Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 23 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-119-105)
Subtitle 4 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATED INDUSTRIES (§§ 23-110-101 — 23-119-105)
Chapter 115 - ARKANSAS SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY ACT (§§ 23-115-101 — 23-115-1102)
Subchapter 5 - VENDORS (§§ 23-115-501 — 23-115-504)
Section 23-115-504 - Political contributions by vendors - Legislative findings

• (a) The General Assembly finds:
  • (1) That the integrity of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is of utmost importance; and
  • (2) That the people of the State of Arkansas should have confidence and be assured that public officials are free of any improper political influence by vendors.

• (b) A vendor awarded a major procurement contract for lottery equipment or tickets or an officer, employee, or agent of a vendor awarded a major procurement contract for lottery equipment or tickets shall not make a political contribution to a public official or a candidate for election as a public official.

• (c) A vendor proposing to provide goods or services under a major procurement contract or an officer, employee, or agent of a vendor proposing to provide goods or services under a major procurement contract shall not make or promise to make a political contribution or future political contribution to a public official or a candidate for election as a public official while the award of the major procurement contract is pending.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 25, eff. 2/26/2015.

Acts 2009, No. 605, § 1; 2009, No. 606, § 1; 2009, No. 1405, § 41.