Arkansas Administrative Code

7 CAR § 3-109. Use of campaign/remaining campaign funds — Personal use defined. (a)(1) For purposes of this section and throughout this part, a candidate or officeholder who uses campaign funds or remaining campaign funds to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense that wou…

7 CAR § 3-110. Personal expenses — Prohibited uses. (a) Campaign funds may not be used to pay personal expenses. (b) The following expenses are considered personal expenses per se: (1) Household food items and supplies. (A) This includes: (i) Food purchased for day-to-day consump…

7 CAR § 3-111. Personal use — Determination by Arkansas Ethics Commission. (a) Whether an expense or use of campaign funds is to be considered a personal use or personal expense and therefore prohibited by the law and this part is a factual determination to be made by the Arkansa…

7 CAR § 3-112. Automobile expenses. (a) The payment of travel expenses associated with automobile usage during a campaign is allowable. (b) If a candidate wishes to use campaign funds for reimbursement of travel expenses, the following must be observed: (1) The campaign may reimb…

7 CAR § 3-113. Use or lease of airplane during campaign. (a)(1) A campaign or candidate may use campaign funds to lease an airplane for campaign purposes. (2) As with automobile usage, described in 7 CAR § 3-112, the campaign or the candidate should ensure that accurate records a…

7 CAR § 3-114. Payment of fines associated with campaign. (a)(1) Except as listed in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a campaign or candidate may use campaign funds to pay fines associated with the campaign, as in the case of a fine issued by the Arkansas Ethics Commissio…

7 CAR § 3-115. Campaign expenditures — Use of funds to employ campaign workers, including the candidate and family members. (a)(1) A candidate may: (A) Use campaign funds to employ people to work for the campaign; and (B) Pay those employees reasonable wages or expenses, provided…

7 CAR § 3-116. Campaign expenditures — Political conferences or seminars. (a)(1) Candidates may use campaign funds to reimburse themselves for attendance to in-state or out-of-state conferences or seminars on general political issues. (2) During the campaign, funds may be used to…

7 CAR § 3-117. Time of making expenditure. (a) The date of a campaign or post-campaign expenditure is the date the amount is readily ascertainable by the person making the expenditure, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b)(1) If, under normal business practice…

7 CAR § 3-118. Campaign cash expenditures. (a) Except as noted in subsection (c) of this section, no campaign expenditure in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made in cash. (b) All expenditures on behalf of a campaign activity, in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00), shall b…

7 CAR § 3-119. Description of campaign expenditures. (a) The report disclosing a campaign expenditure for goods or services must describe the category or categories of goods or services received in exchange for the expenditure. (b) It is not sufficient simply to list the payee.…

7 CAR § 3-120. Reporting expenditures by credit card. (a)(1) In addition to the reporting requirements outlined in 7 CAR § 3-117(c) and 7 CAR § 3-119, report of an expenditure by credit card must identify the vendor who receives the payment from the credit card company. (2) The n…

7 CAR § 3-121. Allowable expenditures — Purchase of advertisements and awards. (a)(1) Candidates and officeholders may purchase advertisements in publications of charitable, civic, and educational organizations. (2) This is permissible for officeholders even if the expenses are r…

7 CAR § 3-122. Allowable expenditures — Purchase of banquet tickets for charitable, civic, or political events. (a)(1) Candidates may purchase tickets from charities, civic organizations, and political parties for banquets or other similar special social events. (2) This includes…

7 CAR § 3-123. Allowable expenditures — Office equipment. (a) Candidates and officeholders may use campaign or remaining campaign funds for lease, rental, or use charges of any ordinary and necessary office equipment including, but not limited to: (1) Copy machines; (2) Telephone…

7 CAR § 3-124. Allowable expenditures — Miscellaneous campaign-related expenditures. (a)(1) In addition to those expenditures listed throughout this part, candidates and officeholders are free to expend campaign funds on any purpose designed to further their campaign or office as…

7 CAR § 3-125. Campaign assets. (a)(1) After a campaign has ended, campaign assets must be disposed of in the manner prescribed by Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑203(g), whether by sale of property for money or transfer of property in accordance with Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑203(g). (2) The cand…

7 CAR § 3-126. Repayment of loans. (a) During an election cycle, a candidate may use campaign contributions to repay loans made by: (1) The candidate from his or her personal funds to the campaign; or (2) Financial institutions to the candidate and applied to the campaign. (b)(1)…

7 CAR § 3-127. Remaining campaign funds. (a) In ascertaining the amount of remaining campaign funds, as defined in 7 CAR § 3-101(25), the candidate shall take the total of all cash on hand (currency), balances on deposit in any bank or other depository institution, money orders, …

7 CAR § 3-128. Remaining campaign funds — Used as officeholder expenses. (a)(1) In addition to the uses of remaining campaign funds as described in 7 CAR §§ 3-121 – 3-124, an officeholder with remaining campaign funds may use such funds for future office-related or future campaig…

7 CAR § 3-129. Remaining campaign funds — Time frame for reporting expenditures. (a) If a candidate keeps remaining campaign funds after an election, the candidate shall continue filing reports. (b) A candidate required to file reports in electronic form may file reports in paper…

7 CAR § 3-130. Retirement of debt. (a)(1) At the time when the candidate's final report is due, the candidate shall: (A) Determine the current status of the campaign account; and (B) Ascertain whether the campaign ended with remaining campaign funds or in debt. (2) In order to de…

