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AR Code § 7-5-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 8 - Election Contests|§ 7-5-806. Contest of state constitutional executive offices

 (a) All contested general elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Attorney General, except as provided in this section, shall be decided by the joint vote of both houses of the General Assembly, and in that joint meeting the President of the Senate shall preside.  (b) If, following any general election, any person contests any election covered by this section, he or she shall present his or her petition to the General Assembly, setting forth the points on which he or she will contest the election and the facts which he or she will prove in support of the points, and he or she shall pray for leave to introduce his or her proofs.  (c) A vote shall be taken by yeas and nays in each house as to whether the prayers shall be granted.  (d) If a majority of the whole number of votes of both houses shall be in the affirmative, they shall appoint a joint committee to take testimony on the part of the petitioner and also on the part of the person whose place is contested. The committee shall have power to send for witnesses and to issue warrants under the hand of the chair to any judge or justice of the peace to take the deposition of witnesses at such time and place as the warrant shall direct. The points to which the testimony is to be taken shall be set forth in the warrants.  (e) Reasonable notice shall be given by the party in whose favor depositions shall be allowed to be taken to the opposite party of the time and place of taking the depositions. The judge or justice shall proceed in all things, in the attendance of witnesses and in taking and certifying the testimony, as is directed in the preceding section.  (f) The party shall also be allowed to attend the examination of witnesses before the committee and to cross-examine them, but no testimony shall be taken except in relation to the points set forth in the petition.  (g) The committee shall report the facts to the two (2) houses, and the day shall be fixed by a joint resolution for the meeting of the two (2) houses to decide the contest, on which decision the yeas and nays shall be taken and entered on the journal of each house.
AR Code § 7-5-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 8 - Election Contests|§ 7-5-807. Election illegalities — Complaint — Grand jury investigation — Indictment — Trial

 (a) If ten (10) reputable citizens of any county shall file a complaint with the circuit judge within twenty (20) days after any election alleging that illegal or fraudulent votes were cast, that fraudulent returns or certifications were made, or that the Political Practices Act was violated, the circuit judge, if in his or her opinion there is good ground to believe the charges to be true, shall convene a special term at once unless the regular term is in session or will convene within thirty (30) days.  (b) If the charges come in a regular term, the judge shall specially charge the grand jury as to them.  (c) Should a special term be called, it shall in all respects be as if convened by law. The circuit judge shall cause to be summoned grand and petit jurors, either on lists selected by the sheriff or by disinterested persons selected by him or her for that purpose, according to his or her opinion as to the best method to select unbiased jurors.  (d) Should indictments be returned, either at a special or regular term, for violating the general, primary, or special election laws, the defendants shall be given a speedy trial at the term, and the court may adjourn terms of other courts in order that they may be tried, unless for good cause shown or in the interests of justice a continuance or change of venue is granted. No change of venue shall be granted in such cases except after a hearing and a finding by the court that the defendant cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial in the district of the county where the indictment is pending.
AR Code § 7-5-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 8 - Election Contests|§ 7-5-808. Finding of guilt — Effect

 (a) Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the trial judge, in cases instituted under this subchapter, that a successful candidate has been guilty of violating the Political Practices Act or any of the laws regulating general, primary, or special elections, the circuit court shall enter the finding as a part of the judgment, irrespective of the determination of the issues in other suits filed under this subchapter or the verdict of the jury in a criminal prosecution.  (b) The judgment to that effect shall operate to deprive the candidate of the nomination, and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law.
AR Code § 7-5-809 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 8 - Election Contests|§ 7-5-809. Determination of guilt after election — Effect

 (a) Should a proceeding under previous sections of this subchapter or a criminal prosecution under the criminal penalties imposed in this act not be determined finally until after the election, if the defendant in the proceeding is elected to the office or is the nominee of a political party to the office, and if it is determined that he or she was not entitled to be elected or to the nomination or that the judgment contains a finding that he or she violated the Political Practices Act or any of the laws applicable to general, primary, or special elections, then the judgment shall operate as a forfeiture of nomination or ouster from office.  (b) The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law for filling vacancies in nominations or office in case of death or resignation.
AR Code § 7-5-810 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 8 - Election Contests|§ 7-5-810. Contest of election results — Time for appeal

 An appeal to contest the determination of any election in any court of this state must be filed within seven (7) calendar days of the final certification of the election result as announced by a court as authorized by this subchapter, except in instances in which the Arkansas Constitution establishes a time frame for filing an appeal.
AR Code § 7-5-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 9 - Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017|§ 7-5-901. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017”.
AR Code § 7-5-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 9 - Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017|§ 7-5-902. Uncounted votes

 (a) If for any reason a vote, including an absentee vote and a provisional vote, is not counted under this chapter, the county board of election commissioners shall promptly notify the person who cast the vote.  (b) Notification under subsection (a) of this section shall be written notification and shall state the reason or reasons the vote was not counted.
AR Code § 7-5-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 9 - Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017|§ 7-5-903. Voter notification

