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14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials.
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14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials.
(a)(1)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, the city or town council shall call a special election of council members to be held at such times and places as the council may direct pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq., in the wards of the smaller municipality and for the election of council members from any other new wards that may be created by the council out of territory included in the larger city or incorporated town before the annexation, as provided in this subchapter.
(B) If the petition calls for a citywide election for all officials of the new consolidated city or incorporated town, then the city or town council shall call a special election pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. for all city or town officials to be held at the times and places as the city or town council may direct throughout each ward of the consolidated city or incorporated town.
(2) If the implementation of the consolidation of the cities or towns is delayed, the special election for new council members to a city or town council or all city officials shall be held at least forty-five (45) days before the effective date of the consolidation.
(b) Each ward of the consolidated city or incorporated town shall have two (2) council members, to be elected in the same manner and for the same term as council members are elected in cities and incorporated towns.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-40-1207
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14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials.
(a)(1)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, the city or town council shall call a special election of council members to be held at such times and places as the council may direct pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq., in the wards of the smaller municipality and for the election of council members from any other new wards that may be created by the council out of territory included in the larger city or incorporated town before the annexation, as provided in this subchapter.
(B) If the petition calls for a citywide election for all officials of the new consolidated city or incorporated town, then the city or town council shall call a special election pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. for all city or town officials to be held at the times and places as the city or town council may direct throughout each ward of the consolidated city or incorporated town.
(2) If the implementation of the consolidation of the cities or towns is delayed, the special election for new council members to a city or town council or all city officials shall be held at least forty-five (45) days before the effective date of the consolidation.
(b) Each ward of the consolidated city or incorporated town shall have two (2) council members, to be elected in the same manner and for the same term as council members are elected in cities and incorporated towns.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
7-11-101. Calling elections to fill vacancies.
All special elections and other elections to fill a vacancy in an office shall be called by proclamation, ordinance, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the appropriate constituted authority.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-11-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-11-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.