Title 7 — Elections

When any joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution shall have passed each house as prescribed in § 7-9-201, it shall be enrolled and signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and filed in the office of the Sec…

The proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals of each house, with the yeas and nays.

The General Assembly may designate in the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution the popular name and ballot title of the amendment for the election ballot.

(1) If the General Assembly passes a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, a qualified elector may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction at any time after the passage of the joint resolution challenging the sufficiency of the joint re…

(a) If the General Assembly passes a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, the Department of Finance and Administration shall determine if the proposed amendment has a financial impact by virtue of:(1) Increasing or decreasing state revenues, costs…

(a) When a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the issue at a general election shall vote for the holding of a constitutional convention, the convention shall be held. The delegates thereto shall be selected and qualified as provided in this subchapter. (b)…

(a) At the same general election at which a vote on the calling of a constitutional convention shall be taken, delegates to the convention shall be elected. (b) Candidates for the office of delegate to the constitutional convention shall possess the qualifications required by law…

(a) The basis for representation in any constitutional convention called as a result of an affirmative vote on the calling of a constitutional convention shall be as follows: One hundred (100) members shall be elected from the same districts and on the same basis as members of th…

(a) (1) Every person desiring to be elected as a delegate from a particular House of Representatives district shall file a nominating petition with the Secretary of State containing at least fifty (50) signatures thereon of persons who are qualified electors within the district.(…

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall include on the general election ballots the names of all candidates for delegate to the constitutional convention as certified by the Secretary of State. (b) (1) The candidate receiving a majority of the votes for a particular …

(a) Whenever a majority of the electors vote affirmatively to call a constitutional convention, it shall be the duty of the delegates elected as prescribed in § 7-9-305 to assemble at the State Capitol Building at 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January …

(a) A majority of the delegates shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of the total number of delegates shall be required for approval of any section to be included in a proposed constitution or part thereof or in a proposed constitutional amendment. (b) The constitutional con…

(a) The constitutional convention shall remain in session as long as is required to transact its business and to meet its responsibilities, but not past the following July 1. If the convention determines that additional time is needed, it may vote to recess until the following Au…

(a) Publication of a proposed new constitution by a constitutional convention called by the people of the state at a general election shall be made by one (1) of the following methods, whichever is less costly to the state:(1) One (1) time at the rate of two and one-half cents (2…

(a) The constitutional convention may submit a new constitution as one (1) proposal to be voted on by the people, and it may submit proposed parts or alternative parts of a new constitution for separate votes. The proposals of the convention shall be submitted to the electors of …

The constitutional convention, if it shall not propose a new constitution, may propose one (1) or more amendments to the present constitution to be submitted to the voters at the next general election.

(a) The appropriation to defray the expenses of any constitutional convention which may be called after a vote of the people shall be made by the next regular session of the General Assembly convening after an affirmative vote on the calling of a constitutional convention. (b) Th…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Disclosure Act for Public Initiatives, Referenda, and Measures Referred to Voters”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Ballot question” means a question in the form of a statewide, county, municipal, or school district initiative or referendum which is submitted or intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election, whether or not it qualifies for the ba…

Upon conviction, any person who knowingly fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.

(a) (1) (A) A ballot question committee or a legislative question committee shall file a statement of organization with the Arkansas Ethics Commission within five (5) days of receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose o…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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 …

A.C.A. § 7-10-101Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The offices of Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, district judge, prosecuting attorney, and member of a school district board of directors are nonpartisan offices. (b) (1) The general elections for nonpartisan offices shall be held on …

(a) A candidate for a nonpartisan office under this chapter shall:(1) Pay a filing fee; or(2) File a petition. (1) Pay a filing fee; or (2) File a petition. (b) (1) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall establish reasonable filing fees for nonpartisan offices.(2) (A) A …

All special elections and other elections to fill a vacancy in an office shall be called by proclamation, ordinance, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the appropriate constituted authority.

(1) The proclamation, ordinance, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the appropriate constituted authority calling a special election or other election to fill a vacancy in an office shall set forth:(1) The date of the election;(2) The date of the special primary e…

(a) The proclamation, ordinance, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the appropriate constituted authority calling a special election to fill a state, federal, or district office shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall immediately transmit the documen…

(a) The proclamation, ordinance, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the appropriate constituted authority calling a special election to fill a local office shall be filed with the county clerk of the county administering the election, who shall immediately transmi…

(a) (1) Except as provided in this chapter, all special elections to fill vacancies in office and associated special primary elections shall be held on the second Tuesday of:(A) March, May, August, or November in a year when a presidential election is held; and(B) February, May, …

(a) When a special primary election is held on the date of the preferential primary or general primary election, the candidates to be voted upon at the special primary election shall be included on the ballot of each political party, and the portion of the ballot on which the spe…