Title 7 — Elections

(1) As used in this title, unless the context or chapter otherwise requires:(1) “Administrator” means the administrative head of a long-term care or residential care facility licensed by the state who is authorized in writing by a patient of the long-term care or residential care…

Each employer in the state shall schedule the work hours of employees on election days so that each employee will have an opportunity to exercise the right of franchise. Any employer who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be subje…

(a) The violation of any of the following shall be deemed misdemeanors punishable as provided in this section:(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to appoint or offer to appoint anyone to any office or position of trust or for any person to influence, attempt to influence, or …

(a) The following offenses shall be deemed felonies punishable as provided in this section:(1) No person shall falsely make or fraudulently destroy any certificate of nominations or any part thereof, file any certificate of nominations knowing the certificate or any part thereof …

Whenever any law of this state shall require that a proposition or question shall be adopted by a majority of the qualified electors of this state, of a city, or of a county based on the total number of electors of the state, city, or county, appearing on the certified list of al…

The Secretary of State shall designate at least one (1) member of his or her staff to become knowledgeable of the election laws as they pertain to elections in the State of Arkansas for the purpose of answering procedural questions concerning elections and to aid the candidates a…

A.C.A. § 7-1-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

If an election law deadline occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline shall be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

(a) Following a written complaint concerning any election law violation or irregularity to the county board of election commissioners, the written complaint shall be sent by the county board of election commissioners to the State Board of Election Commissioners and the Election I…

The Secretary of State shall provide on his or her internet website a mechanism to allow a person to enter his or her home address and retrieve information concerning the person's polling location, precinct, state representative, and state senator.

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Governmental body” means the same as defined in § 21-8-402;(2) “Public funds” means funds, moneys, receivables, grants, investments, instruments, real or personal property, or other assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, receipts, or disbursemen…

(a) A person shall not knowingly destroy a ballot or ballot-related material required to be preserved by law until after:(1) Two (2) years after the certification of the results of the election; and(2) The county board of election commissioners has entered an order, created a rec…

(a) (1) The county board of election commissioners may establish one (1) or more vote centers in the county on election day under § 7-5-101.(2) A vote center shall be available to any qualified elector registered to vote in the county who applies to the county board of election c…

A.C.A. § 7-1-114Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that the General Assembly has the opportunity to:(1) Be informed of new federal election guidance; and(2) Research the interaction between the new federal election guidance and state law. (1) Be informed of new federal election guidanc…

(a) As used in this section, “ranked choice voting” means a voting method that:(1) Allows a voter to rank candidates for an office in order of preference; and(2) Has the ballots cast tabulated in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until a single candidate at…

(a) The Secretary of State may provide a voter registration list to a federal court for purposes of selecting jurors on the condition that the federal court jury coordinator provides notice to the Secretary of State regarding an ineligible or potentially ineligible voter under su…

The State of Arkansas is hereby divided into four (4) congressional districts, provided that the members of the United States House of Representatives presently serving from each of the existing congressional districts of this state shall continue to serve until the expiration of…

(a) The First Congressional District shall be composed of:(1) The counties of Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Lonoke, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett,…

(a) The Second Congressional District shall be composed of:(1) The counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Saline, Van Buren, and White; and(2) The voting precincts of Pulaski County as they existed on January 1, 2021, that are not listed under § 7-2-102(a)(2) or § 7-2-105…

(a) The Third Congressional District shall be composed of:(1) The counties of Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, and Washington; and(2) The voting precincts of Sebastian County as they existed on January 1, 2021, that are not listed under § 7-2-105(a)(3). (1) The counties of Ben…

(a) The Fourth Congressional District shall be composed of:(1) The counties of Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Miller, Montgomery, Neva…

(a) Subject to the provisions of this act and other applicable laws of this state, organized political parties shall:(1) Prescribe the qualifications of their own membership;(2) Prescribe the qualifications for voting in their party primaries; and(3) Establish rules and procedure…

The national committeeman and national committeewoman of political parties of this state shall be selected in the manner provided in the party rules of the respective political parties in this state.

