Arkansas § 6-61-513 - Formation of district — Election — Ballot.

§ 6-61-513. Formation of district — Election — Ballot.

The State Community College Board shall specify the wording of the ballot to be used for each election to create a community college district utilizing appropriate language similar to that provided in subdivision (c)(1) of this section. The ballot for the election shall state the purpose of the election, giving the names of the counties or cities in the proposed district, the proposed rate of ad valorem tax to be voted upon, if any, and the purposes for which such tax shall be used, including the amount thereof which may be pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes. A city shall be listed separately only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located. The form of the ballot may be as follows: The material enclosed in parentheses is inserted if a local tax is to be voted on and deleted if no local tax is to be voted on. Vote FOR or AGAINST the establishment of a community college district to be composed of , (This includes authorizing the levy of a tax not to exceed mills on the dollar of the assessed value of the taxable property of the district (to be used for the support of such community college) and authorizing the pledging of mills of the aforementioned tax for the issuance of bonds to provide all or part of the funds for the construction and furnishing of buildings and facilities for such college.) FOR the establishment of a community college district. AGAINST the establishment of a community college district. Click to view form.