Bryan v. Hubbard’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The [FCPA] was enacted by the Legislature in 1988. Its primary laudable purpose was to require candidates for public office in Alabama to disclose campaign contributions and expenditures prior to elections. It repealed parts of the Corrupt Practices Act, § 17-22-1 et seq., [Ala.Code 1975,] which required disclosure only after the election. To accomplish this purpose, the legislature included sanctions for violation of the statute. For a failure to file a statement required by the statute prior to the election, § 17-22A-21 [now § 17-5-18] provides the harshest penalty of all: “ ‘A certificate of election or nomination shall not be issued to any person elected or nominated to state or local office who shall fail to file any statement or report required by this Chapter.’ “Thus, any candidate who fails to file a statement that is required to be filed by the [FCPA], prior to the election for the purpose of informing the voting public of the sources of his contributions and the subject of his expenditures, shall forfeit the election. “For the candidate who does not fail to file a statement before the election, but who files such a statement late, § 17-22A-22(b) [now § 17-17-35(b) ] prescribes and applies punishment in the form of a criminal penalty. “These two distinct sanctions, forfeiture of the election for those candidates who fail to file the disclosure statements required by the statute prior to the election, and criminal fines for candidates who file such disclosure stateme”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 43 So. 3d 1211 - Sears v. McCrory

2. ““No jurisdiction exists in or shall be exercised by any judge or court to entertain any proceeding for ascertaining the legality, conduct, or results of any election, except so far as authority to do so shall be specially and specifically enumerated and set down by statute.... ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rice v. Chapman