Editing Independence County, Arkansas (section)

=== Government ===
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called justices of the peace and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Independence County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief executive officer of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|+Independence County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Government {{!}} Independence County |url=https://www.independencecounty.com/county-government |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.independencecounty.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Independence {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/independence/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[County judge|County Judge]]
|Kevin Jeffery
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Municipal clerk|County Clerk]]
|Tracey Nast Mitchell
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Court clerk|Circuit Clerk]]
|Greg Wallis
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Sheriff]]
|Shawn Stephens
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Treasurer]]
|Bob Treadway
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Tax collector|Collector]]
|Paul Albert
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Tax assessment|Assessor]]
|Diane Tucker
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Coroner]]
|Randell Crabtree
|Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 11 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Independence County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Independence_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Court {{!}} Independence County |url=https://www.independencecounty.com/quorum-court |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.independencecounty.com}}</ref>

* District 1: Timothy Stewart (R) of Batesville.
* District 2: Johnny McMullin (R) of Locust Grove.
* District 3: Brent Henderson (R) of Pleasant Plains.
* District 4: Charles Bradley Covington (R) of Batesville.
* District 5: Bill Lindsey (R) of Newark.
* District 6: Tammy Pearce (R) of Batesville.
* District 7: Jason W. Jones (R) of Batesville.
* District 8: Kenny Hurley (R) of Cushman.
* District 9: Johnathan Abbott (R) of Batesville.
* District 10: Charles Jordan (R) of Batesville.
* District 11: Dennis Stephens (R) of Batesville.

Additionally, the townships of Independence County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Independence County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Independence_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

* Barren: Barry E. Wilkes (R)
* Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan: Jeffrey Tate (R)
* Cushman-Union: Gary Franks (R)
* Dota: Ronald Laslo (R)
* Greenbrier: Aaron Moody (R)
* Hill: Joe Shaw (R)
* Liberty: Billy E. Meeks (R)
* McHue: Anthony Mesa (R)
* Moorefield: Michael Mundy (R)
* Rosie: Chad Webb (R)
* Ruddell: Brenda Bittle (R)
* Salado: David H. Payne (R)
* Washington: Stephen Davis (R)