Title 7 — Elections
11 chapters · 359 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-405 Contributions and expenditures limited
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(a) No ballot question committee or legislative question committee shall accept any contribution in cash, meaning currency or coin, that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100). (b) No ballot question committee or legislative question committee shall accept any contribution from a pro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-406 Financial reports — Requirement
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(a) A ballot question committee or legislative question committee that either receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-407 Financial report — Information
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(1) A financial report of a ballot question committee, a legislative question committee, an individual person, or an elected official, as required by § 7-9-406, shall contain the following information:(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the committee, individual person…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-408 Financial reports — Verification
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The financial reports identified in § 7-9-407 shall be verified by affidavit by the person filing them to the effect that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief the information disclosed is a complete, true, and accurate financial statement of contributions or expenditure…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-409 Financial reports — Time to file — Late fee
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-410 Public inspection — Record retention
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-411 Enforcement
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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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-415 Scope
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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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-416 Contributions and expenditures for campaign signs, campaign literature, and printed campaign materials
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-417 Prohibited sources of funding
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(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,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-418 Donor certification of no affiliation with prohibited sources
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-419 Prohibited influence by a foreign national
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-420 Enforcement for violations of ban on foreign funding for ballot questions and legislative questions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-421 Restrictions on collection and release of donor information
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(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(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-601 Hiring and training of paid canvassers — Definitions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-602 Hiring of paid petition blockers — Definitions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-701 Definitions
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-702 Delegates to an Article V Convention
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-703 Delegate to an Article V Convention — Duties and limitations
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-704 Delegate Advisory Group
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(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 …