SB497 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would amend campaign finance reporting requirements to eliminate duplicate or multiple filings for certain time periods previously reported; would provide that monthly and weekly reports include activity for the full prior month or week; would provide that required daily reports would include the reporting day and all days not previously reported; and would provide that all required periodic reports include all information for the time periods not previously reported

To amend Section 17-5-8, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2011-687, 2011 Regular Session (Acts 2011, p. 2071), relating to the periodic filing of campaign finance disclosure reports; to eliminate duplicative and multiple filings of the same information covered in certain prior reports; to specify that daily reports would include all activity occurring since the most recent prior report; to specify that weekly and monthly filing requirements shall cover the entire preceding week or month; and to provide that the monetary balance of each committee reporting shall begin at the same monetary balance reported in the most recent prior report.