(a) The polls at the election shall be opened at 8:00 a.m. on the day set by the county board of election commissioners for the holding of the election and shall be closed at 6:00 p.m. on that date. Immediately thereafter and on the same day the judges and clerks shall count the ballots cast at the election and announce the result thereof and shall immediately thereafter file with the secretary of the board of election commissioners of the county and with the city clerk or recorder of the city or town a certificate showing the result of the election.
(b) If at the election a majority of the votes cast shall be for the creation of a board of public utilities, the board shall be deemed to have been created and the provisions of this subchapter shall extend to and control the operation and maintenance of all the electric light plants, water plants and sewerage systems or the electric light plant, water plant and sewerage system belonging to any improvement district or districts in the city or town.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 12 - Public Utilities Generally
Chapter 201 - Municipal Boards And Commissions
Subchapter 3 - Cities of the Second Class and Towns
§ 14-201-302. Creation of board
§ 14-201-303. Petition for election to adopt subchapter
§ 14-201-304. Notice of election
§ 14-201-305. Form of ballots — Manner of voting
§ 14-201-306. Conduct of election — Board created upon majority vote
§ 14-201-307. Calling election to elect board members — Notice of election
§ 14-201-308. Qualifications of voters
§ 14-201-309. Supplies for elections — Cost
§ 14-201-310. Ballots in duplicate — Conduct of election
§ 14-201-311. Election officials
§ 14-201-312. Members of board — Qualifications
§ 14-201-313. Nominations to board membership
§ 14-201-314. Interest of board members in contracts unlawful — Penalty
§ 14-201-315. Terms of initial members
§ 14-201-316. Election of succeeding members — Term — Conduct of election — Notice
§ 14-201-317. Commencement of term — Oath of office
§ 14-201-319. Compensation of members
§ 14-201-320. Officers of board — Meetings — Minutes
§ 14-201-321. Subsequent election to create board
§ 14-201-322. General powers of board
§ 14-201-323. Agents and employees
§ 14-201-324. Deposit of moneys — Bond — Checks
§ 14-201-325. Disposition of profits
§ 14-201-326. Enlargements of plants and systems
§ 14-201-327. Sale or mortgage of plants and machinery
§ 14-201-328. Accounting books — Annual audit
§ 14-201-329. Suits for misappropriation or misuse of money
§ 14-201-330. Power to sue and be sued — Hiring of attorneys