(a) The county board of election commissioners shall appoint election clerks to process, count, and canvass the absentee voters' ballots in all elections.
(b)
(1) The election clerks who are to canvass the absentee ballots shall be appointed in the same manner and at the same time the poll workers are selected to serve at the regular voting precincts.
(2) The election clerks shall possess the same qualifications as the poll workers who serve at the regular voting precincts.
(c) The processing, counting, and canvassing of the absentee ballots shall be under the supervision and at the direction of the county board of election commissioners.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 5 - Election Procedure Generally
Subchapter 4 - Absentee Voting
§ 7-5-401. Duties of county clerk
§ 7-5-402. Voter qualification
§ 7-5-403. Designated bearers, authorized agents, and administrators
§ 7-5-404. Applications for ballots — Definition
§ 7-5-406. Members of uniformed services and other citizens residing outside the United States
§ 7-5-407. Preparation and delivery of ballots
§ 7-5-408. List of applications — Preparation, preservation, and inspection
§ 7-5-409. Materials furnished to qualified voters
§ 7-5-410. Instructions and notice included with voting materials — Other enclosures prohibited
§ 7-5-411. Methods of voting absentee
§ 7-5-412. Marking and return of absentee ballots — Delivery of mailed absentee ballots
§ 7-5-413. Voting machines — Related duties
§ 7-5-414. Appointment of election clerks — Qualifications
§ 7-5-415. Compensation of county clerk for extra deputy
§ 7-5-416. Counting of absentee ballots