Campaign finance; require preservation of campaign records for specified period of time

SB 166 requires political action committees, principal campaign committees, and municipal candidates in Alabama to preserve all campaign records - including contribution details, expenditures, bank accounts, and filed reports - for four years after submitting their reports. This extends the current two-year retention period to align with the four-year window for prosecuting violations of campaign finance laws. The bill applies directly to entities already mandated to file campaign disclosures under Alabama’s Fair Campaign Practices Act. It mandates record preservation without creating new reporting requirements, focusing solely on retention duration.