(a) The election officials, before entering on their duties, shall take, before some person authorized by law to administer oaths, the following oath:
(b) In case there shall be no person present at the opening of any election authorized to administer oaths, it shall be lawful for the election officials to administer the oath to each other, and the election officials shall have full power and authority to administer all oaths that may be necessary in conducting any election.
“I, , do swear that I will perform the duties of an election official of this election according to law and to the best of my abilities, and that I will studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same, and that I will not disclose how any voter shall have voted, unless required to do so as a witness in a judicial proceeding or a proceeding to contest an election.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 4 - Boards of Election Commissioners and Other Election Officers
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 7-4-101. State Board of Election Commissioners — Members — Officers — Meetings
§ 7-4-102. County boards of election commissioners — Election of members — Oath
§ 7-4-103. Vacancy or disqualification of state or county chair
§ 7-4-104. Lists of county chairs — Notification of vacancies
§ 7-4-105. County board of election commissioners — Officers — Meetings
§ 7-4-106. Assistance of prosecuting attorney
§ 7-4-107. Duties of county board of election commissioners
§ 7-4-108. Absence of election officials — Filling vacancy
§ 7-4-110. Oath of election officers
§ 7-4-111. Compensation of board members
§ 7-4-112. Compensation of election officials
§ 7-4-113. Record of funds and expenditures
§ 7-4-114. Filling vacancy of an elected office — Effect
§ 7-4-116. Election poll workers program for high school students
§ 7-4-117. Election poll workers program for college students
§ 7-4-119. Disclosure required
§ 7-4-120. Complaints of election law violations — Definitions