Duties, Secretary of State/Probate Judge (17-5-11)

Identification of paid advertisements (17-5-12)

Identification on advertising (17-5-13)

Corporate political committees (17-5-14)

Contributions by one person in name of another; contributions between political action committees, etc. (17-5-15)

Limitation on receipt and spending of funds by principal campaign committee of a state or local candidate (17-5-15)

Fraudulent misrepresentation (17-5-16)

Solicitation by force, job discrimination, etc. (17-5-17)

Failure to file required statement/report (17-5-18)

Construction of chapter (17-5-19)

Note: The electronic version of the Fair Campaign Practices Act is provided courtesy of the Alabama Legislature through its web site.

Information regarding the various provisions of the FCPA and how they apply to candidates and political action committees is available from this site. The following sections include discussions of the major provisions of the FCPA:

This information, in addition to various forms used in the administration of the FCPA, is also available in electronic format from the elections section of our Downloads section. You can download handouts or forms. (Each section opens in a new browser window).