Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 460 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/3/25 S3/11/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 271 3
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By: Senator Crowell 5
By: Representative Wooldridge 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S 9
CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TO THE 10
COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; AND FOR OTHER 11
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY 16
CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD 17
CANDIDATES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF 18
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-14-111(j), concerning candidate filing 23
procedures for school board elections, is amended to read as follows: 24
(j) On the day after the deadline for candidates to file for a 25
position on the board of directors by petition, the The county clerk of the 26
county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes 27
shall certify to the county board of election commissioners the names of 28
those candidates who are registered voters in the school district and the 29
electoral zone, if applicable, and who have qualified for the ballot by 30
petition: 31
(1) On the date of the certification deadlines under § 7 -7-32
304(b) in even-numbered years for school elections held concurrently with a 33
preferential primary election; or 34
(2) On the date of the certification deadline under § 7 -5-203(b) 35
in even-numbered years for school elections held concurrently with a general 36 As Engrossed: S3/3/25 S3/11/25 SB271
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