Elections Focus of County Clerks’ Winter Meeting

Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners Educational Services Manager Jon Davidson, Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office Election Coordinators Joshua Bridges and Shantell Hayes-McGraw, Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners Director Daniel Shults, and Legal Counsel Chris Madison answer questions regarding elections.

The Arkansas County Clerks Association held its winter conference Feb. 5-7,2020, in Little Rock/Pulaski County. Election security and logistics were the center of discussion at the meeting. Staff from the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office, Arkansas State Board of Election Coordinators and Arkansas Geographic Information Systems fielded questions on election logistics. The agenda also included a presentation on family and medical leave by AAC Legal Counsel Brandy McAllister.

Arkansas County Clerks Association President and Little River County Clerk Deanna Sivley welcomes clerks to the meeting. Boone County Election Coordinator Beckie Benton, Pope County Clerk Pam Ennis and Pope County Chief Deputy Clerk Karri Warren talk during a meeting break.

Above, left: Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston drops by the county clerks meeting. Above, center: State Geographic Information Officer of Arkansas Shelby Johnson covers mapping and redistricting in relation to the 2020 census. Above, right: Cleveland County Clerk and Circuit Clerk Jimmy Cummings and Baxter County Clerk and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese talk during a meeting break.