Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 17-5-4 (2026)

Filing Statement to Show Principal Campaign Committee; Duties and Procedures; Dissolution.

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(a) Within five days after any person becomes a candidate for office, the person shall file with the Secretary of State a statement showing the name of not less than two nor more than five persons elected to serve as the principal campaign committee for the candidate, together with a written acceptance or consent by the committee, but any candidate may declare himself or herself as the person chosen to serve as the principal campaign committee, in which case the candidate shall perform the duties of chair and treasurer of the committee.

(b) If any vacancy is created by death, resignation, or any other cause, the candidate may fill the vacancy or the remaining members shall discharge and complete the duties required of the committee as if the vacancy had not been created. The principal campaign committee, or its treasurer, shall have exclusive custody of all monies contributed, donated, subscribed, or in any manner furnished to or for the candidate represented by the committee, and shall account for and disburse the same.

(c) If a candidate serves as his or her own principal campaign committee, he or she shall designate a person responsible for dissolving that principal campaign committee in the event of death or incapacity by filing a statement of dissolution and filing a termination report. If the designated person is unable to serve in this capacity at the time of death or incapacity, the principal campaign committee shall be dissolved by the candidate’s personal representative as appointed by the judge of probate. All funds held by the principal campaign committee at the time of death shall be disposed of in a manner provided in Section 17-5-7.

(d) No candidate shall expend any money in aid of his or her nomination or election except by contributing to the principal campaign committee designated by the candidate.

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §4; §17-22A-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2015-495, p. 1728, §1; Act 2021-314, §1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2008–2010 · leading case: Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008).

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Roper v. Rhodes, 988 So. 2d 471 (Ala. 2008). “Candidates who are late in complying with the reporting requirements of §§ 17-5-4, 17-5-5, and 17-5-8 (formerly §§ 17-22A-4, 17-22A-5, and 17-22A-8), as opposed to candidates who are in total noncompliance by a failure to file, are subject to the criminal penalties now contained…”

Rice v. Chapman, 51 So. 3d 281 (Ala. 2010). · cites it 2× “The petitioners contend Secretary of State Chapman improperly certified Johnston as a candidate because Johnston did not comply with Alabama Code 1975, § 17-5-4, requiring prospective candidates to timely file “Appointment of Principal Campaign Committee,” and Alabama Code 1975,…”

Wood v. Booth, 990 So. 2d 314 (Ala. 2008). “[4] Section 17-22A-4 (currently § 17-5-4) of the FCPA requires a candidate for office to file a statement with the secretary of state or judge of probate, as provided in § 17-22A-9 (currently § 17-5-9), showing, among other things, the names of the individuals serving as the…”

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