Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-101 Applicability of general election laws
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The general election laws shall apply to school elections insofar as they are not in conflict with the school election laws.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-102 Annual school election date — Special school election
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(a) (1) (A) The annual school election shall be held in each school district of the state:(i) In even-numbered years, on the date of the preferential primary election; and(ii) (a) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(A)(ii)(b) of this section, in odd-numbered years, on the fi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-103Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-104Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-105Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-106 Polling places — Qualifications and appointment of election commissioners and poll workers
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(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(5) of this section, the county board of election commissioners of each county shall designate all the polling sites for each school district in its respective county, including districts having territory in more than one (1) county…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-108 Voter qualifications
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All persons who have registered to vote in the manner prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, at least thirty (30) calendar days immediately before the school election shall be deemed qualified electors of the school district in which they reside and shall have the pri…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-109 Notice of elections
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(a) The county board of election commissioners shall give notice of all school elections under § 7-5-202. (b) If a school election for a school district that includes more than one (1) county is conducted by the county board of election commissioners for the domicile county and n…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-110 Secret ballot
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All elections shall be by secret ballot, and none of the electors shall be required to sign his or her ballot.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-111 Candidate filing procedures
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(a) (1) All candidate filings under this subchapter shall be with the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes.(2) A district school board member shall be elected at the preferential primary election.(3) (A) (i) In a special…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-112Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-113 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-113Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-114 Counting of votes
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(1) When the polls of each election are closed, the election officials shall immediately proceed to count the results and make returns of the votes under § 6-14-115, showing:(1) The number of votes cast for each person for school district director;(2) The number of votes cast for…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-115 Return, canvass, and appeal — Filing
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(a) (1) The certification of a school district's election shall be conducted as follows:(A) At the close of an election under § 6-14-111(a)(2), the election officials at each polling place or at the place of central tabulation shall make a return of the votes, certify the return,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-116 Contest of election
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(a) If the election of any member of a school district board of directors is contested, it shall be before the circuit court of the county in which the school district is domiciled. (b) All actions to contest the election shall be commenced within twenty (20) days after the date …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-117Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-118 Expenses
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(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, for school elections, the school district shall reimburse the county for the cost of the school election.(2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section includes the cost of a special school election. (1) Except as provided in this section, for …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-119 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-119Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-120 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-14-120Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-121 Runoff elections
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(a) (1) (A) Whenever there are more than two (2) candidates for election to any position on a board of directors at any election held in this state and whenever no candidate for any school district position receives a majority of the votes cast for the office or whenever there is…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-122 Consolidation, annexation, or merger of school districts
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(a) The consideration of the question of the consolidation or annexation of two (2) or more school districts, or parts thereof, in their entireties, kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), may be made at the annual school election with the issue of combining the school distric…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-123 Verification of voter registration
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(a) A voter in a school election voting either in person or by absentee ballot shall comply with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, concerning verification of voter registration to the extent it is applicable to the voter. (b) If a ballot or absentee ballot is deemed a pr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-124 Pre-election procedures for school elections held in school districts situated in more than one county
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(a) (1) (A) In all school elections conducted under § 6-14-111(a)(3) in which the school district is situated in two (2) or more counties, a candidate for board of directors of a school district shall file his or her nominating petition with the county clerk of the county in whic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-14-125 Unchanged rate of annual ad valorem property tax — Election requirements
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(a) If in an odd-numbered year the rate of an annual ad valorem property tax on the assessed value of taxable real, personal, and utility property levied by a public school district board of directors under Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3(c), is unchanged from the previous…