Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-236: Voting - Excused absence - Definitions

(a) (1) A student enrolled in a school shall not be considered absent from the school in which the student is enrolled for the time during which the student accompanies the student's parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election. (2) A student may receive an excused absence under subdivision (a)(1) of this section only one (1) time during each scheduled election. (3) A student who accompanies his or her parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election is encouraged to demonstrate his or her attendance at the scheduled election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item that indicates he or she attended the scheduled election upon his or her return to school. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Parent" means a student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student; and (2) "School" means a school that is funded in whole or in part by state funds. Added by Act 2023, No. 621,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) (1) A student enrolled in a school shall not be considered absent from the school in which the student is enrolled for the time during which the student accompanies the student's parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election. (2) A student may receive an excused absence under subdivision (a)(1) of this section only one (1) time during each scheduled election. (3) A student who accompanies his or her parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election is encouraged to demonstrate his or her attendance at the scheduled election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item that indicates he or she attended the scheduled election upon his or her return to school.

(1) A student enrolled in a school shall not be considered absent from the school in which the student is enrolled for the time during which the student accompanies the student's parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election.

(2) A student may receive an excused absence under subdivision (a)(1) of this section only one (1) time during each scheduled election.

(3) A student who accompanies his or her parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election is encouraged to demonstrate his or her attendance at the scheduled election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item that indicates he or she attended the scheduled election upon his or her return to school.

(b) As used in this section: (1) "Parent" means a student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student; and (2) "School" means a school that is funded in whole or in part by state funds.

(1) "Parent" means a student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student; and

(2) "School" means a school that is funded in whole or in part by state funds.