County Clerks Meet in Hot Spring, Clark Counties

County Clerks meet in Clark County

The Arkansas Association of County Clerks held its summer meeting June 3-5, 2019, at DeGray Lodge and State Park in Clark County. Attendees were updated on legislation passed during the 2019 session, election ethics, Contexte features, election precinct boundaries, retirement and more. They also heard Kaylon Bradford speak on “Getting People to do their Danged Job. AAC Legal Counsel Lindsey Bailey (right) shows meeting attendees the Index of County Government Acts from the 2019 legislative session. She and Director of the State Board of Election Commissioners Daniel Shults (left) and Director of Elections in the Secretary of State’s Office Leslie Bellamy answer legislative questions.

Arkansas State Rep. Lanny Fite, Association Secretary and Saline County Clerk Doug Curtis, and Association President and Boone County Clerk Crystal Graddy talk at the meeting.

Deputy Director of the Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department Angela Hill (right) speaks on equalization board procedures and abstracts. Above: County clerks have fun during the presentation of “Getting People to do Their Danged Job” by Kaylon Bradford. Left: Arkansas GIS Office Geographic Information Officer Shelby Johnson talks with county clerks after his presentation on election precinct boundaries.

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