Alabama campaign-finance filing deadlines
Official 2026 report due dates for Alabama state candidates file with Alabama Secretary of State (Fair Campaign Practices Act / FCPA electronic filing system).
16 report deadlines for the 2026 cycle.
These are the campaign-finance report due dates a Alabama state candidate files with Alabama Secretary of State (Fair Campaign Practices Act / FCPA electronic filing system) for the 2026 election cycle, stored verbatim from the official schedule. The 2026 primary is May 19, 2026.
| Due | Type | Report | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | Periodic | AL January Monthly Report January monthly report, due the 2nd business day of February. |
— – Jan 31, 2026 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Periodic | AL February Monthly Report February monthly report. |
— – Feb 28, 2026 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Periodic | AL March Monthly Report March monthly report (last monthly before primary weeklies begin). |
— – Mar 31, 2026 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 1st Primary Weekly Report First weekly report before the May 19 primary. |
— – Apr 24, 2026 |
| May 4, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 2nd Primary Weekly Report Second weekly report before the primary. |
— |
| May 11, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 3rd Primary Weekly Report Third weekly report before the primary. |
— |
| May 18, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 4th Primary Weekly Report Fourth weekly report before the primary. |
— |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Periodic | AL June Monthly Report June monthly report. |
— – Jun 30, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Periodic | AL July Monthly Report July monthly report. |
— – Jul 31, 2026 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Periodic | AL August Monthly Report August monthly report. |
— – Aug 31, 2026 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Periodic | AL September Monthly Report September monthly report (last monthly before general weeklies begin). |
— – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 1st General Weekly Report First weekly report before the November 3 general (Columbus Day shifts it to Tuesday). |
— |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 2nd General Weekly Report Second weekly report before the general. |
— |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 3rd General Weekly Report Third weekly report before the general. |
— |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Pre-election | AL 4th General Weekly Report Fourth weekly report before the general. |
— |
| Jan 31, 2027 | Annual/Year-end | AL 2026 Annual Report 2026 annual report. |
Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 |
Shaded rows are deadlines that have already passed.
Good to know
Unconditional core for a party candidate running through the primary (May 19) and general (November 3). Monthly reports are due the 2nd business day of the following month; the April and May monthlies are NOT filed by primary/runoff participants (the weeklies cover those periods) and are omitted here. CONDITIONAL: a candidate in the June 16 runoff files 4 additional runoff weeklies (May 26, Jun 1, Jun 8, Jun 15); a candidate who wins the primary outright and skips the runoff files the May monthly (Jun 2). Daily reports ($5,000+/day for legislative/statewide/school-board candidates in the 8 days before an election) and $20,000 single-contribution reports are event-driven.
Electbase compiles these dates from official state sources as a workflow aid. It is not legal advice. Confirm every deadline with your filing authority before you rely on it.
Last updated July 13, 2026