§ 7-6-216 - Registration and reports by exploratory committees. - Arkansas Statutes

7-6-216. Registration and reports by exploratory committees.

(a) (1) An exploratory committee shall register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after receiving contributions during a calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) (A) For a state or district office, the place of filing shall be the Secretary of State's office.

(B) For a county, municipal, township, or school district office, the place of filing shall be the county clerk's office.

(3) Registration shall be on forms provided by the Secretary of State and the contents therein shall be verified by an affidavit of an officer of the committee.

(b) An exploratory committee shall disclose on the registration form the name, address, and, where available, phone number of the committee and each of its officers. It shall also disclose the individual person who, upon becoming a candidate, is intended to receive campaign contributions from the committee.

(c) Within thirty (30) days of the end of each month, an exploratory committee shall file a report with the Secretary of State indicating:

(1) The total amount of contributions received during the filing period;

(2) The name and address of each person who has made a contribution which, in the aggregate, exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00), along with the contributor's principal place of business, employer, occupation, and the amount contributed; and

(3) The total amount of expenditures made and for each single expenditure which exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) an itemization including the amount of the expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure was made, and the date the expenditure was made.

(d) (1) The first report shall be filed for the month in which the committee files its registration. The final report shall be filed within thirty (30) days after the end of the month in which the committee either transfers its contributions to a candidate's campaign or no longer accepts contributions.

(2) The committee shall not accept contributions after the filing of a final report.