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ANNUAL MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the State Board of Election Commissioners is to disburse
funds for state funded elections while assuring fair and orderly
election procedures in the State of Arkansas for the benefit of all
Arkansans through the development of resources for educating and
assisting candidates and local election officials and through monitoring
elections.
The State Board
of Election Commissioners’ operating budget
provides staff support for carrying out the responsibilities of the
Board. Those responsibilities include:
- Funding political
party primary elections, nonpartisan judicial general elections,
and statewide special elections, including
establishing filing fees for nonpartisan judicial offices for
covering the cost
of election expenses,
- Publishing
a candidate handbook outlining the legal obligations of candidates
running for public office,
- Coordinating
and conducting statewide training of election officials and county
election commissioners, including
adopting rules and
regulations and developing procedures for monitoring attendance,
- Monitoring
all election law-related legislation,
- Formulating,
adopting, and promulgating all necessary rules and regulations
to assure fair and orderly election
procedures,
- Assisting
local election authorities with implementation of the Title II
requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act,
- Investigating
alleged violations, rendering findings, and imposing disciplinary
action for violations
of election and
voter registration
laws,
- Appointing
certified election monitors to any county for the purpose of
observing the conduct of an
election and reporting
to the Board,
- Assisting
the county election commissions in the performance of the administrative
duties of
the election process,
if determined necessary and appropriate by
the Board,
- Examining,
approving, and certifying election equipment,
- Reviewing
and certifying to the Secretary of State the names and titles
of candidates
filing
for federal,
state,
or district
office,
and
- Reviewing
county reports of total number of ballots cast, ballots printed
and
delivered to
the polls,
provisional ballots that
were disqualified, spoiled ballots,
unused ballots, over-votes, and
under-votes.
The State Board
of Election Commissioners consists of a six (6) member staff that
serves at the pleasure of a seven (7) member Board. The Board
is comprised of:
- the Secretary
of State serving as Chair of the Board,
- one person
designated by the chairman of the State Democratic Party,
- one person
designated by the chairman of the State Republican Party,
- one person
chosen by the President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate,
- one person
chosen by the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives,
- two (2) persons
chosen by the Governor, one (1) of whom shall be a county clerk
and one (1) of whom shall
have formerly served
for
at least three (3) years as a county election commissioner.
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ONLINE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
State
Board Members
- Roster of current board
members
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State
Board of Election Commissioners Staff
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County
Election Commissioner Search
- Locate the local
authorities responsible for conducting elections
within your county
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State
Funded Elections
- Interactive Search for Expense Records
- Collection and Remittance of Nonpartisan Judicial Office Filing fees
- Guidelines for Reimbursement of State-Funded Expenses for February Presidential Primary Elections
- Guidelines for Reimbursement of State-Funded Expenses for May Preferential Primary Elections
- Guidelines for Reimbursement of State-Funded Expenses for June Primary Runoff Elections
- Guidelines for State-Funded Reimbursement for Certified Election officials Trainers' Pay
- Guidelines for State-Funded Reimbursement for County Election Commissioners' Training Pay
- Rules For Reimbusement Of Expenses For State-Funded Elections
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Candidate
Information
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Investigation
of Citizens Complaints
- Guidelines for Appointment of Certified Election Monitors By The State
Board of Election Commissioners
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Training
for Election Officials and Commissioners
- County Boards of Election Commissioners Procedures
Manual
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ADA
Compliance
- 2004
Report on Polling Site Accessibility
- Guidelines
for ADA Compliance
- Polling
Site Accessibility Summary Checklist
- Polling
Site Accessibility Summary
- Self-Evaluation
Plan
- ADA
Transition Plan Outline
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Rules
- Rules For County Election Commissioners Training
- Rules On Provisional Voting
- Rules For Nonpartisan Judicial Filing Fees
- Rules For Help America Vote Act Administrative Complaint Procedure
- Rules for Citizen Complaints Of Non-HAVA Violations Of Election And Voter Registration Laws
- Rules For Voter Intent
- Rules For Reimbusement Of Expenses For State-Funded Elections
- Rules For Election Officials (Poll Workers) Training
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Links
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Contact the SBEC by
E-Mail:
kayla.davis@sos.arkansas.gov
or write or call:
State Board of Election Commissioners
501 Woodlane Dr., Suite 401 N
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1834 or (800) 411-6996
FAX (501) 682-1782 |
