Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-120-213. Voting places--Procedure--Certificate of results

(a) The voting places shall be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. on the date of the election.

(b) Upon the closing of the voting places, the ballots shall be canvassed and the result of the election certified by the judges and clerks of the election at each voting place as expeditiously as possible.

(c) The certificate of the results of the election shall be signed by the judges and clerks at each voting place and the certificate, together with the original ballots cast at the election, shall be delivered not later than two (2) days after the date of the election by the judges holding the election, or by any one of them designated for that purpose, to the secretary of the district who shall keep and preserve the original ballots in a safe place for the time and for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

(d) A true copy of the certificate of the results of the election signed by the judges and clerks in each county shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the respective counties.

(e) The ballots may be destroyed under the direction of the board of directors of the district at any time after six (6) months from the date of the election unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.