Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 414 3
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By: Senator K. Hammer 5
By: Representative Hawk 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF 9
ARKANSAS; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING NOTICES 10
RELATED TO THE ELECTION PROCESS; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE 16
OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW 17
CONCERNING NOTICES RELATED TO THE 18
ELECTION PROCESS. 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 § 7 -4-102(b)(2)(A), concerning the election 23
of members to a county board of election commissioners, is amended to read as 24
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(2)(A) Upon receipt of the notice under subdivision (b)(1) of 26
this section, the county clerk shall send to notify each of the county 27
election commissioners , by registered mail, in writing within thirty (30) 28
days of selection as a county election commissioner , a notice of the 29
requirement to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by the Arkansas 30
Constitution. 31
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 7 -7-203(h)(2)(A), concerning general 33
election primary dates, is amended to read as follows: 34
(2)(A)(i) Each Except as provided in subdivision (h)(2)(A)(ii) 35
of this section, each county clerk shall at least one hundred (100) days 36 SB414
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before the date of the general election notify by registered mail certified 1
mail, restricted delivery, the chairs and secretaries of the county 2
committees of the respective political parties that a certified list of all 3
nominated candidates for county, township, and municipal offices is due and 4
shall be filed with the county clerk in order that the candidates' names be 5
placed on the ballot for the general election. 6
(ii) Upon written agreement by the chairs of the 7
county committees of the respective political parties, the county clerk may 8
notify the chairs and secretaries of the county committees of the respective 9
political parties by email with a read receipt requested. 10
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