 (a) Except as otherwise provided under federal law and Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, the county clerk shall send written notification to a person when:  (1) A person registers to vote for the first time;  (2) The voter registration of a person becomes inactive; and  (3) A person is removed or purged from a voter registration list.    (b) If a person is removed or purged from a voter registration list under subdivision (a)(3) of this section, he or she has thirty (30) days to challenge the removal.
AR Code § 7-5-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 9 - Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017|§ 7-5-904. Election commissioners

 (a) A member of the State Board of Election Commissioners or a county board of election commissioners shall not serve as a poll worker or a poll watcher on behalf of an individual candidate, political party, or ballot initiative.  (b) A person shall not simultaneously serve on the State Board of Election Commissioners and a county board of election commissioners.
AR Code § 7-5-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally|Subchapter 9 - Voting and Elections Transparency Act of 2017|§ 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 the documentation under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 7-6-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 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, or contract, upon which said action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be made in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or signed by some other person by him or her thereunto properly authorized in writing.
AR Code § 7-6-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 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 that they are familiar with the requirements of §§ 7-1-103, 7-1-104, 7-3-108, 7-6-101, 7-6-103, 7-6-104, and this section and will comply in good faith with their terms.  (2) An independent candidate or school district candidate shall file the political practices pledge at the time of filing the petition for nomination.  (3) Independent candidates for municipal office shall file the political practices pledge with the county clerk at the time of filing the petition for nomination.  (4) Write-in candidates shall file the political practices pledge at the time of filing the notice to be a write-in candidate.  (5) A nonpartisan candidate paying filing fees in accordance with § 7-10-103(b) shall file the political practices pledge at the time of filing for office.  (6) A nonpartisan candidate filing by petition according to § 7-10-103(c) shall file the political practices pledge at the time of filing the petition.    (b) All political practices pledge forms for state or district offices and county, municipal, or township offices shall contain the following additional pledge:  (c) Any person who has been convicted of a felony and signs the pledge stating that he or she has not been convicted of a felony shall be guilty of a Class D felony.  (d) For purposes of this section, a person shall be qualified to be a candidate for a state, district, county, municipal, and township office and may certify that he or she has never been convicted of a felony if his or her record was expunged in accordance with §§ 16-93-301 — 16-93-303, or a similar expunction statute in another state if the candidate presents a certificate of expunction from the court that convicted the candidate.  (e)  (1) The name of a candidate who fails to sign and file the pledge shall not appear on the ballot.  (2)  (A) Within two (2) days of the date the pledge is required to be filed, the Secretary of State or the county clerk shall notify by certified mail that requires a return receipt signed by the candidate those candidates who have failed to file a signed political practice pledge and include a copy of the written pledge required by this section.  (B) Failure of the state or district candidate to file with the Secretary of State or of the county, municipal, or township candidate to file with the county clerk within five (5) days of receipt or refusal of this notice shall prevent the candidate's name from appearing on the ballot.        “I hereby certify that I have never been convicted of a felony in Arkansas or in any other jurisdiction outside of Arkansas.”
AR Code § 7-6-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-6-103. Campaign participation by judges — Penalty — Definition

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any judge of the district or circuit courts and any Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Appeals to participate in the campaign of any candidate for office at any election, other than his or her own.  (b) The word “participation”, as used in this section, shall mean the managing of another's campaign or any solicitation on his or her behalf.  (c) Participation shall be deemed to be misfeasance and malfeasance in office and shall subject the judge to impeachment therefor.
AR Code § 7-6-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-6-104. Defamatory political broadcasts

 Neither the owner, licensee, nor operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations nor his or her agents or employees shall be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in, or as a part of, a visual or sound broadcast by a candidate for political office in those instances in which, under the acts of Congress or the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, the broadcasting station or network is prohibited from censoring the script of the broadcast.
AR Code § 7-6-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-6-105. Use of sound equipment — Penalty for interference

 (a) When any citizen of Arkansas becomes a candidate in any primary or general election and complies with all the laws pertaining thereto, then the candidate shall be entitled to go into any city, town, municipality, or rural community in Arkansas and operate his or her acoustical or sound equipment between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. notwithstanding any town or city ordinance to the contrary.  (b) Any person who interferes in any manner with the right granted in this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
AR Code § 7-6-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 7-6-202. Penalties

 A person who knowingly fails to comply with this subchapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless a different penalty applies under this subchapter.
AR Code § 7-6-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 7-6-204. Restriction on cash contributions or expenditures — Exception

