{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-286-103","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-286-103","heading":"Elections - Time - Ballots","body":"(a) The special election called by the county court to submit the question of the establishment and financing of a red imported fire ant abatement district to the electors of the proposed district shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. at the next special election date under § 7-11-205 . (b) At the election, the question of establishing and financing the district shall be placed on the ballot in substantially the following form: \"FOR the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________. AGAINST the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________.\" Amended by Act 2021, No. 610,§ 22, eff. 1/1/2022. Acts 1997, No. 590, § 3; 2005, No. 2145, § 56; 2007, No. 1049, § 78; 2009, No. 1480, § 96.\n\n(a) The special election called by the county court to submit the question of the establishment and financing of a red imported fire ant abatement district to the electors of the proposed district shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. at the next special election date under § 7-11-205 .\n\n(b) At the election, the question of establishing and financing the district shall be placed on the ballot in substantially the following form: \"FOR the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________. AGAINST the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________.\"\n\n\"FOR the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________.\n\nAGAINST the establishment of a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) abatement district in __________________ County, __________________ (city), __________________ (designated area) and the establishment of assessed benefits on real property in the district in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of real property in the district to finance the district __________________.\"","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 286"],"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":"ce6348d778aaadf1fd2b5408d61c974d60ef016638f40f9578a9111bf740ae47","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-286-102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-286-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}