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14-48-108. Calling of elections for directors and mayor.
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14-48-108. Calling of elections for directors and mayor.
(a)(1) Within ten (10) days after the designation of the four (4) wards, the Secretary of State by proclamation in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. shall call special primary and general elections to be held in the municipality for the purpose of electing seven (7) directors and a mayor.
(2)(A) The primary election shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.
(B) The special general election shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.
(b) These elections shall be called and conducted, and the results shall be determined and certified, as provided in § 14-48-109.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-48-108
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14-48-108. Calling of elections for directors and mayor.
(a)(1) Within ten (10) days after the designation of the four (4) wards, the Secretary of State by proclamation in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. shall call special primary and general elections to be held in the municipality for the purpose of electing seven (7) directors and a mayor.
(2)(A) The primary election shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.
(B) The special general election shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.
(b) These elections shall be called and conducted, and the results shall be determined and certified, as provided in § 14-48-109.
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14-48-109. Election of directors and mayor — Oath.
(a) Candidates for the office of director and mayor shall be nominated and elected as follows:
(1)(A)(i) A special election for the election of the initial membership of the board of directors and mayor shall be called by the Secretary of State as provided in § 14-48-108.
(ii) The proclamation shall be published in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq.
(iii) For the initial election of directors and mayor, any person desiring to become a candidate shall file within twenty (20) days following the date of the proclamation by the Secretary of State with the city clerk or recorder a statement of candidacy in the form and with the supporting signatures as provided in this section. In all other respects, the initial elections shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter for holding municipal elections.
(B)(i) Special elections to fill any vacancy under § 14-48-115 shall be called through a resolution of the board.
(ii) A proclamation of the election shall be signed by the mayor and published in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. in some newspaper having a bona fide circulation in the municipality;
(2)(A) Candidates to be voted on at all elections to be held under the provisions of this chapter shall be nominated by primary election, and no names shall be placed upon the general election ballot except those selected in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
(B)(i) The primary elections, other than the initial primary, for those nominations for offices to be filled at the municipal general election shall be held on the second Tuesday of August preceding the municipal general election.
(ii)(a) The elections shall be under the supervision of the county board of election commissioners, and the election judges
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-48-109
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 14-48-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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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.