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Yes: 116 • No: 12
ArkansasSB1022025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF PAID CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS.
Sponsored By: Breanne Davis (Republican), DeAnn Vaught (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Petition canvassers face eligibility and pay limits
Arkansas local option petition canvassers must be U.S. citizens and Arkansas residents. Paying, offering, accepting, or agreeing to accept pay tied to the number of signatures collected is illegal. Pay for circulating petitions remains allowed when its amount or level does not depend on the signature count. Signatures collected in violation of the pay rule are void and cannot count. Violating that rule is a Class A misdemeanor.
Petition organizers face stricter signature checks
Arkansas local option petitions must use the county clerk’s signature-section format and the same number of lines as statewide petitions. County clerks cannot count signatures obtained or submitted incorrectly under the paid-canvasser rules. A petition part and all its signatures cannot count if canvasser information is missing, the canvasser fails requirements, or multiple canvassers sign. A canvasser commits a Class D felony by knowingly letting another canvasser falsely swear they witnessed every signature on a petition part. Sponsors, agents, and representatives commit a Class D felony by knowingly paying a canvasser for signatures on a part they did not personally witness. They also commit that felony by knowingly submitting a petition part whose verifying canvasser did not witness every signature.
Petition sponsors must screen paid canvassers
Arkansas local option petition sponsors must screen anyone paid or promised money or something of value to seek or collect signatures. This applies whether payment is arranged before or after signature gathering. Before anyone seeks signatures, sponsors must explain the law and file each paid canvasser’s name, home address, and sworn statement with the county clerk. Canvassers must provide identifying information, acknowledge the law, and provide a photo taken within the previous 90 days. Their sworn statements must disclose guilty or no-contest pleas and guilty findings for disqualifying offenses in covered U.S. jurisdictions. Sponsors must pay for and review Arkansas State Police criminal-history checks obtained within 30 days before canvassing begins. They must check the status of open or pending disqualifying charges and certify that each canvasser has no disqualifying offense. Sponsors must update their canvasser lists, file a final list and signature cards with the petition, and keep records for three years after the general election. Sponsors bear the burden of proving no disqualifying offenses in administrative or court proceedings. A willful violation is a Class A misdemeanor.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Breanne Davis
Republican • Senate
DeAnn Vaught
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/13/2025
House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:36:25 PM
Yes: 87 • No: 7 • Other: 3
Senate vote • 2/3/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, February 3, 2025 2:09:37 PM
Yes: 29 • No: 5
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB102 is now Act 115
2/18/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
2/13/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
2/13/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
2/13/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
2/13/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
2/13/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/13/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/12/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
2/3/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
2/3/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
2/3/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/3/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
1/30/2025SenateRe-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
1/27/2025SenateWithdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.
1/27/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
1/23/2025SenateFiled
1/23/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB102 - Introduced
1/23/2025
Act Version
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