Arkansas § 7-9-127 Interference with initiative petitions and proposed measures

Arkansas Statutes

§ 7-9-127 — Interference with initiative petitions and proposed measures

Arkansas § 7-9-127

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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-127 (2026).

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(a)Upon conviction, a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly:

(1)Changes a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition;

(2)Erases or otherwise removes a signature other than his or her signature on a petition;

(3)Intentionally destroys or discards a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition;

(4)Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for not signing a petition as a petitioner;

(5)Accepts or pays money or anything of value for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when the person is included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601 ;

(6)Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition w

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(a) Upon conviction, a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly: (1) Changes a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (2) Erases or otherwise removes a signature other than his or her signature on a petition; (3) Intentionally destroys or discards a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (4) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for not signing a petition as a petitioner; (5) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when the person is included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601 ; (6) Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition when acting as a canvasser; or (7) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for destroying a signature on a petition. (b) A person may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor for each violation under subsection (a) of this section. (c) (1) A ballot question committee organized to support a ballot initiative may destroy or discard signatures or petitions collected as a result of its efforts if: (A) The reason for the destruction or discard is documented; or (B) The petition did not obtain enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot. (2) Actions taken by a ballot question committee under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be considered a violation of this section.