- (a) For those candidates covered by 7 CAR §§ 3-143 – 3-144, the candidate or person acting on the candidate’s behalf shall comply with the filings required by this section upon receiving contributions or making expenditures totaling in excess of five hundred dollars ($500).
(b)
- (1) A candidate or any person acting on the candidate’s behalf who has not received contributions or made expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) as of the date a preelection report is due shall not be required to file the preelection report required by Arkansas Code § 7‑6‑209(a)(1) and 7 CAR § 3-143(a)(1).
- (2) In calculating the amount of contributions received or expenditures made for purposes of this exception, the payment of the filing fee from the candidate’s personal funds shall not be counted towards the five hundred-dollar reporting trigger.
- (3) Once a report becomes due, however, the payment of the filing fee from the candidate’s personal funds must be reported as either a loan or contribution to the campaign and also as a campaign expenditure.
- (c) The preelection reports referenced in 7 CAR § 3-143(a)(1) are only required for candidates with opponents in those elections.