§ 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 […]
§ 7-6-224. Authority of local jurisdictions
(a) Municipalities, counties, and townships may establish reasonable limitations on: (1) Time periods that candidates for local office shall be allowed to solicit contributions; (2) Limits on contributions to local candidates at amounts lower than those set by state law; and (3) Voluntary campaign expenditure limits for candidates seeking election to their respective governing bodies. […]
§ 7-6-225. Filing deadlines
Whenever a report becomes due on a day which is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the report shall be due the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
§ 7-6-226. Registration and reporting by county political party committees
(a) (1) (A) To qualify as a county political party committee, the committee shall register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions during a calendar year that exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate. (B) The registration shall be renewed annually by January 15, unless the committee has ceased […]
§ 7-6-227. Registration by independent expenditure committee
(a) (1) (A) An independent expenditure committee shall register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions that exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate during a calendar year. (B) Registration shall be annually renewed by January 15 unless the independent expenditure committee has ceased to exist. (C) Registration shall […]
§ 7-6-228. Campaign signs and materials
(a) A candidate may retain campaign signs, campaign literature, and other printed campaign materials that: (1) Were purchased by the campaign; (2) Were reported on the appropriate contribution and expenditure report for the campaign at the time of the purchase; and (3) Are retained for use in a future campaign by the same candidate. (b) […]