2018 Arkansas Code
Title 7 - Elections
Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally
Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting
§ 7-5-415. Compensation of county clerk for extra deputy
The county clerk's budget shall be paid not less than minimum wage for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) days for hiring one (1) extra deputy for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of this act. The fee for this one (1) extra deputy shall be established and paid by the county, city, or other political subdivision, the representatives of which call the election, or in the case of a state-funded election, by the State Board of Election Commissioners. Any additional deputies beyond the one (1) extra deputy may be hired as necessary to carry out the purposes of early voting and absentee voting, if approved and paid by the quorum court of the county. In the regular general election, the fee for the one (1) extra deputy or additional deputies shall be paid by the county.
