School board elections are next month

The annual school elections for Berryville and Eureka Springs school districts are Sept. 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Green Forest school district will not be opening polls on election day but they will be conducting their district election strictly through early and absentee voting in compliance with the Arkansas Election Law 6-14-102(c)(1). The school board voted and passed a resolution to accept early and absentee votes.

"The Green Forest school district does not have to hold on-site polling because there is not a millage increase and the candidate running for the position is running unopposed," said election coordinator Bethe Henley.

Early voting will begin Tuesday, Sept. 11 and will be conducted at the Eureka Springs and Berryville courthouses from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Polling sites for regular voting for Berryville will be at the Berryville Community Center. And regular voting for Eureka Springs will be at St. Elizabeth Parish Center.

School Board election candidates are as follows:

Berryville

Zone 1:

Darrell Stidham

Vonda Bailey

Jennifer McCall

Zone 2:

Todd Howard

Shannon Lee Hill

Zone 3:

No Candidates

Zone 4:

Sherri Plumlee

Zone 5:

Jeff Miles

At-Large Position 1:

Joe Ward

At-Large Position 2:

Kristi Howerton

Eureka Springs

Position 3:

No Candidates

Position 4 (Three-Year Term):

Tom Freehling

Jason Morris

Green Forest

Zone 4 (Five-Year Term):

John Bailey

A demonstrative iVo-tronic voting machine will be placed at the Berryville courthouse from Aug. 24 to Sept. 7, according to a press release issued by the election commission.

The demonstrative machine will be used for people to become acquainted with the electronic system.

Processing of early, absentee and regular election votes will begin Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Carroll County Courthouse in Berryville.