Arkansas Code Title 7. Elections § 7-9-602. Hiring of paid petition blockers--Definitions

(1) “Disqualifying offense” means:

(2) “Paid petition blocker” means a person who is paid or with whom there is an agreement to pay money or anything of value in exchange for interfering with a paid canvasser's attempt to solicit or obtain a signature on a petition or a paid canvasser's solicitation of a signature on a petition; and

(3) “Petition-blocking sponsor” means a person, entity, or person affiliated with an entity, who pays or who makes an agreement to pay money or anything of value in exchange for interfering with a paid canvasser's attempt to solicit or obtain a signature on a petition or a paid canvasser's solicitation of a signature on a petition.

(1) Provide a complete list of all paid petition blockers' names and current residential addresses to the Secretary of State; and

(2) Update the list provided under subdivision (b)(1) of this section if additional paid petition blockers are hired.

(c)(1) Upon submission of the petition-blocking sponsor's list of paid petition blockers to the Secretary of State, the petition-blocking sponsor shall certify to the Secretary of State that each paid petition blocker in the petition-blocking sponsor's employ has no disqualifying offenses in accordance with this section.

(2) To verify that there are no disqualifying offenses on record for a paid petition blocker, a petition-blocking sponsor shall obtain, at the petition-blocking sponsor's cost, from the Division of Arkansas State Police, a current state criminal history and criminal record search on every paid petition blocker to be registered with the Secretary of State.

(3) The criminal history and criminal record search required by this section shall be obtained within thirty (30) days before the date that the paid petition blocker begins interfering with the collection of signatures.

(1) Be a:

(2) Submit in person or by mail to the petition-blocking sponsor: