Arkansas Statutes § 7-4-123 Use of election expenses appropriation - transfer of funds

Statute Text

(a) Funds appropriated for election expenses may be used to cover the expenses of the State Board of Election Commissioners and any county board of election commissioners to conduct:

(1) Preferential primary elections;

(2) General primary elections;

(3) Special primary elections;

(4) Nonpartisan general elections; and

(5) Statewide special elections.

(6) All training which the State Board of Election Commissioners is required by law to provide; and

(7) The development, publication, hosting of training material online, or dissemination of materials related to a training which the State Board of Election Commissioners is required by law to provide.

(b) The Director of the State Board of Election Commissioners shall certify to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the amount needed to pay the expenses of the election if:

(1) The State Board of Election Commissioners is required to pay the expenses for any state-supported election in subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) Funds are not available to pay for such elections.

(c)

(1) Upon the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the amount certified by the director under subsection (a) of this section shall be transferred from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account for the benefit of the State Board of Election Commissioners.

(2) All unused funds transferred under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be transferred back to the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund at the end of each fiscal year.

(3) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall initiate the necessary transfer documents to reflect all such transfers in the fiscal records of the:

(A) Auditor of State;

(B) Treasurer of State; and

(C) Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

History

Added by Act 2023 , No. 491 , § 7 , eff. 7/1/2023 .