{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-7-9-127","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-127","heading":"Interference with initiative petitions and proposed measures","body":"(a) Upon conviction, a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly: (1) Changes a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (2) Erases or otherwise removes a signature other than his or her signature on a petition; (3) Intentionally destroys or discards a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (4) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for not signing a petition as a petitioner; (5) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when the person is included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601 ; (6) Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition when acting as a canvasser; or (7) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for destroying a signature on a petition. (b) A person may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor for each violation under subsection (a) of this section. (c) (1) A ballot question committee organized to support a ballot initiative may destroy or discard signatures or petitions collected as a result of its efforts if: (A) The reason for the destruction or discard is documented; or (B) The petition did not obtain enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot. (2) Actions taken by a ballot question committee under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be considered a violation of this section. Added by Act 2023, No. 766,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\n(a) Upon conviction, a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly: (1) Changes a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (2) Erases or otherwise removes a signature other than his or her signature on a petition; (3) Intentionally destroys or discards a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition; (4) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for not signing a petition as a petitioner; (5) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when the person is included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601 ; (6) Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition when acting as a canvasser; or (7) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for destroying a signature on a petition.\n\n(1) Changes a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition;\n\n(2) Erases or otherwise removes a signature other than his or her signature on a petition;\n\n(3) Intentionally destroys or discards a signature other than his or her own signature on a petition;\n\n(4) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for not signing a petition as a petitioner;\n\n(5) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for the purpose of not obtaining signatures on a petition when the person is included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601 ;\n\n(6) Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition when acting as a canvasser; or\n\n(7) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for destroying a signature on a petition.\n\n(b) A person may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor for each violation under subsection (a) of this section.\nunder § 7-9-601 ;\n\n(6) Misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to not sign a petition when acting as a canvasser; or\n\n(7) Pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for destroying a signature on a petition.\n\n(b) A person may be charged with a Class A misdemeanor for each violation under subsection (a) of this section.\n\n(c) (1) A ballot question committee organized to support a ballot initiative may destroy or discard signatures or petitions collected as a result of its efforts if: (A) The reason for the destruction or discard is documented; or (B) The petition did not obtain enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot. (2) Actions taken by a ballot question committee under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be considered a violation of this section.\n\n(1) A ballot question committee organized to support a ballot initiative may destroy or discard signatures or petitions collected as a result of its efforts if: (A) The reason for the destruction or discard is documented; or (B) The petition did not obtain enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot.\n\n(A) The reason for the destruction or discard is documented; or\n\n(B) The petition did not obtain enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot.\n\n(2) Actions taken by a ballot question committee under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be considered a violation of this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 7","Chapter 9","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a7b2f819fe65fba46924818afa74d179bc9bc7c7ef3d5f1e6efbff6fd5837c03","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-7-9-126","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-7-9-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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