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14-45-102. Election of council members.
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14-45-102. Election of council members.
(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1982 and every two (2) years thereafter, the qualified voters of incorporated towns shall elect five (5) council members.
(2)(A) The town council of an incorporated town may refer to the voters an ordinance on the question of electing the five (5) council members to four-year terms.
(B)(i) The voters shall vote on the ordinance at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose.
(ii) The election to approve the four-year election procedure shall be held no later than February 1 of the year of the general election in which the procedure is proposed to be effective.
(C) If this procedure is adopted by an ordinance referred to and approved by the voters of the incorporated town, the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered “one”, “three”, and “five” shall be four-year terms at the next general election and the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered “two” and “four” shall be two-year terms and thereafter four-year terms, resulting in staggered terms.
(D)(i) The town council may refer to voters an ordinance on the question of returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms using the procedures of subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(ii) If the voters approve returning an incorporated town to two-year terms, all council members shall be elected to two-year terms at the next general election and thereafter.
(E) The town council may not refer to voters another question on electing council members to four-year terms or on returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms unless a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-45-102
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14-45-102. Election of council members.
(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1982 and every two (2) years thereafter, the qualified voters of incorporated towns shall elect five (5) council members.
(2)(A) The town council of an incorporated town may refer to the voters an ordinance on the question of electing the five (5) council members to four-year terms.
(B)(i) The voters shall vote on the ordinance at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose.
(ii) The election to approve the four-year election procedure shall be held no later than February 1 of the year of the general election in which the procedure is proposed to be effective.
(C) If this procedure is adopted by an ordinance referred to and approved by the voters of the incorporated town, the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered “one”, “three”, and “five” shall be four-year terms at the next general election and the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered “two” and “four” shall be two-year terms and thereafter four-year terms, resulting in staggered terms.
(D)(i) The town council may refer to voters an ordinance on the question of returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms using the procedures of subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(ii) If the voters approve returning an incorporated town to two-year terms, all council members shall be elected to two-year terms at the next general election and thereafter.
(E) The town council may not refer to voters another question on electing council members to four-year terms or on returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms unless at least four (4) years have passed since the last election on changing the terms of council members.
(b)(1) A candidate for the office of council member shall designate the number of the office for council member that the candidate is seeking on the petition filed pursuant to § 14-42-206.
(2) If there is a designation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the candidate shall not change the designation on that petition.
(3) The county clerk shall not accept a petition for filing that does not designate the number of the office for council member sought.
(4) Each incorporated town shall maintain in its records a document showing the name of each council member and the number of the office that the candidate holds.
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14-42-206. Municipal elections — Nominating petitions.
(a)(1) The city or town council of any city or town with the mayor-council form of government, may request the county party committees of recognized political parties under the laws of the state to conduct party primaries for municipal offices for the forthcoming year by resolution passed:
(A) Before January 1 of the year of the election, if the election will occur in a year in which the preferential primary election is held in May under § 7-7-203; and
(B) No less than sixty (60) days before the party filing period begins under § 7-7-203, if the election will occur in a year in which the preferential primary election is held in March under § 7-7-203.
(2) The resolution shall remain in effect for the subsequent elections unless revoked by the city or town council.
(3) When the resolution has been adopted, the clerk or recorder shall mail a certified copy of the resolution to the chairs of the county party committees and to the chairs of the state party committees.
(4) Candidates nominated for municipal office by political primaries under this section shall be certified by the county party committees to the county board of election commissioners and shall be placed on the ballot at the general election.
(b)(1) Any person desiring to become an independent candidate for municipal office in cities and towns with the mayor-council form of government shall file during a one-week period ending at 12:00 noon ninety (90) days before the general election with the county clerk the petition of nomination in substantially the following forms:
(A) For all candidates except council members in cities of the first class and cities of the second class:
“PETITION OF NOMINATION
We, the undersigned qualified electors of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-42-206
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