§ 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) […]
§ 7-6-229. Amendment of reports — Affirmative defense
(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution or disciplinary action if a person required to file a report under this subchapter amends the report within thirty (30) days of discovering or learning of an unintentional error in the report. (b) (1) The Arkansas Ethics Commission shall not proceed with an investigation of an alleged […]
§ 7-5-905. Documentation for long-term care or residential care facility residents
(a) The documentation required to be submitted by a person who is a resident of a long-term care facility or residential care facility licensed by the state under this chapter shall be standardized. (b) The Secretary of State’s office shall develop, adopt, and make available a standardized form to satisfy the requirements under law concerning […]
§ 7-6-213. Verification of reports
All reports required to be filed by the provisions of this subchapter shall be verified by affidavit by the candidate or a person acting in the candidate’s behalf stating that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief the information so disclosed is a complete, true, and accurate financial statement of the candidate’s […]
§ 7-6-101. Campaign services contract — Right of action
No action shall be brought to charge any person upon any contract, promise, or agreement for any service rendered to or for him or her as a candidate in any election in this state or in aid of his or her campaign for the nomination to any office in this state unless the agreement, promise, […]
§ 7-6-102. Political practices pledge — Penalty for falsification
(a) (1) Candidates for political party nominations for state or district offices shall file with the Secretary of State and candidates for county, municipal, or township offices shall file with the county clerk of the county during the filing period set out in § 7-7-203 for the preferential primary election a pledge in writing stating […]