7 CAR § 3-131. Retirement of past campaign debts. (a)(1) Candidates and officeholders are permitted to raise funds to retire campaign debts from prior campaigns. (2) Funds can be raised after a current campaign has ended or during a current campaign, provided the notice requireme…

7 CAR § 3-132. Contributions by children and spouses. (a) Whenever a person provides his or her dependent children with funds and the child uses those funds to make a contribution to a candidate, the contribution shall be attributed to such person for purposes of applying the con…

7 CAR § 3-133. Political party and group activities — Exceptions to the definitions of contribution and expenditure. For purposes of this part and laws governing campaign finance, the terms contribution and expenditure shall not include: (1) Activity sponsored and funded by polit…

7 CAR § 3-134. Records of contributions and expenditures. (a) A candidate, a political party, or a person acting on a candidate’s behalf shall keep records of all contributions and expenditures in a manner sufficient to evidence compliance with this part and the campaign finance …

7 CAR § 3-135. Reporting of candidate’s own personal funds and loans from financial institutions. (a)(1) The transfer of a candidate’s own personal funds to his or her own campaign shall be reported as either a: (A) Loan from the candidate to his or her campaign; or (B) Contribut…

7 CAR § 3-136. Verification of contribution and expenditure reports — All candidates. (a) All Contribution and Expenditure Reports filed by candidates shall be verified by affidavit of the candidate or a person acting on the candidate’s behalf. (b) This affidavit shall state that…

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7 CAR § 3-138. Contents of reports of contributions and expenditures — Candidates for state or district office, including district judge. (a) The Contribution and Expenditure Reports referenced in 7 CAR § 3-137 shall indicate: (1) The total amount of contributions received, with …

7 CAR § 3-139. Exceptions to filing reports of contributions — Candidates for state or district office, including district judge. (a) For those candidates covered by 7 CAR §§ 3-137 – 3-138, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings req…

7 CAR § 3-140. Reports of contributions — Candidates for school district, township, or municipal office — Required reports and time for filing. (a) Except as provided in 7 CAR § 3-142 and Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑208(d), each candidate for a school district, township, or municipal off…

7 CAR § 3-141. Contents of reports of contributions — Candidates for school district, township, or municipal office. (a) The Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Reports required by 7 CAR § 3-140 shall indicate: (1) The total amount of contributions received, with loans stated s…

7 CAR § 3-142. Exceptions to filing reports of contributions — Candidates for school district, township, or municipal office. (a) For those candidates covered by 7 CAR §§ 3-140 – 3-141, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings require…

7 CAR § 3-143. Reports of contributions — Candidates for county office — Required reports and time for filing. (a) Except as provided in 7 CAR § 3-145 and Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑209(d), each candidate for a county office, or a person acting on the candidate’s behalf, shall file with…

7 CAR § 3-144. Contents of reports of contributions — Candidates for county office. (a) The campaign contribution reports required by 7 CAR § 3-143 shall indicate: (1) The total amount of contributions received, with loans stated separately, the total amount of expenditures made …

7 CAR § 3-145. Exceptions to filing reports of contributions — Candidates for county office. (a) For those candidates covered by 7 CAR §§ 3-143 – 3-144, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings required by this section upon receiving …

7 CAR § 3-146. Prohibited campaign activities concerning public servants and public property — Advertising disclaimer. (a)(1) No public servant shall devote any time or labor during usual office hours toward the campaign of any other candidate for office or for the nomination to …

7 CAR § 3-147. Interest-bearing accounts. (a) It shall be permissible for candidates to keep their campaign funds in interest-bearing accounts such as a: (1) Bank checking account; (2) Money market fund; or (3) Certificate of deposit. (b) Candidates shall: (1) Disclose the intere…

7 CAR § 3-148. Penalty schedule for failure to file or late filing of Contribution and Expenditure Reports. (a)(1) In addition to being sanctioned as provided for in Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑218(b)(4), candidates who fail to file or file untimely Contribution and Expenditure Reports, …

7 CAR § 3-149. Statement of financial interest — Filing required of candidates. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 21‑8‑701(a)(2), any candidate for elective office, other than candidates for levee and drainage districts, must file a Statement of Financial Interest. (b)(1) Candidate…

7 CAR § 3-150. Statement of financial interest — Filing required of public officials, appointees, and employees. (a)(1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 21‑8‑701(a), the following persons are required to file a Statement of Financial Interest in addition to candidates for elective off…

7 CAR § 3-151. Penalty schedule for failure to file or late filing of statements of financial interest. (a)(1) In addition to being sanctioned as provided for in Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑218(b)(4), candidates and public servants who fail to file or file untimely the Statement of Finan…

7 CAR § 3-152. Exploratory committees — Registration and reporting. (a)(1) An exploratory committee is a person that receives contributions held to be transferred later to a single candidate. (2) It shall not include: (A) A political party that meets the definition of a political…

7 CAR § 3-153. Exploratory committees — Contribution limits. (a)(1) An exploratory committee is a person who receives contributions held to be transferred later to a single candidate. (2) Furthermore, an exploratory committee is one designated by a candidate to promote the candid…

7 CAR § 3-154. Prohibition against a person convicted of a public trust crime filing or running as a candidate for office or holding office. (a) If a person has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a public trust crime, he or she shall not: (1) File as…

7 CAR § 3-155. Reporting calendars. (a) The Arkansas Ethics Commission shall issue one (1) or more reporting calendars for use by candidates to identify when reports and other necessary filings are due in a calendar year. (b) The commission shall issue the reporting calendar for …