(a) When any member elected to either house of the General Assembly shall resign in the recess thereof, he or she shall address and transmit his or her resignation in writing to the Governor.
(b) Whenever the Governor shall receive any resignation or notice of vacancy or when he or she shall be satisfied of the death of any member of either house during the recess thereof, he or she shall without delay issue a writ of election to support the vacancy.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 2 - Legislative Proceedings
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 10-2-103. Coordinator of House Legislative Services
§ 10-2-104. Duties of assistant sergeants at arms
§ 10-2-105. Administration of oaths
§ 10-2-107. Election of Speaker of the House of Representatives in doubt — Procedure
§ 10-2-108. Manuscripts of daily proceedings — Journals
§ 10-2-110. Disorderly conduct
§ 10-2-111. Unauthorized use of roll call system — Penalty
§ 10-2-112. Prefiling of bills and resolutions — Assignment to committee — Printing
§ 10-2-113. Senate confirmation of board and commission appointees
§ 10-2-115. Introduction of bills affecting public retirement programs
§ 10-2-116. Authentication of laws passed over veto
§ 10-2-117. Authentication of bill becoming law without Governor's signature
§ 10-2-118. Vacancies during recess
§ 10-2-119. Vacancies during session
§ 10-2-120. Elections to fill vacancies
§ 10-2-121. Designation of members to assist Boys State and Girls State — Compensation
§ 10-2-122. Designation of members to represent state at national conferences — Expenses
§ 10-2-123. Institute of Legislative Procedure
§ 10-2-124. Bills introduced to change existing circuit court districts
§ 10-2-125. Employees and officers
§ 10-2-126. Assistant to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
§ 10-2-127. Fiscal impact statement — Definition
§ 10-2-128. Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
§ 10-2-129. Drafting and information requests to legislative employees — Definitions
§ 10-2-130. Use of education studies commissioned by General Assembly
§ 10-2-131. Internet broadcast of proceedings
§ 10-2-132. People First advisory legislative sessions concerning disability issues