(a)
(1) The board of directors of any school district shall have the authority to provide by resolution adopted by a majority vote that a portion of the board members shall be elected by zone, at large, or a combination thereof.
(2) A candidate for a position to be elected by zones shall reside in the zone.
(3) The names of the candidates for at-large board positions shall appear upon the ballots throughout the school district.
(b) The resolution adopted by the board of directors shall prescribe the procedure for implementing the reorganization within four (4) years after the date of the passage of the resolution.
(c) Every such resolution adopted by the board of directors of such school district shall adopt a plan of election for members of the board of directors which will cause the selection procedures to be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 et seq.
(d) The board of directors of the school district shall cause the resolution to be published at least thirty (30) days before the filing deadline for the next regular school election after the adoption of the resolution.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 6 - School District Boards of Directors Generally
§ 6-13-608. Length of directors' terms
§ 6-13-611. Vacancies generally
§ 6-13-612. Vacancy — Conviction of felony
§ 6-13-613. Temporary vacancies — Vacancies created by failure to participate
§ 6-13-615. Local option to elect directors from single-member zones
§ 6-13-616. Qualifications of directors
§ 6-13-618. Organization — Disbursing officer
§ 6-13-621. Authority to convey section lands
§ 6-13-622. Publication of budget
§ 6-13-623. Legal proceedings — Employment of counsel
§ 6-13-624. Oil, gas, and mineral leases
§ 6-13-625. Liability insurance
§ 6-13-626. Access of military recruiters to school facilities and records
§ 6-13-628. Purchases in small communities without bids
§ 6-13-629. Training and instruction — Reimbursement
§ 6-13-630. Election by zone and at large
§ 6-13-631. Effect of minority population on election
§ 6-13-632. Adequate meeting facilities required
§ 6-13-634. School district board of directors — Size
§ 6-13-635. School board review and approval of salary increases — Definition