Rules on Independent Expenditures, 7 CAR pt. 6

The purpose of these proposed amendments is to bring 7 CAR pt. 6, Rules on Independent Expenditures, into conformity with the legislation passed in 2025 during the 95th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature.

A public hearing was held on August 21, 2026. The period expired August 19, 2026. The agency received no public comments. Grant Wise, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and received the following responses: 1. 7 CAR § 6-102(b) – 7 CAR § 6-102(b) concerns the contents of the registration form of an independent expenditure committee (IEC). Language requiring an affirmation was added as subdivision (b)(6) of the rule that appears premised on Act 999 of 2025, § 3. That section of the Act, however, amended Arkansas Code § 7-6-220, which concerns reports of independent expenditures, rather than the registration form of an IEC addressed in Arkansas Code § 7-6-227. Was this affirmation language intended to be placed in 7 CAR § 6-102, rather than in 7 CAR § 6-103, which concerns the contents of a report? RESPONSE: The new requirement for an affirmation to be filed was added to the section related to reports, but the initial amended draft rules added it the registration section. This has been corrected in the updated version. 2. 7 CAR § 6-107(c) – This provision appears premised on Arkansas Code § 7-6- 206(a). However, where the statute cites t

• Rule packet: B.1.d AEC Rules on Ind Expenditures and Acts 592 and 999 of 2025
• ALC summary agenda Oct 15, 2026
• ALC agenda Oct 15, 2026
• ALC meeting video Oct 15, 2026
• Arkansas Register, November 2026