The Alabama Candidate & Elected Officials Report, or CEO Report, is used to report contributions and expenditures. This report has several versions to choose from.
- Annually: Use this version to file the committee’s annual report, which is required for every year the committee is in existence.
- Monthly: Use this version to file your monthly pre-election reports, which are due the 2nd business day of the subsequent month beginning 12 months before any election the committee participates in.
- Weekly: Use this version to file your weekly pre-election reports, which are due on the subsequent Monday for each of the 4 weeks before any election the committee participates in.
- Daily: Use this version to file your daily pre-election reports, which are due beginning 8 days before an election when the committee spends or receives funds in excess of $5,000 for any legislative, state school board, or statewide election.
To file your report, ISP generates an XML file, then that XML e-file will be uploaded to your agency’s filing software. Any amendments or corrections are typed into the web-based filing system; and cannot be uploaded. Log into your state account to file your report.
Important Notes and Limitations
E-Filing Method: The e-filing method only supports adding transactions. Updates and deletes must be completed using the agency’s web application (FPCA).
Loan Guarantors: The state system allows reporting up to 3 guarantors per loan.
Unitemized Expenses: “Other” Reporting Code: For unitemized expenses with a reporting code of “Other”, the state system supports only one description. A note will be added to compliance on one of these transactions. If the note is added to multiple unitemized transactions with this reporting code, the system will arbitrarily select one to include in the export.
