Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-401
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Duties of county clerk
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(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 . Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 9, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-901; Acts 1995, No. 686, § 1; 1995, No. 948, § 1; 2005, No. 67, § 10; 2007, No. 556, § 2.
(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 .
(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 .
Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 9, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-901; Acts 1995, No. 686, § 1; 1995, No. 948, § 1; 2005, No. 67, § 10; 2007, No. 556, § 2.
(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 .
(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 .
Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 9, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-901; Acts 1995, No. 686, § 1; 1995, No. 948, § 1; 2005, No. 67, § 10; 2007, No. 556, § 2.
Status: in_force
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