Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1574 3
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By: Representative Vaught 5
By: Senator K. Hammer 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS; TO 9
REQUIRE DOMICILE IN ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS; 14
AND TO REQUIRE DOMICILE IN ARKANSAS. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 7 -9-103(a)(6), concerning residence of 19
canvassers, is amended to read as follows: 20
(6) A person shall not act as a canvasser unless he or she is: 21
(A) Is a resident of this state ; and 22
(B) Is domiciled in: 23
(i) The state if acting as a canvasser for a 24
statewide initiative petition or statewide referendum petition; or 25
(ii) The county where a local petition will be 26
submitted if acting as a canvasser for a local petition. 27
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 7-9-103(d), concerning the signing of 29
petitions, is amended to read as follows: 30
(d)(1) A person acting as a sponsor or an agent of a sponsor shall not 31
knowingly hire a person as a paid canvasser who: 32
(A) Is not a resident of this state; and 33
(B) Is not domiciled in: 34
(i) The state if acting as a canvasser for a 35
statewide initiative petition or statewide referendum petition; or 36 HB1574
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(ii) The county where a local petition will be 1
submitted if acting as a canvasser for a local petition. 2
(2) A person who fails to comply with subdivision (d)(1) of this 3
section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined two 4
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each paid canvasser hired in 5
violation of subdivision (d)(1) of this section. 6
(e) When the official charged with verifying the signatures has 7
reasonable grounds to believe that one (1) or more signatures on a petition 8
is forged, the official shall report the suspected forgery and basis for 9
suspecting forgery to: 10
(1) The Division of Arkansas State Police, in the case of a 11
statewide petition; or 12
(2) The prosecuting attorney of the county, in the case of a 13
local petition. 14
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SECTION 3. DO NOT CODIFY. Severability. 16
If any provision of this act or the application of this act to any 17
person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other 18
provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the 19
invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this act 20
are declared severable. 21
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