Title 7, Elections

(a) (1) The first financial reports shall be filed no later than fifteen (15) days following the month in which the five-hundred-dollar threshold of § 7-9-406 is met and thereafter no later than fifteen (15) days after the end of each month until the election is held. Provided, h…

(a) All statements of organization and financial reports required by this subchapter shall be open to public inspection at the office of the Arkansas Ethics Commission during regular office hours. (b) All records supporting the reports filed under this subchapter shall be:(1) Mad…

The Arkansas Ethics Commission shall have the same power and authority to enforce the provisions of this subchapter as is provided the commission under §§ 7-6-217 and 7-6-218 for the enforcement of campaign finance laws.

Nothing in this subchapter may limit, waive, or abrogate the scope of any statutory or common law privilege, including, but not limited to, the work product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege.

(a) A ballot question committee, a legislative question committee, an individual person, or an elected official who receives contributions or makes expenditures to support or oppose a ballot question or legislative question:(1) May reuse the campaign signs, campaign literature, a…

(a) Upon registering as a ballot question committee or legislative question committee, the treasurer of the ballot question committee or legislative question committee shall file an accompanying certification that no preliminary activity was directly funded by prohibited sources,…

(a) Upon receipt of a contribution in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to a ballot question committee or legislative question committee, the treasurer of the ballot question committee or legislative question committee shall obtain from the donor associated with a contribu…

(a) A foreign national shall not direct, dictate, control, or directly or indirectly participate in the decision-making process of any person with regard to that person's activities to influence a ballot question or legislative question, including without limitation decisions con…

(a) (1) The Attorney General may bring a civil action to enforce §§ 7-9-417 – 7-9-421.(2) An individual, committee, or entity alleged to have violated any provision under §§ 7-9-417 – 7-9-421 shall be provided a full opportunity of notice, discovery, and an opportunity to be hear…

(a) (1) A lawful donor to a tax-exempt organization possesses a right of privacy in the lawful donor's donations.(2) An investigation of an alleged violation of any provision under §§ 7-9-417 – 7-9-420 and this section or a lawful court order in an action brought under § 7-9-420(…

(a) (1) A person shall not provide money or anything of value to another person for obtaining signatures on a statewide initiative petition, statewide referendum petition, local initiative petition, or local referendum petition unless the person receiving the money or item of val…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Disqualifying offense” means:(A) A felony;(B) A violation of the election laws;(C) Fraud;(D) Forgery;(E) Counterfeiting;(F) Identity theft;(G) A crime of violence, including assault, battery, or intimidation;(H) Harassment;(I) Terroristic threaten…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Alternate delegate” means a person selected by the General Assembly to represent the State of Arkansas at an Article V Convention if the originally chosen delegate is not able to serve or vote;(2) (A) “Article V Application” means the document …

(a) The State of Arkansas shall appoint seven (7) delegates to an Article V Convention as follows:(1) Two (2) members of the Senate appointed by a majority vote of the Senate who are serving at the time of the appointment;(2) Three (3) members of the House of Representatives appo…

(a) To be considered for the positions of delegate or alternate delegate, a person shall take the following oath: “I do solemnly swear or affirm that to the best of my abilities, I will, as a delegate or alternate to an Article V Convention, uphold the Arkansas Constitution, the …

(a) Upon the ratification of a resolution calling for an Article V Convention, the General Assembly shall appoint a “Delegate Advisory Group” to recommend additional instructions to be given to delegates beyond those articulated in the resolution. (b) The Delegate Advisory Group …