Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-204 (2026)

1. 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.
2. 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:
      1. Valid name;
      2. Complete address;
      3. Place of business;
      4. Employer; and
      5. 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:
      1. Valid name;
      2. Complete address;
      3. Place of business;
      4. Employer; and
      5. Occupation.
3. 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.

History. Acts 1975, No. 788, § 8; 1977, No. 312, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-1116; Acts 2011, No. 721, § 5.

Amendments. The 2011 amendment subdivided (b) as introductory language and (b)(1) and added (b)(2) and (3).