Arkansas Administrative Code

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 or raises campaign funds for a future campaign, or expends campaign funds for office holder expenses or for a future election, the …

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 person acting on a candidate’s behalf, a political party, a county political party committee, a political action committee, an independent expenditure committee, or a person making independent expenditur…

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…

7 CAR § 3-137. Reports of contributions — Candidates for state or district office, including district judge — Required reports and time for filing. (a)(1) For all candidates for state or district office, including district judge, the candidate or any person acting on the candidat…

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)(1) Except as provided in 7 CAR § 3-142 and Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑208(d), each candidate for a school district, township, or municipal …

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 and 3-141, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings requi…

7 CAR § 3-143. Reports of contributions — Candidates for county office — Required reports and time for filing. (a)(1) 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 w…

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 and 3-144, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings required by this section upon receivin…

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 …

7 CAR § 5-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Approved political action committee” means any person who: (i) Receives contributions from one (1) or more persons in order to make contributions to: (a) Candidates; (b) Campaign committees; (c) Ballot question committees;…

7 CAR § 5-102. Registration by political action committees. (a)(1)(A) To qualify as an approved political action committee, the committee is required to register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions during a calendar year that exceed …

7 CAR § 5-103. Reporting by political action committees. (a) Within fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, approved political action committees are required to file a quarterly report with the Secretary of State, including the following information: (1…

7 CAR § 5-104. Penalties for political action committees. (a) If the Arkansas Ethics Commission finds that a person or political action committee has committed a violation of Arkansas Code § 7-6-215, then it shall do one (1) or more of the following, unless good cause be shown fo…

7 CAR § 5-105. Legislative caucus committees. A legislative caucus committee is required to comply with the registration and reporting provisions of 7 CAR §§ 5-102 and 103 of this part, including the designation of a resident agent who is an individual who resides in the State of…

7 CAR § 5-106. Out-of-state political action committees. (a) An out-of-state political action committee, including a federal committee, is required to comply with the registration and reporting provisions of 7 CAR §§ 5-102 and 103 and is subject to the jurisdiction of the State o…

7 CAR § 5-107. Paid for by disclaimer. (a)(1)(A) All articles, statements, or communications appearing in any newspaper printed or circulated in this state intended or calculated to influence the vote of any elector in any election and for the publication of which a consideration…

7 CAR § 5-108. Registration by county political party committees. (a)(1)(A) To qualify as a county political party committee, a committee is required to register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions during a calendar year which, in th…

7 CAR § 5-109. Reporting by county political party committees. (a) Within fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, county political party committees are required to file a quarterly report with the Secretary of State, including the following information:…

7 CAR § 5-110. Penalties for county political party committees. If the Arkansas Ethics Commission finds that a person or county political party committee has committed a violation of Arkansas Code § 7-6-226, then it shall do one (1) or more of the following, unless good cause be …

7 CAR § 5-111. Records retention by political action committees and county political party committees. (a) Each committee is required to maintain for a period of four (4) years records evidencing the name, address, and place of employment of each person who contributed to the com…

7 CAR § 5-113. Administrative expenses of political action committees and county political party committees. It is permissible for a political action committee or a county political party committee to pay reasonable administrative expenses out of the contributions it has received…