§ 7-6-214. Publication of reports
(a) (1) Upon proper filing, the information required in §§ 7-6-203, 7-6-207 — 7-6-210, 7-6-215, 7-6-216, and 7-6-220 shall constitute a public record and shall be available within twenty-four (24) hours of the reporting deadline to all interested persons and the news media. (2) The Secretary of State is the official custodian of the records […]
§ 7-6-231. Alternative to electronic filing — Reporting of independent expenditures — Registration and reports for political action committees
(a) (1) A person required to file reports or register in electronic form under § 7-6-215 or § 7-6-220 may file reports or register in paper form under this section if: (A) The person does not have access to the technology necessary to submit reports or registration in electronic form; and (B) Submitting reports or […]
§ 7-6-215. Registration and reporting by approved political action committees
(a) (1) (A) To qualify as an approved political action committee, the political action committee shall register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions during a calendar year that exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate. (B) Registration shall be annually renewed by January 15, unless the political action […]
§ 7-6-216. Registration and reports by exploratory committees
(a) (1) An exploratory committee shall register with the appropriate filing office within fifteen (15) days after receiving contributions during a calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (2) (A) For a state or district office, the place of filing shall be the Secretary of State’s office. (B) For a county, […]
§ 7-6-217. Creation of Arkansas Ethics Commission
(a) (1) The Arkansas Ethics Commission shall be composed of five (5) members, one (1) each appointed by the Governor, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (2) Members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years and shall continue to […]
§ 7-6-218. Citizen complaints — Definition
(a) (1) Any citizen may file a complaint with the Arkansas Ethics Commission against a person covered by this subchapter, by § 7-1-103(a)(1)-(4), (6), or (7); the Disclosure Act for Public Initiatives, Referenda, and Measures Referred to Voters, § 7-9-401 et seq.; § 21-1-401 et seq.; § 21-8-301 et seq.; the Disclosure Act for Lobbyists […]
§ 7-6-219. Retiring a campaign debt
(a) (1) Any person who was a candidate and has a campaign debt from an election that has ended may solicit funds and hold fundraisers to retire the campaign debt. (2) The contributions received shall be treated as campaign contributions to the person’s previous campaign, and all campaign contribution limits shall continue to apply. (b) […]
§ 7-6-220. Reporting of independent expenditures
(a) A person who or an independent expenditure committee which makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount or value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) in a calendar year shall file reports with the Secretary of State: (1) No later than thirty (30) days prior to preferential primary elections, general elections, and special elections […]
§ 7-6-222. Tax credits for certain individual political contributions
(a) Pursuant to rules to be adopted by the Department of Finance and Administration, a credit against individual Arkansas income taxes shall be allowed for money contributions made by the taxpayer in a taxable year to one (1) or more of the following: (1) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a public office at […]
§ 7-6-223. Reports of contributions by political parties
(a) Within fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, each political party that meets the definition of political party stated in § 7-1-101 or that has met the petition requirements of § 7-7-205 shall file a quarterly report with the Secretary of State. (b) The report shall include: (1) The total […]