2020 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 14 - School Elections
§ 6-14-124. Pre-election procedures for school elections held in school districts situated in more than one county

(a)

1. (1)

   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 which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes.

   2. (B) The county clerk of the county in which the nominating petition is filed shall:

      1. (i) Verify the signatures on the nominating petition from that county; and

      2. (ii) If there are signatures from another county to be verified, immediately forward the nominating petition to the appropriate county clerk.

   3. (C) The county clerk receiving the nominating petition shall return the nominating petition to the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes no later than five (5) days after the filing period ends.

   4. (D) The county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall:

      1. (i) Certify the sufficiency of the nominating petition; and

      2. (ii) File the certification with the county board of election commissioners in each county in which the school district has territory.

2. (2) In all school elections conducted under § 6-14-111(a)(3) in which the school district is situated in two (2) or more counties, the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall submit all ballot questions that have been filed with the county clerk for the annual school election to each county board of election commissioners in each county in which the school district has territory.

(b)

1. (1) When a county clerk of a county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes is notified of a special school election under § 7-11-203, the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall forward a copy of the calling document to the county clerk of each of the district's nondomicile counties.

2. (2) The county clerk of any nondomicile county conducting a special election on that same date shall immediately notify the county clerk of each county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes under § 6-14-111(a)(2).