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14-45-103. Vacancies.
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14-45-103. Vacancies.
(a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a council member to serve for the unexpired term.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of recorder-treasurer in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a recorder-treasurer to serve for the unexpired term.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall:
(1) Elect by a majority vote of the council members a mayor to serve the unexpired term; or
(2)(A) Call for a special election to be held under § 7-11-101 et seq. to fill the vacancy.
(B) At the special election, a mayor shall be elected to complete the unexpired term.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-45-103
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14-45-103. Vacancies.
(a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a council member to serve for the unexpired term.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of recorder-treasurer in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a recorder-treasurer to serve for the unexpired term.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall:
(1) Elect by a majority vote of the council members a mayor to serve the unexpired term; or
(2)(A) Call for a special election to be held under § 7-11-101 et seq. to fill the vacancy.
(B) At the special election, a mayor shall be elected to complete the unexpired term.
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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.