# Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-206: Publication requirements > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-206 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-206 - **Heading:** Publication requirements - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 2 / Section 7-5-206 ## Text (a) The county board of election commissioners shall publish all: (1) Candidate nominations; (2) Proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution; and (3) Other measures and questions required by law to be submitted to the electors at any election. (b) Publication of the information required in subsection (a) of this section shall be made by: (1) Posting a list of all nominations, amendments, and other measures and questions to be submitted to electors at the door of the courthouse at least ten (10) days before the day of the election; and (2) (A) Submitting to the Secretary of State a sample ballot of each ballot style, marked with the word "SAMPLE", that will be used at each polling site. (B) Each sample ballot shall be submitted at least: (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (c) The Secretary of State shall publish all sample ballots on an internet site that is organized so that a voter may easily identify the sample ballot corresponding with his or her precinct-part. Amended by Act 2021, No. 128,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 6, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-608; Acts 1995, No. 497, § 2; 1995, No. 1085, § 2; 1997, No. 451, § 11; 2005, No. 67, § 7; 2007, No. 222, § 7; 2007, No. 1020, § 2; 2009, No. 959, § 5. (a) The county board of election commissioners shall publish all: (1) Candidate nominations; (2) Proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution; and (3) Other measures and questions required by law to be submitted to the electors at any election. (1) Candidate nominations; (2) Proposed amendments to the Arkansas Constitution; and (3) Other measures and questions required by law to be submitted to the electors at any election. (b) Publication of the information required in subsection (a) of this section shall be made by: (1) Posting a list of all nominations, amendments, and other measures and questions to be submitted to electors at the door of the courthouse at least ten (10) days before the day of the election; and (2) (A) Submitting to the Secretary of State a sample ballot of each ballot style, marked with the word "SAMPLE", that will be used at each polling site. (B) Each sample ballot shall be submitted at least: (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (1) Posting a list of all nominations, amendments, and other measures and questions to be submitted to electors at the door of the courthouse at least ten (10) days before the day of the election; and (2) (A) Submitting to the Secretary of State a sample ballot of each ballot style, marked with the word "SAMPLE", that will be used at each polling site. (B) Each sample ballot shall be submitted at least: (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (A) Submitting to the Secretary of State a sample ballot of each ballot style, marked with the word "SAMPLE", that will be used at each polling site. (B) Each sample ballot shall be submitted at least: (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. be submitted at least: (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (i) Twenty (20) days before each preferential primary and general election; and (ii) Ten (10) days before the holding of each general primary, general runoff, school, or special election. (c) The Secretary of State shall publish all sample ballots on an internet site that is organized so that a voter may easily identify the sample ballot corresponding with his or her precinct-part. Amended by Act 2021, No. 128,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 6, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-608; Acts 1995, No. 497, § 2; 1995, No. 1085, § 2; 1997, No. 451, § 11; 2005, No. 67, § 7; 2007, No. 222, § 7; 2007, No. 1020, § 2; 2009, No. 959, § 5. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-201 Voter qualification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-201.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-202 Public notice of elections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-202.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-203 Certification of candidate lists](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-203.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-204 Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-204.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-205 Write-in candidates' votes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-205.md) - [Ark. 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Code Ann. § 7-5-214 Candidate review of ballot content](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-214.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T7_C5_S2_S7-5-206. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.