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7-5-401. Duties of county clerk.
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7-5-401. Duties of county clerk.
(a) The county clerk shall be the custodian of the absentee ballots and early voting ballots for any early voting conducted by the county clerk.
(b) The county clerk shall be furnished a suitable room at the county courthouse or other location designated for the purpose of exercising all the powers and duties concerning the application for, the issuance of, and the voting of absentee and early voting ballots required by law of the county clerk.
(c) In counties with more than one (1) county seat, the county clerk shall conduct:
(1) Absentee voting in the courthouse or other room provided by the county; and
(2) Early voting at the county clerk's designated early voting location in each county seat if the county clerk conducts early voting under § 7-5-418.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-401
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7-5-401. Duties of county clerk.
(a) The county clerk shall be the custodian of the absentee ballots and early voting ballots for any early voting conducted by the county clerk.
(b) The county clerk shall be furnished a suitable room at the county courthouse or other location designated for the purpose of exercising all the powers and duties concerning the application for, the issuance of, and the voting of absentee and early voting ballots required by law of the county clerk.
(c) In counties with more than one (1) county seat, the county clerk shall conduct:
(1) Absentee voting in the courthouse or other room provided by the county; and
(2) Early voting at the county clerk's designated early voting location in each county seat if the county clerk conducts early voting under § 7-5-418.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
7-5-418. Early voting.
(a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the county clerk's designated early voting location, beginning fifteen (15) days before a preferential primary or general election between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election.
(B) Early voting shall not be available on state or county holidays.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section, on all other elections, including the general primary and general runoff elections, early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the county clerk during regular office hours, beginning seven (7) days before the election and ending on the day before the election day at the time the county clerk's office regularly closes.
(B) If an annual school election is held at the same time as the preferential primary election or general election, early voting for the annual school election shall comply with subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section.
(b)(1)(A) The county board of election commissioners may decide to hold early voting at additional polling sites outside the offices of the county clerk on any of the days and times provided for in subsection (a) of this section, if it so chooses.
(B) The county board of election commissioners shall determine by unanimous vote the location of additional polling sites for early voting.
(2) The county board of election commissioners shall appoint the election officials for the additional early voting polling site or sites in the same manner as election officials are appointed for election day.
(3)(A) The county boa
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-5-418
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-5-418. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.