1. (a) The qualifications of a member of the county board of election commissioners as determined by the General Assembly are as follows:

   1. (1) Must be a qualified elector of this state;
   2. (2) Must be able to read and write the English language;
   3. (3) Must be a resident of the county in which he or she serves at the time of his or her appointment or election;
   4. (4) Must not have been found guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the violation of any criminal election law of this state;
   5. (5) Must not be a paid employee of any political party;
   6. (6) Must not be a paid employee of any person running for any office on the county’s ballot;
   7. (7) Must not participate in the campaign of any candidate listed on a ballot or of a write-in candidate seeking election in that county that falls under their jurisdiction or authority;
   8. (8) Must not manage a campaign;
   9. (9) Must not perform labor for a campaign;
   10. (10) Must not solicit on behalf of a candidate or campaign;
   11. (11) Must not pass out handbills, signs, or other literature concerning a candidate’s campaign;
   12. (12) Must not assist a candidate’s campaign at a rally or parade;
   13. (13) Must not display candidate placards or signs on an automobile;
   14. (14) Must not be employed with a company that has any business dealings, contracts, or pending contracts with the county board of election commissioners at the time of his or her appointment to the county board of election commissioners;
   15. (15) Must not be a candidate for any office to be filled at an election while serving on the county board of election commissioners, except for appearing on the ballot as a candidate for a position in his or her political party;
   16. (16) Must not be a chair or secretary of a county political party;
   17. (17) Must not be married to or related within the second degree of consanguinity to any candidate running for office in the current election if objection to the service is made to the county board of election commissioners within seven (7) calendar days after the posting of the list of officials; and
   18. (18) Must not be the spouse of a chair of a county political party or the spouse of another county board of election commissioner if objection to the service is made to the county board of election commissioners within ten (10) calendar days after the posting of the list of officials.
2. (b) If an objection is filed against married members of the county election commission, the objection can only be filed against one (1) of the two (2) married individuals.

3. (c) A member of the county board of election commissioners may:

   1. (1) Make a financial contribution to a candidate;
   2. (2) Attend a political party’s state, district, or county meeting where a candidate or issue advocate speaks as a member of the audience; or
   3. (3) Participate in a political party convention.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained footnotes to the following: A footnote following the phrase "The qualifications" cited "4 A.C.A. § 7-4-109 as amended by Act 1253 of 2015". A footnote following the phrase "General Assembly" cited "5 Art 3, § 10 of the Arkansas Constitution, as amended by Amendment 85". Footnote to 7 CAR § 80-103(c)(3) cited "6 A.C.A. § 7-4-109(c)(2)(B)(ii) as amended by Act 1253 of 2015".