(a)

1. (1)

   1. (A) To qualify as a county political party committee, a committee is required to register with the Secretary of State within fifteen (15) days after accepting contributions during a calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
   2. (B) The registration is to be annually renewed by January 15, unless the committee has ceased to exist.
   3. (C) Registration shall be on forms provided by the Secretary of State, and the contents of the form shall be verified by an affidavit of an officer of the committee.

2. (2)

   1. (A) The committee is required to appoint a treasurer who is a qualified elector of the State of Arkansas.
   2. (B) No contribution shall be accepted from a committee and no expenditure shall be made by a committee that has not registered and which does not have a treasurer.

3. (3)

   1. (A) No county political party committee shall accept a contribution from a prohibited political action committee as defined in 7 CAR § 5-101(7).
   2. (B) It shall be unlawful for a prohibited political action committee as defined in 7 CAR § 5-101(7) to make a contribution to a county political party committee.

(b) The committee is required to disclose on the registration form the following information:

1. (1)

   1. (A) The name, address, and, when available, phone number of the committee and the name, address, phone number, and place of employment of each of its officers.
   2. (B) If the committee’s name is an acronym, then both the acronym and the words forming the acronym shall be disclosed;
2. (2) The political party with which the county political party committee is affiliated;
3. (3) The full name and street address, city, state, and zip code of the financial institution in the State of Arkansas that the committee designates as its official depository for the purposes of depositing all money contributions that it receives in this state and making all expenditures in this state; and
4. (4) A written acceptance of appointment by the treasurer.