Arkansas Code
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.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 7 - Elections

Chapter 6 - Campaign Practices

Subchapter 2 - Campaign Financing

§ 7-6-201. Definitions

§ 7-6-202. Penalties

§ 7-6-203. Contributions — Limitations — Acceptance or solicitation — Use as personal income — Disposition

§ 7-6-204. Restriction on cash contributions or expenditures — Exception

§ 7-6-205. Contributions made indirectly, anonymously, or under assumed names

§ 7-6-206. Records of contributions and expenditures

§ 7-6-207. Reports of contributions — Candidates for state or district office

§ 7-6-208. Reports of contributions — Candidates for school district, township, or municipal office

§ 7-6-209. Reports of contributions — Candidates for county office

§ 7-6-210. Reports of contributions — Personal loans

§ 7-6-213. Verification of reports

§ 7-6-214. Publication of reports

§ 7-6-215. Registration and reporting by approved political action committees

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

§ 7-6-217. Creation of Arkansas Ethics Commission

§ 7-6-218. Citizen complaints — Definition

§ 7-6-219. Retiring a campaign debt

§ 7-6-220. Reporting of independent expenditures

§ 7-6-222. Tax credits for certain individual political contributions

§ 7-6-223. Reports of contributions by political parties

§ 7-6-224. Authority of local jurisdictions

§ 7-6-225. Filing deadlines

§ 7-6-226. Registration and reporting by county political party committees

§ 7-6-227. Registration by independent expenditure committee

§ 7-6-228. Campaign signs and materials

§ 7-6-229. Amendment of reports — Affirmative defense

§ 7-6-230. Alternative to electronic filing of reports

§ 7-6-231. Alternative to electronic filing — Reporting of independent expenditures — Registration and reports for political action committees