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3-8-706. Financial report — Information.
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3-8-706. Financial report — Information.
In addition to the information required under §§ 7-9-407 — 7-9-409, a financial report of a local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official filing the report;
(2)(A) For a local-option ballot question committee as defined in § 3-8-702(7)(A):
(i) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report;
(ii) The total amount of expenditures made by the local-option ballot question committee or on behalf of the local-option ballot question committee by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report;
(iii) The cumulative amount of contributions and expenditures reported under subdivision (2)(A) of this section for each local-option ballot question committee;
(iv) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report;
(v) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and the cumulative amount of that total for each local-option ballot question committee;
(vi) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more and the cumulative amount of that total for each local-option ballot question committee;
(vii) The name and street address of each person who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more during the period covered by the financial r
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-8-706
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3-8-706. Financial report — Information.
In addition to the information required under §§ 7-9-407 — 7-9-409, a financial report of a local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official filing the report;
(2)(A) For a local-option ballot question committee as defined in § 3-8-702(7)(A):
(i) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report;
(ii) The total amount of expenditures made by the local-option ballot question committee or on behalf of the local-option ballot question committee by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report;
(iii) The cumulative amount of contributions and expenditures reported under subdivision (2)(A) of this section for each local-option ballot question committee;
(iv) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report;
(v) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and the cumulative amount of that total for each local-option ballot question committee;
(vi) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more and the cumulative amount of that total for each local-option ballot question committee;
(vii) The name and street address of each person who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more during the period covered by the financial report, together with the amount contributed, the date of receipt, and the cumulative amount contributed by that person for each local-option ballot question committee;
(viii) For each person listed under subdivision (2)(A) of this section, the contributor's principal place of business, employer, occupation, the amount contributed, the date the contribution was accepted by the local-option ballot question committee, and the cumulative amount contributed for each local-option ballot question;
(ix) The name and address of each person who contributed a nonmoney item, together with a description of the item, the date of receipt, and the value, not including volunteer service by individuals;
(x) A list of all expenditures by category, including without limitation the following:
(a) Advertising;
(b) Direct mail;
(c) Office supplies;
(d) Travel;
(e) Expenses; and
(f) Telephone; and
(xi) The total amount of nonitemized expenditures made during the period covered by the financial report.
(B) For a local-option ballot question committee as defined in § 3-8-702(7)(B):
(i) The total amount of contributions made by the committee to another ballot or legislative question committee reported during the period covered by the financial report; and
(ii) The cumulative amount of contributions under subdivision (2)(B)(i) of this section.
(C) For an individual person:
(i) The total amount of expenditures made by the individual person or on behalf of the individual person by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report; and
(ii) The cumulative amount of expenditures for each local-option ballot question.
(D) For an elected official using public funds:
(i) The total amount of expenditures made by the elected official using public funds or on behalf of the elected official using public funds by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report; and
(ii) The cumulative amount of expenditures for each local-option ballot question; and
(3) The name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling one hundred dollars ($100) or more were made by the local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official using public funds or on behalf of the local-option ballot question committee, individual person, or elected official using public funds by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant, together with the date and amount of each separate expenditure to each person during the period covered by the financial report and the purpose of each expenditure.
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3-8-702. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Contribution” means, whether direct or indirect, advances, deposits, transfers of funds, contracts, or obligations, whether or not legally enforceable, payments, gifts, subscriptions, assessments, payments for services, dues, advancements, forbearance, loans, pledges, or promises of money or anything of value, whether or not legally enforceable, to a person for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage, or defeat of a local-option ballot question.
(B) “Contribution” includes the purchase of tickets for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar fundraising events and the granting of discounts or rebates by television and radio stations and newspapers not extended on an equal basis to all persons for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage, or defeat of a local-option ballot question.
(C) “Contribution” does not include:
(i) Noncompensated, nonreimbursed volunteer personal services or travel;
(ii) Activities designed solely to encourage individuals to vote or to register to vote; or
(iii) Any communication by a bona fide church or religious denomination to its own members or adherents for the sole purpose of protecting the right to practice the religious tenets of the church or religious denomination;
(2) “Disqualification of a local-option ballot question” means any action or process, legal or otherwise, that seeks to prevent a local-option ballot question from being on the ballot at an election;
(3) “Elected official” means any person holding an elective office of any governmental body, whether elected or appointed to the office;
(4)(A) “Expenditure” means a purchase, payment, distribution, gift, loan,
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-8-702
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7-9-407. Financial report — Information.
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, or elected official filing the report;
(2)(A) For a ballot question committee as defined in § 7-9-402(2)(A) or a legislative question committee as defined in § 7-9-402(10)(A):
(i) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report;
(ii) The total amount of expenditures made by the committee or on behalf of the committee by an advertising agency, public relations firm, or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report;
(iii) The cumulative amount of contributions and expenditures reported under subdivisions (2)(A)(i) and (ii) of this section for each ballot question or legislative question;
(iv) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report;
(v) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and the cumulative amount of that total for each ballot question or legislative question;
(vi) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more and the cumulative amount of that total for each ballot question or legislative question;
(vii) The name and street address of each person who contributed fifty dollars ($50.00) or more during the period covered by the financial report, together with the amount
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-407
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7-9-409. Financial reports — Time to file — Late fee.
(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, however, for any month in which certain days of that month are included in a preelection financial report required under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, no monthly report for that month shall be due, but those days of that month shall be carried forward and included in the final financial report.
(2) Additionally, a preelection financial report shall be filed no fewer than seven (7) days prior to any election on the ballot question or legislative question, such statement to have a closing date of ten (10) days prior to the election.
(3) Furthermore, a final financial report shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the election.
(b) A ballot question committee, legislative question committee, or individual person who files a late financial report shall be subject to a late filing fee not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day the report remains unfiled.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-409
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-9-409. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.