(a) The duties imposed by this subchapter upon members of the State Board of Election Commissioners, members of the county boards of election commissioners, election officials, and other officers expressly named in this subchapter shall be performed:
(1) In good faith;
(2) Within the time provided by this subchapter; and
(3) In the manner provided by this subchapter.
(b) If a member of a board, an election official, or another officer charged with a duty under this subchapter knowingly fails to perform that duty, he or she shall be upon conviction:
(1) Fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(2) Removed from his or her office.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subchapter 8 - Circulation of Petition for Local Option Election
§ 3-8-802. Hiring and training of paid canvassers
§ 3-8-804. Duties of election officers — Penalty for failure to perform
§ 3-8-805. Signing of petition — Penalty for falsification — Notice of suspected forgery
§ 3-8-806. Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures
§ 3-8-807. Procedure for circulation of petition
§ 3-8-808. Form of verification — Penalty for false statement
§ 3-8-809. Failure to act on petition — Mandamus — Injunction