Section 17-5-9 Filing procedure.

Section 17-5-9

Filing procedure.

(a) All statements and reports, including amendments, required of principal campaign committees under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with the Secretary of State in the case of candidates for state office or state elected officials, and in the case of candidates for local office or local elected officials, with the judge of probate of the county in which the office is sought.

(b) Political action committees, which seek to influence an election for local office or to influence a proposition regarding a single county, shall file all reports and statements, including amendments, with the judge of probate of the county affected. All other political action committees, except as provided in subsection (a) above, shall file reports and statements with the Secretary of State.

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §9; §17-22A-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)