Arkansas § 7-5-414 - Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-414 — Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-414. Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications.
The county board of election commissioners shall appoint election clerks to process, count, and canvass the absentee voters' ballots in all elections. The election clerks who are to canvass the absentee ballots shall be appointed in the same manner and at the same time the poll workers are selected to serve at the regular voting precincts. The election clerks shall possess the same qualifications as the poll workers who serve at the regular voting precincts. The processing, counting, and canvassing of the absentee ballots shall be under the supervision and at the direction of the county board of election commissioners.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-5-414 ("Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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