ARKANSAS ETHICS COMMISSION Post Office Box 1917 sony une Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1917 me fat naa (601) 324-8600 Fax (501) 324-9606 ‘press: Seine: “Toll Free (600) 422-7773 st Rogers Barham row Blankenship = par sya at ton dora Bony ee seam, June 11,2019 Mr. Russ Racop 301 Alamo Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Re: Case No. 2018-CO-091 Dear Mr. Racop: Please find enclosed a copy of the Notice of Final Adjudication Hearing Concerning Case No. 2018-CO-091. You have the right to be present at the final adjudication hearing but may choose not to attend. Graham F. Sloan Director Enclosure 501 Woodlane Street, Suite 301N, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Visit Us At Our Web Site wwmarkansasethics.comNOTICE OF FINAL ADJUDICATION HEARING CONCERNING CASE NO. 2018-C0-091 Date: June 21,2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Arkansas Ethics Commission 501 Woodlane, Suite 301N Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Nature of Hearing: ‘The Commission will hear evidence to determine whether or not the respondent, Valerie Tatum, violated Ark. Code Ann, § 7-6-203(a)(1)(A), Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6- 203(a)(1)(B), Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-216, and/or Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-208(b)(1)(C) in her capacity as a candidate for Little Rock Board of Directors - Ward 2 during the 2018 election cycle Authority for Hearing: Ark. Code Ann. § 25-15-213 Jurisdiction for Hearing: Ark, Code Ann. § 7-6-218 Matters of Fact Asserted: Valerie Tatum accepted $10,500 (a $2,700 monetary contribution and $7,800 in loans) from her father, Sammy J. Baker, Sr.; a nonmoney contribution from Ugly Mike's Records; failed to timely file any exploratory committee C&E reports; failed to properly list the place of business or employer/occupation of financial contributors to her campaign; and failed to properly list the place of business ‘or employer/occupation of financial contributors to her exploratory committee. Matters of Law Asserted: Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-203(a)(1) provides, in pertinent part, that (A) it shall be unlawful for any candidate for any public office or for any person acting on the candidate's behalf to accept campaign contributions in excess of two thousand seven hundred dollars ($2,700) per election from: (i) an individual; (ii) a political party that meets the definition of a political party under § 7-1-101; (iii) a political party that meets the requirements of § 7-7-205;(iv) a county political party committee; (v) a legislative caucus committee; or (vi) an approved political action committee. (B) It shall be unlawful for a candidate for a public office or for any person acting on the candidate's behalf to accept a campaign contribution from a prospective contributor other than those under subdivisions (a)(1)(A)()-(vi) of this section. ‘Atk. Code Ann. § 7-6-208(b)(1)(C) provides, in pertinent part, (b)(1) The contribution and expenditure reports required by subsection (a) of this section shall indicate: *** (C) The contributor’s principal place of business, employer. ‘occupation, the amount contributed, the date the contribution was accepted by the candidate and the aggregate contributed for each election. Ark. Code Ann. § 7-6-216 provides, in pertinent part, (a1) An exploratory committee shall register with the appropriate filing office within fifteen (15) days after receiving contributions during a calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (2)(A) For a slate or district office, the place of filing shall be the Secretary of State's office. (B) For a county, municipal, township, or school district office, the place of filing shall be the county clerk's office. (3) Registration shall be on forms provided by the Secretary of State and the contents therein shall be verified by an affidavit of an officer of the committee. (b) An exploratory committee shall disclose on the registration form the name, address, and, where available, phone number of the committee and each of its officers. It shall also disclose the individual person who, upon becoming a candidate, is intended to receive campaign contributions from the committee. (c) Within thirty (30) days of the end of each month, an exploratory committee shall file a report with the appropriate filing office indicating: (1) The total amount of contributions received during the filing period; (2) The name and address of each person who has made a contribution which, in the aggregate, exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00), along with the contributor’s principal place of business, employer, occupation, and the amount contributed; and (3) The total amount of expenditures made and, for each single expenditure that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100), an itemization, including the amount of the expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure was made, and the date the expenditure was made,