{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-1308","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-14-1308","heading":"Vacancy in office","body":"A county elective, county quorum court district, or township office is vacant if any one (1) of the following conditions exists: (1) The incumbent fails to meet the qualifications for office prescribed by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; (2) The incumbent refuses or neglects to take and subscribe to the official oath required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; (3) The incumbent refuses, neglects, or for any other reason fails to secure an official bond required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned; (4) The incumbent resigns; (5) The incumbent ceases to meet any residence requirements for office; (6) The incumbent is removed from office by a judicial proceeding; (7) The election or appointment of the incumbent is declared void by a judicial proceeding; (8) The incumbent is convicted of a felony, incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office by a judicial proceeding; (9) The incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his or her office for a period of three (3) months, except if: (A) Prevented by sickness; (B) Excused by quorum court resolution; or (C) The incumbent is suspended from office by a judicial proceeding under § 21-12-301 ; (10) The incumbent is declared to be of unsound mind by a judicial proceeding; (11) The quorum court determines that the incumbent has become disabled to the degree that he or she cannot perform the duties of his or her office; (12) The incumbent holds more than one (1) office or position in conflict with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 4, § 2, or Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 6; (13) The quorum court separates elective offices as provided by law; or (14) The incumbent dies. Amended by Act 2021, No. 255,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1977, No. 742, § 49; 1979, No. 413, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 17-3609.\n\nA county elective, county quorum court district, or township office is vacant if any one (1) of the following conditions exists:\n\n(1) The incumbent fails to meet the qualifications for office prescribed by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;\n\n(2) The incumbent refuses or neglects to take and subscribe to the official oath required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;\n\n(3) The incumbent refuses, neglects, or for any other reason fails to secure an official bond required by law as evidenced by failure to be commissioned;\n\n(4) The incumbent resigns;\n\n(5) The incumbent ceases to meet any residence requirements for office;\n\n(6) The incumbent is removed from office by a judicial proceeding;\n\n(7) The election or appointment of the incumbent is declared void by a judicial proceeding;\n\n(8) The incumbent is convicted of a felony, incompetency, corruption, gross immorality, criminal conduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office by a judicial proceeding;\n\n(9) The incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his or her office for a period of three (3) months, except if: (A) Prevented by sickness; (B) Excused by quorum court resolution; or (C) The incumbent is suspended from office by a judicial proceeding under § 21-12-301 ;\n\n(A) Prevented by sickness;\n\n(B) Excused by quorum court resolution; or\n\n(C) The incumbent is suspended from office by a judicial proceeding under § 21-12-301 ;\n\n(10) The incumbent is declared to be of unsound mind by a judicial proceeding;\n\n(11) The quorum court determines that the incumbent has become disabled to the degree that he or she cannot perform the duties of his or her office;\n\n(12) The incumbent holds more than one (1) office or position in conflict with the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 4, § 2, or Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 6;\n\n(13) The quorum court separates elective offices as provided by law; or\n\n(14) The incumbent dies.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 14","Subchapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"2c4e650bfa21a60518d8f66f1953922f8280b22983dd57f51e5b8683ad4523d7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-1307","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-14-1309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}