Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners Decertifies Izard County Poll Supervisor

Izard County election official sanctioned after what poll watcher calls ‘arrogance’ | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

On Tuesday, the state Board of Election Commissioners voted to sanction Kay Holland, an election official in Izard County, upholding claims that she violated state laws by acting hostile toward poll watchers and asking them to leave after the polls closed. However, the former chairman of the Izard County Election Commission claimed the dispute was really about Holland's support for the dissolution of the board that oversaw Horseshoe Bend's publi…

Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners decertifies Izard County poll supervisor

Kay Holland, left, testifies at a hearing before the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. At right is Commissioner Jonathan Williams. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas’ State Board of Election Commissioners voted Wednesday to reprimand and decertify a poll supervisor accused of violating state election laws at a North Arkansas polling place last year. The board determined that Kay Holland interfered wi…