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Ala. Code § 17-5-1 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair Campaign Practices Act.”

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §1; §17-22A-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §23.)

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Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: The Alabama Democratic Conf. v. Attorney Gen., State of Alabama, 838 F.3d 1057 (11th Cir. 2016).
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The Alabama Democratic Conf. v. Attorney Gen., State of Alabama, 838 F.3d 1057 (11th Cir. 2016). “See Ala. Code §§ 17-5-1 to -21. Under the FCPA, it is “unlawful for any political action committee .”
Wood v. Booth, 990 So. 2d 314 (Ala. 2008). · cites it 2× “Code 1975 (currently codified at § 17-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975). [3] Specifically, the complaint alleged that, before the June 6, 2006, primary, Barron, Bedford, Little, and Sanders had not filed the reports described in former § 17-22A-8 (currently § 17-5-8) of the FCPA.”
Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008). “2006-570, the FCPA is codified at § 17-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. The revised Title 17 is found in Volume 13A of the Code of Alabama; that volume includes a "Disposition Table" indicating the disposition of the sections found in Title 17 before the reorganization effected by…”
Bryan v. Hubbard, 6 So. 3d 491 (Ala. 2008). · cites it 2× “On May 29, 2008, five days before the primary election, Bryan mailed to the secretary of state's office by certified mail, return receipt requested, his pre-election report of campaign contributions and expenditures required by the Fair Campaign Practices Act, § 17-5-1 et seq.,…”
Rice v. Chapman, 51 So. 3d 281 (Ala. 2010). “1991), as “being inconsistent with the clear and unambiguous language of the [Fair Campaign Practices Act, § 17-5-1 et seq., Alabama Code 1975].” The respondents argue that the trial court’s opinion, though in their view correct on the merits, should not have been entered…”
Pasquale Deon, Sr. v. David Barasch, 960 F.3d 152 (3rd Cir. 2020). “See Alabama ( Ala. Code § 17-5-1 to 21 ); Colorado, (Colo.”
Allen v. Smith (MAG+) (M.D. Ala. 2024). · cites it 2× “00 penalty that was assessed against Saul Douglas Smith and the Principal Campaign Committee of Saul Douglas Smith for failure to timely file certain reports as required under the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act, Ala. Code § 17-5-1 et seq. (See Doc. 1-2).”
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