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Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-224 (2026)

Authority of local jurisdictions

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  1. 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.
  2. Enforcement of any limitation established under subsection (a) of this section is the responsibility of the municipality, county, or township establishing the limitation.

History. Init. Meas. 1996, No. 1, § 12; Acts 2019, No. 240, § 6.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment added the (a) designation; substituted “may” for “shall have the authority to” in the introductory language of (a); and added (b).

Case Notes

Validity of Statute.

Challenge to the constitutionality of this section is not ripe for consideration until a local jurisdiction has set a lower contribution level. Russell v. Burris, 978 F. Supp. 1211 (E.D. Ark. 1997), aff'd in part, reversed in part, 146 F.3d 563 (8th Cir. 1998); Ark. Right to Life Political Action Comm. v. Butler, 983 F. Supp. 1209 (W.D. Ark. 1997), aff'd, 146 F.3d 558 (8th Cir. 1998).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1997–1998 · leading case: Arkansas Right to Life State Political Action Comm. v. Butler, 983 F. Supp. 1209 (W.D. Ark. 1997).
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Arkansas Right to Life State Political Action Comm. v. Butler, 983 F. Supp. 1209 (W.D. Ark. 1997). · cites it 10× “Code § 7-6-222, permitting a tax credit for certain contributions, is unconstitutional; • (7) we deny plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on their claim that Ark.Code § 7-6-224, authorizing localities to set reasonable limitations,' because the issue is not ripe; and (8) we…”
Russell v. Burris, 978 F. Supp. 1211 (E.D. Ark. 1997). · cites it 4× “The plaintiffs’ challenge to Arkansas Code section 7-6-224, concerning the authority of local jurisdictions to enact more restrictive campaign contribution regulations than state law, is dismissed because it is not ripe.”
Arkansas Right to Life State Political Action Comm. v. Butler, 29 F. Supp. 2d 540 (W.D. Ark. 1998). · cites it 2× “fices; (2) § 7-6-201(9)(B), the $200 limit 1 on contributions that individuals can make to approved political action committees (“PACs”); (3) § 7-6-203(d), the section that allows small-donor PACs to contribute as much as $2,500 to candidates for certain state and local offices;…”
Ron Russell v. Troy Burris, 146 F.3d 563 (8th Cir. 1998). · cites it 3× “See Ark.Code Ann. § 7-6-224. Ron Russell, Kent Ingram, William Austin, and the Associated Industries of Arkansas Political Action Committee challenged each of these Act I provisions in the district court, as well as a pre-Act I provision limiting contributions to any one PAC to…”
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