SB135

Senate Bill 135 amends election procedures in Arkansas for school district annual ad valorem property tax measures. Specifically, the bill applies when a school district board of directors proposes maintaining an unchanged tax rate in an odd-numbered year. In these instances, the county board of election commissioners is granted authority to modify election logistics, such as reducing the number of polling places or eliminating in-person polling places on election day in favor of absentee and early voting. Furthermore, the bill allows for an alternative voting method where a single designated qualified elector casts a ballot on behalf of the district's unchanged tax rate. The bill establishes procedures for the appointment of this representative and requires specific notifications to the county clerk and election commission. These changes aim to streamline the administrative process for routine tax rate renewals.