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This bill amends Arkansas election requirements for public school district property tax elections when the tax rate remains unchanged. Specifically, if a school district's annual ad valorem (property) tax rate stays the same in an odd-numbered year, the county board of election commissioners may offer alternative voting methods. These options include reducing polling places, conducting the election solely through absentee and early voting, or allowing a single designated qualified elector from the school district to cast a ballot for the unchanged tax rate. The school district board of directors must pass a resolution appointing this elector or requesting the county election commission to do so, and must simultaneously submit this resolution to the county clerk and election commission when reporting the tax rate. For elections held in conjunction with primary or general elections, the unchanged tax rate will be placed on the ballot for all qualified school district electors. The bill provides a streamlined process for maintaining existing property tax rates with minimal administrative burden and potential cost savings for election procedures.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb135&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R