Arkansas § 14-14-305 - Designation of new site.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-14-305 — Designation of new site., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-14-305. Designation of new site.
Where a majority of the qualified voters of the county have voted in favor of the change from the existing location and are in a majority agreement as to the location in cases where more than one (1) location is proposed, the county court shall proceed to carry into effect the will of the majority. Where a majority agreement is rendered in favor of a change but is not rendered on a specific location, where more than one (1) location is proposed, the court shall immediately order an election to decide which of the two (2) locations receiving the highest number of votes in the initial election on the issue shall be designated as the new site for the county seat.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-14-305 ("Designation of new site.") 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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