Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 85 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 114
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5 By: Senator C. Tucker
6 By: Representative Evans
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE FILING OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
10 REPORTS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANDIDATE
11 CONTRIBUTION FILINGS; TO AMEND PORTIONS OF INITIATED
12 ACT 1 OF 1990 AND INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1996; AND FOR
13 OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 TO AMEND THE FILING OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
18 REPORTS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING
19 CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTION FILINGS; AND TO
20 AMEND PORTIONS OF INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1990
21 AND INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1996.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 7-6-207(a)(1)(D), concerning candidate
27 campaign finance contributions, limitations, acceptance or solicitation,
28 filings, and distributions resulting from Initiated Act 1 of 1990 and
29 Initiated Act 1 of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
30 (D)(i) No later than thirty (30) days the last day of the
31 month after the end of the month in which the candidate's name has appeared
32 on the ballot in any primary election, runoff election, general election, or
33 special election, or when only one (1) candidate qualifies for a particular
34 office or position and no position or name of an unopposed candidate shall
35 appear on a ballot, a final report of all contributions received and
36 expenditures made for that election which have not been disclosed on reports
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1 previously required to be filed.
2 (ii) A final report is required regardless of
3 whether a candidate has received contributions or made expenditures in excess
4 of five hundred dollars ($500);
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6 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 7-6-207(a)(1)(F), concerning candidate
7 campaign finance contributions, limitations, acceptance or solicitation,
8 filings, and distributions resulting from Initiated Act 1 of 1990 and
9 Initiated Act 1 of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
10 (F)(i) If a candidate keeps remaining campaign funds after
11 an election, but does not have any activity before the end of the year, the
12 candidate shall not be required to file a fourth quarter report.
13 (ii) If a candidate keeps remaining campaign funds
14 and raises campaign funds for a future campaign, or expends campaign funds
15 for office holder expenses or a future election, the candidate shall continue
16 filing the reports required by this subsection.
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Statutes affected:
SB 114: 7-6-207(a)
Act 85: 7-6-207(a)