(a) The members of the state committee of political parties in this state shall be elected in accordance with respective political party rules. (b) The term of office of the members of a state committee shall begin from their election, and they shall hold office until their succe…

(a) (1) The members of the county committee of political parties from each election precinct, township, or city ward shall be elected in accordance with respective political party rules.(2) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section, the county board of elect…

(a) Delegates to the county convention shall be elected in accordance with respective political party rules. (b) The county committee may place on the ballot of the primary election the names of all persons seeking election as a county convention delegate who shall have filed a w…

(1) After a primary election for the selection of nominees for United States, state, or district offices, each political party shall hold a state convention following the biennial general primary election for the purpose of:(1) Receiving from the Secretary of State the certificat…

(a) A political party shall not be recognized, qualified to participate, or permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on the ballot in any election in this state that:(1) Either directly or indirectly advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets the overthrow by forc…

(a) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall be composed of the following seven (7) persons, with at least one (1) from each congressional district:(1) The Secretary of State;(2) One (1) person designated by the chair of the state Democratic Party;(3) One (1) person design…

(a) (1) (A) In January of each odd-numbered year following the election of county committee officers, members of the county board of election commissioners shall be elected by their respective county committees.(B) A chair or secretary of a county political party shall not serve …

In the event of a vacancy or disqualification on the part of any state or county chair for either the majority party or a minority party, the state vice chair or county vice chair of the party in which the vacancy occurs shall act as county chair or state chair, as the case may b…

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. The commissioners shall meet no later than February 28 of odd-numbered years and shall organize themselves into a county board of election commissioners by electin…

(a) The county board of election commissioners, as created by this subchapter, may call upon the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy for legal opinions, advice, or assistance in defending, commencing, or appealing civil actions at law and equity. (b) The county or prosecuti…

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall:(1) Ensure compliance with all legal requirements relating to the conduct of elections;(2) Exercise its duties consistent with the training and materials provided by the State Board of Election Commissioners;(3) Allocate a suff…

(a) If any election official is absent at the time fixed for the opening of the polls, the election judge shall immediately notify the county board of election commissioners of the vacancy. (b) If the county board of election commissioners does not timely appoint a new election o…

(a) (1) A member of the State Board of Election Commissioners, a county election commissioner, and an election official shall be a qualified elector of this state, able to read and write the English language, and shall not have been found guilty or pleaded guilty or nolo contende…

(a) The election officials, before entering on their duties, shall take, before some person authorized by law to administer oaths, the following oath:“I, , do swear that I will perform the duties of an election official of this election according to law and to the best of my abil…

(a) The State Board of Election Commissioners may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. (b) (1) Each member of a county board of election commissioners shall receive for his or her services the sum of not less than one hundred twenty-fi…

(a) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, an election official shall receive a minimum of the prevailing federal minimum wage for holding an election, or such greater amount as may be appropriated. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and in…

The county board of election commissioners of each county shall maintain a record of all funds the county board of election commissioners receives and all expenditures of the county board of election commissioners. These records shall be open to the public under the provisions of…

Any member of a county board of election commissioners may be appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected office without vacating his or her seat on the county board of election commissioners. The member shall not be eligible for reelection to the office when the term expires.

Due to the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Jones v. Conway County, Arkansas, 143 F.3d 417 (8th Cir. 1998), the status of county election commissioners as either county officials or state officials has become unclear. Because of this lack of clarity, there …

(a) (1) The county board of election commissioners may conduct a special election day program for high school students in one (1) or more polling places designated by the county board of election commissioners.(2) The high school students shall be selected by the county board of …

(a) (1) The county board of election commissioners may conduct an election day program for college students in one (1) or more polling places designated by the county board of election commissioners.(2) (A) The college students shall be selected by the county board of election co…

A.C.A. § 7-4-118Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) A member of a county board of election commissioners shall report to the Secretary of State by January 31 of each calendar year any goods or services sold during the previous calendar year by himself or herself, his or her spouse, or any business in which the member or his or…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the State Board of Election Commissioners may investigate alleged violations, render findings, institute corrective actions, and impose sanctions according to this subchapter for violations of election and voter re…

(a) (1) The State Board of Election Commissioners shall audit the results of each preferential primary election and general election to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the voting process.(2) When conducting a post-election audit of the election results, the State Board of El…

(a) A county employee detailed as an election official shall comply with directives of the county board of election commissioners in matters related to an election. (b) A county board of election commissioners may assign to other election officials the supervision of election off…