(a)

1. (1) Candidates may use campaign funds to reimburse themselves for attendance to in-state or out-of-state conferences or seminars on general political issues.
2. (2) During the campaign, funds may be used to reimburse campaign staff and spouses, provided their attendance to these conferences relates to the campaign.

3. (3)

   1. (A) After an election, remaining campaign funds may not be used to reimburse campaign workers, staff, or spouses of either the candidate or the workers for attendance at conferences or seminars.
   2. (B) Officeholders are permitted to use remaining campaign funds to reimburse only themselves for travel associated with attending conferences or seminars on general political issues.

(b)

1. (1) After an election, officeholders may use remaining campaign funds for reimbursement of travel associated with attending conferences or seminars on general political issues if there are remaining campaign funds.
2. (2) Remaining campaign funds must have been declared properly at the end of the election and reported in a timely fashion, and the use of the remaining campaign funds must be reported on a Reporting Form.

(c)

1. (1) The use of campaign funds or remaining campaign funds after an election, as outlined in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, is only available for those candidates or officeholders who ended their respective campaigns with remaining campaign funds.
2. (2) Candidates or officeholders who end their campaigns either with no remaining campaign funds or in debt may not use or raise campaign funds for travel associated with attending conferences or seminars on general political issues.

3. (3)

   1. (A) Candidates who end campaigns in debt may not seek reimbursement for any post-election travel unless the travel is related to an event or fundraising effort designed for the sole purpose of retiring the campaign debt.
   2. (B) Whether travel solely relates to efforts to retire a debt is a factual determination to be made by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.