§ Ark. Code § 7-6-230Electronic filing of reports

(a) The Secretary of State shall develop electronic reporting forms for campaign contribution
and expenditure reports required under § 7-6-207, including without limitation:
(1) A cover sheet for a reporting period;
(2) Campaign contribution reports; and
(3) Campaign expenditure reports.
(b) The Secretary of State shall develop electronic reporting forms in a manner that allows a
candidate to:
(1) Fill out an electronic form for each reporting period in an electronic word processing file,
portable document format, or equivalent format that may be saved in a read-only format;
(2) Upload the electronic reporting forms electronically by an upload to the internet or
delivered by electronic media to the Secretary of State; and
(3) Combine all electronic forms into a single document that is available to the public in an
electronically searchable format.
(c)(1) In the event of an emergency, the Secretary of State shall allow a candidate to email, fax,
or deliver a paper copy of his or her campaign contribution and expenditure report to meet the
deadline requirements under § 7-6-207.
(2) A candidate submitting a paper copy of a campaign contribution and expenditure report
under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall upload the campaign contribution and expenditure
report electronically to the Secretary of State within ten (10) days of submitting the paper copy.