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Potential separate grassroots reporting to the Secretary of State: We note that organizational expenditures made for certain grassroots communications will not count towards your organization’s registration trigger threshold if you separately report the grassroots communication and the expected reach of the communication to the Secretary of State, or if the communication is published in the “news. [...] In general, for fiscally sponsored projects that do not have their own legal entity and the fiscal sponsor engages all of the project’s independent contractors or employees, the lobbyist registration trigger must be analyzed together with all of the projects housed at the fiscal sponsor who are doing lobbying activities in the state. [...] Q: If we are required to register, how does the process work? Information required on the registration form The registration form is simple and requires only the following information: • Types of entities to be lobbied – the choices are o Members of the general assembly o Public servants of state government, county government, municipal government o Public servants of other governmental bodies (e.. [...] PRACTICAL GUIDANCE: ARKANSAS 6 democracycapacity.org | bolderadvocacy.org • Notarized signature – While the initial registration is done electronically, you also need to submit a notarized, hard copy of the printed “Signature Card” to the Secretary of State in order for the state-level registration to become effective. [...] A guide to completing the registration process is available using the “How to Register for PAC, CC&E, and Lobbyist Guide” link here: ethics-filings As of the date of this resource (November 2023) the Secretary of State’s office plans to replace its electronic system soon, and during the transition it may be necessary to use paper filings.