1. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 21‑8‑701(a)(2), any candidate for elective office, other than candidates for levee and drainage districts, must file a Statement of Financial Interest.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Candidates shall file the Statement of Financial Interest on the first Monday following the close of the period to file as a candidate for office for which he or she seeks election.
   2. (2) In addition, if a party filing period under Arkansas Code § 7‑7‑203 ends before January 1 of the year of the general election, a candidate for elective office shall file an additional Statement of Financial Interest for the previous calendar year no later than January 31 of the year of the general election in addition to the Statement of Financial Interest required under Arkansas Code § 21-8-701.
3. (c) The Statement of Financial Interest shall include the information sought by Arkansas Code § 21‑8‑701(d).

4. (d) The Statement of Financial Interest shall be filed as follows:

   1. (1) Candidates for state or district office shall file with the Secretary of State;
   2. (2) Candidates for county or township office shall file with the county clerk;
   3. (3) Candidates for municipal office shall file with the city clerk or recorder;
   4. (4) Candidates for city attorneys shall file with the city clerk of the municipality within which they serve; and
   5. (5) Candidates for district judge shall file with the Secretary of State.

5. (e) The Statement of Financial Interest shall be deemed to be timely filed if it is:

   1. (1) Hand-delivered to the appropriate public official on or before the due date;
   2. (2) Mailed to the appropriate public official, postage prepaid, bearing a postmark indicating that it was received by the post office or common carrier on or before the date due;
   3. (3) Received via facsimile by the appropriate public official on or before the due date, provided the original is received by the public official within ten (10) days of the transmission; or
   4. (4) Received by the appropriate public official in a readable electronic format that is acceptable to the appropriate public official and approved by the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following footnotes: A footnote to 7 CAR § 3-149(c) cited "63 Subsections (a)-(c) are taken directly from Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-701. See also Arkansas Ethics Commission Opinion No. 97-EC-014, which discusses debts arising out of the ordinary course of business". A footnote to 7 CAR § 3-149(d) cited "65 Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-703".