Arkansas Statutes

§ 7-6-224 — Authority of local jurisdictions

Arkansas § 7-6-224

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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-224 (2026).

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(a)Municipalities, counties, and townships may establish reasonable limitations on:

(1)Time periods that candidates for local office shall be allowed to solicit contributions;

(2)Limits on contributions to local candidates at amounts lower than those set by state law; and (3) Voluntary campaign expenditure limits for candidates seeking election to their respective governing bodies.

(b)Enforcement of any limitation established under subsection (a) of this section is the responsibility of the municipality, county, or township establishing the limitation. Init. Meas. 1996, No. 1, § 12.

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(a) Municipalities, counties, and townships may establish reasonable limitations on: (1) Time periods that candidates for local office shall be allowed to solicit contributions; (2) Limits on contributions to local candidates at amounts lower than those set by state law; and (3) Voluntary campaign expenditure limits for candidates seeking election to their respective governing bodies. (b) Enforcement of any limitation established under subsection (a) of this section is the responsibility of the municipality, county, or township establishing the limitation. Init. Meas. 1996, No. 1, § 12.

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Arkansas Right to Life State Political Action Committee v. Butler

983 F. Supp. 1209 (W.D. Arkansas, 1997)

8 case citations

Ron Russell v. Troy Burris

146 F.3d 563 (Eighth Circuit, 1998)

2 case citations

Ron Russell, Kent Ingram, William R. Austin, and Associated Industries of Arkansas Political Action Committee v. Troy Burris, in His Official Capacity as Chairperson of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Rita Looney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Tom Alexander, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Ben Allen, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Jack Kearney, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission and Citizens for Clean Government, American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, James Madison Center for Free Speech, Shrink Missouri Government Pac, and Zev David Fredman, Amici Curiae on Behalf of Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Vermont, Amici Curiae on Behalf of Ron Russell, Kent Ingram, William R. Austin, and Associated Industries of Arkansas Political Action Committee v. Troy Burris, in His Official Capacity as Chairperson of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Rita Looney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Tom Alexander, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Ben Allen, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission and Jack Kearney, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission, Citizens for Clean Government, Intervenor as James Madison Center for Free Speech, Shrink Missouri Government Pac, and Zev David Fredman, Amici Curiae on Behalf of Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Vermont, Amici Curiae on Behalf of Ron Russell, Kent Ingram, William R. Austin, and Associated Industries of Arkansas Political Action Committee v. Troy Burris, in His Official Capacity as Chairperson of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Candi Sue Russell, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Marvin Delph, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission Rita Looney, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission and Norton Wilson, in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission, Citizens for Clean Government, James Madison Center for Free Speech, Shrink Missouri Government Pac, and Zev David Fredman, Amici Curiae on Behalf Of

146 F.3d 563 (Eighth Circuit, 1998)

2 case citations

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 240,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.

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