Knowledge is Power: Arkansas Campaign Finance

Arkansas campaign finance laws regulate everything from how much a person can donate to a candidate to what must be included on a campaign button. The Arkansas Ethics Commission is tasked with enforcing campaign finance laws, including financial disclosures. Candidates for public office must file financial disclosure forms created by the Ethics Commission with the Secretary of State's office. These forms disclosue contribution reports, expenditure reports, and other financial information regarding a candidates campaign for public office. This quiz will highlight some of the basics of Arkansas campaign finance.

You can search financial disclosures for candidate at the Secretary of State's website at this link: http://financial-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov/#/index

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* 1. What is the maximum a person may donate to a candidate for public office?

$100 per person, per election.

$2,700 per person, per election.

$5,000 per person, per election.

Unlimited

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* 2. Can a business give money to a candidate for public office in Arkansas?

Yes, they can donate $5,000 per business, per election.

Yes, they can donate $2,700 per business, per election.

No, they cannot donate to candidates

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* 3. How much can a person donate to a Political Action Committee?

$100 per calendar year

$2,700 per calendar year

$5,000 per calendar year

Unlimited

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* 4. Can a business give money to a Political Action Committee?

Yes, a business may give up to $5,000 per calendar year.

Yes, a business may give up to $2,700 per calendar year.

No, they cannot donate to a Political Action Committee.

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* 5. Must candidates for office disclose their expenditures from their campaign accounts?

Yes, all individual expenditures over $10 must be disclosed

Yes, all individual expenditures over $100 must be disclosed

No, candidates do not have to disclose their expenditures from their campaign accounts

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* 6. Are campaign finance reports available for public viewing online?

Yes, through the Secretary of State's website: http://financial-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov/#/index

No, it is all a secret.

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* 1. What is the maximum a person may donate to a candidate for public office?

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* 2. Can a business give money to a candidate for public office in Arkansas?

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* 3. How much can a person donate to a Political Action Committee?

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* 4. Can a business give money to a Political Action Committee?

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* 5. Must candidates for office disclose their expenditures from their campaign accounts?

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* 6. Are campaign finance reports available for public viewing online?

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* 7. Have you subscribed to Conduit for Action's email list to get new surveys and articles automatically sent to your inbox?

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* 8. In what town do you live?