1. (a)

   1. (1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 7-4-101, the State Board of Election Commissioners has the duty to appoint at least one (1) certified election monitor from each congressional district and the authority to appoint a monitor to any county upon a signed, written request under oath filed with the board and a determination by the board that appointing a monitor is necessary.
   2. (2) Certified election monitors serve as observers and report to the board on the conduct of the election.
2. (b) The board may allow for reasonable compensation of certified election monitors assigned to a county by the board.
3. (c) This part sets forth the procedures for appointing, certifying, and compensating certified election monitors, and sets out the duties of monitors.
4. (d) This part is in addition to and not a substitute for the laws of the state of Arkansas.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained a footnote to 7 CAR § 51-101(b) as follows: "A.C.A. § 7-4-101(f)(6)".