HB1619

House Bill 1619 amends Arkansas Code concerning the governance and election structure of community college districts. Specifically, it authorizes the local board of a community college district to establish additional election zones within 60 days of a successful district reconstitution. These new zones must be substantially equal in population to existing zones. The bill also updates procedural language regarding how community college districts divide into election zones following federal decennial census data. It retains provisions that require districts with a significant racial minority population to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 in their election procedures. The bill ensures that candidates for these board seats must be qualified electors and residents of their respective zones.