Arkansas § 15-22-1209 - Additional county conservation board members.
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§ 15-22-1209. Additional county conservation board members.
Other than the initial members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board, members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall be elected to terms of six (6) years by the qualified electors residing in the respective justice of the peace districts included in the county. Nominations for members of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall be upon petitions signed by at least ten (10) qualified electors residing in the justice of the peace district from which the member is to be elected. The petition shall be filed with the county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the general election. Election of members shall be held as a part of the general election and under the laws governing the general election. Any member shall be qualified to succeed himself or herself. Any member of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. In the event of an increase or decrease in the number of justice of the peace districts in a county, the circuit court, upon petition signed and filed with the circuit clerk by twenty (20) or more qualified electors residing in the county, shall enter its order making appropriate modifications in the composition of the Sparta Aquifer critical groundwater county conservation board.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-22-1209 ("Additional county conservation board members.") 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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