 (a) No campaign contribution in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) or expenditure in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made or received in cash.  (b) All contributions or expenditures in behalf of a campaign activity, other than in-kind contributions and expenditures, in excess of the amounts mentioned in subsection (a) of this section shall be made:  (1) By a written instrument containing the name of the donor and the name of the payee;  (2) By credit card or debit card where the transaction results in a paper record signed by the cardholder, provided that the paper record contains the following information for the cardholder at the time of making the contribution:  (A) Valid name;  (B) Complete address;  (C) Place of business;  (D) Employer; and  (E) Occupation; or    (3) By transaction that results in an electronic record created or transmitted by the cardholder where a contribution or expenditure is made through the internet, provided that the electronic record contains the following information for the cardholder at the time of making the contribution:  (A) Valid name;  (B) Complete address;  (C) Place of business;  (D) Employer; and  (E) Occupation.      (c) The payment of filing fees may be in cash even though the amount exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). The candidate shall obtain a receipt for the payment and shall report it as a campaign expenditure.
AR Code § 7-6-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 7-6-205. Contributions made indirectly, anonymously, or under assumed names

 (a) No campaign contribution shall be made to a candidate, a political action committee, an independent expenditure committee, an exploratory committee, a county political party committee, or a political party unless such contribution is made directly to the intended recipient. Provided, it shall be permissible to make a contribution to a candidate's campaign committee instead of directly to the candidate.  (b) No contribution shall be made to or knowingly accepted by a candidate or his or her campaign committee, a political action committee, an independent expenditure committee, an exploratory committee, a county political party committee, or a political party unless the contribution is made in the name by which the person providing the funds for the contribution is identified for legal purposes.  (c)  (1) No person shall make an anonymous contribution in support of or opposition to a candidate or campaign committee totalling fifty dollars ($50.00) or more in a calendar year.  (2) An anonymous contribution of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more shall not be kept by the intended recipient but shall be promptly paid by the recipient to the Secretary of State for deposit into the State Treasury as general revenues.    (d) Whenever any person provides his or her dependent child with funds and the child uses those funds to make a contribution to a candidate, the contribution shall be attributed to such person for purposes of applying the contribution limit pursuant to § 7-6-203(b).  (e) Campaign contributions may not be made by individuals who are not citizens of the United States or by any other entity which is not organized, existing, or created under the laws of the United States or of any state or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and which does not have its principal place of business in the United States.
AR Code § 7-6-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 7-6-206. Records of contributions and expenditures

 (a) A candidate, a political party, or a person acting in the candidate's behalf shall keep records of all contributions and expenditures in a manner sufficient to evidence compliance with §§ 7-6-207 — 7-6-210.  (b) The records shall be made available to the Arkansas Ethics Commission and the prosecuting attorney in the district in which the candidate resides, who are delegated the responsibility of enforcing this subchapter, and shall be maintained for a period of four (4) years.
AR Code § 7-6-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 7-6-210. Reports of contributions — Personal loans

 (a)  (1) The transfer of a candidate's own personal funds to his or her campaign shall be reported as either a loan from the candidate to his or her campaign or a contribution from the candidate to his or her campaign.  (2) In the event the transfer of such funds is reported as a loan from the candidate to his or her campaign, the campaign funds may be used to repay the candidate for the funds loaned by the candidate to his or her campaign.  (3) In the event the transfer of the funds is reported as a contribution from the candidate to his or her campaign, the campaign funds may not be used to reimburse the candidate for the funds contributed by the candidate to his or her campaign.    (b)  (1) A personal loan made to a candidate by a financial institution that is applied toward a candidate's campaign shall be reported as a loan from the candidate to his or her campaign.  (2) The name of the financial institution, the amount of the loan, and the name of the guarantor, if any, also shall be reported.
AR Code § 7-6-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 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 campaign contributions or expenditures.
AR Code § 7-6-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices|Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing|§ 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 that are required to be:  (A) Filed with the Secretary of State; and  (B) Maintained under §§ 7-6-203, 7-6-207 — 7-6-210, 7-6-215, 7-6-216, and 7-6-220.      (b)  (1) The Secretary of State shall post on his or her official website reports of contributions required under §§ 7-6-203, 7-6-207 — 7-6-210, 7-6-215, 7-6-216, and 7-6-220.  (2) The official website of the Secretary of State shall allow for searches of campaign contribution and expenditure report information required to be filed in electronic form under § 7-6-207(d)(1)(C)(i).    (c)  (1) The Secretary of State shall maintain a list of all reports required under §§ 7-6-203, 7-6-207 — 7-6-210, 7-6-215, 7-6-216, and 7-6-220 not filed in electronic form.  (2) The list shall include:  (A) The name of the person filing the report;  (B) The type of report filed;  (C) The date the report was filed; and  (D) The designation “paper filer”.    (3) The list shall be posted on the official website of the Secretary of State.  (4) The list shall be organized by calendar year and updated at least monthly on a schedule to be determined by the Secretary of State.