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Annual campaign finance reports due Thursday

Annual campaign finance reports are due Thursday. Elected officials, candidates, former candidates and political action committees must file the annual report by 11:59 p.m, Secretary of State John Merrill said Wednesday. Any committee that was required to file campaign finance reports during the 2018 election cycle is also required to file an annual report with the … Continued
January 31, 2019

Ethics complaint alleges Democrat judicial candidate paid utility bills with campaign funds

The Jefferson County Republican Party announced that it has been advised that an ethics complaint was filed against Marshell Rena Jackson Hatcher. Hatcher is the Democrat candidate for Circuit Court Judge-Civil Division. The complaint alleges that Hatcher has used her campaign account to pay her utility bills. According to required campaign finance reports, Ms. Hatcher … Continued
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November 5, 2018

Republicans continue to outraise Democrats with a week to go

The final batch of mandatory weekly campaign finance filings shows Republicans continuing to outraise Democrats in all but two of the major statewide races with only a week to go until voters head to the polls on Nov. 6. Republicans dominated Democrats in the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state, … Continued
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October 30, 2018

Incumbents hold fundraising leads in Alabama congressional races

Alabama’s congressional incumbents continue to outraise and outspend their challengers. New Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports are in for the second quarter. Campaign finance reports for the second quarter which ended on September 30 were due on Monday, October 15. State government candidates have to report to the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, which requires … Continued
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October 17, 2018

Kay Ivey outraises Maddox 2.5 to 1 in early October

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) reported having raised over $270,000 in cash and in-kind contributions in the first 12 days of October for her bid to win her own term as Governor. During the month before an election, the Secretary of State’s office requires that candidates submit weekly campaign finance reports. Gov. Ivey’s campaign reported … Continued
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October 16, 2018
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Terminal corruption and its accomplices

There is at present a deliberate, brazen unraveling of the Republican’s signature 2010 legislation on ethics. Bastardization of the laws are not only happening at the so-called Alabama Ethics and Reform and Clarification Commission, but it’s also taking place at the state’s Ethics Commission where a group of appointed individuals are interpreting ethics and campaign … Continued
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October 8, 2018

Republican State Senate candidates outraised Democrats last month

Alabama candidates have filed their mandatory campaign finance reports over the month of September with the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Alabama Republicans have continued to outraise Democrats as the general election approaches. This is particularly true in the hard fought battles for the Alabama State Senate. To this point in the 2018 election cycle … Continued
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October 4, 2018