(a) When any member shall resign during any session, he or she shall address his or her resignation to the presiding officer of the house of which he or she is a member, which resignation shall be entered upon the journal.
(b) In all cases of vacancies happening or being declared during any session of the General Assembly, by death, expulsion, or otherwise, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy shall happen shall immediately notify the Governor, who shall immediately issue a writ of election to fill 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