(a)

1. (1) In addition to those expenditures listed throughout this part, candidates and officeholders are free to expend campaign funds on any purpose designed to further their campaign or office as long as it is not for personal income or otherwise prohibited by law.

2. (2) Examples of other miscellaneous expenses on which candidates or officeholders may lawfully expend money include, but are not limited to:

   1. (A) Flowers, sympathy gifts, or other nominal memorial items to a constituent’s funeral or family;
   2. (B) Hiring public halls and music for political meetings, furnishing music, uniforms, banners, or fireworks for political clubs, parades, or like events, and for related advertising of same;
   3. (C) Printing and circulating:

(i) Political communications;

1. (ii) Sample ballots; or

   1. (iii) Ballot labels; and
   2. (D) Sponsorship of a sports team.

(b)

1. (1) This list is not exhaustive.
2. (2) As noted, the determination whether a campaign expense is allowable is a factual determination to be made by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
3. (3) The commission may periodically issue advisory opinions determining allowable expenditures and such opinions should be considered as an addition to any listing of expenditures herein.