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14-61-116. Reorganization election by city with management form of government.
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14-61-116. Reorganization election by city with management form of government.
(a) A city affected by this chapter that is already organized under the management form of government shall hold a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of § 14-61-114 provided that no special election shall be held on the option already being utilized by the city.
(b) A city affected by this chapter that has held a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter may, by ordinance approved by a two-thirds vote of the municipal board of directors:
(1) Choose a different method by which to select a municipal board of directors under § 14-61-107; and
(2) Determine the minimum percentage a special candidate for mayor shall receive in order to be elected without a runoff under § 14-61-111.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-61-116
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14-61-116. Reorganization election by city with management form of government.
(a) A city affected by this chapter that is already organized under the management form of government shall hold a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of § 14-61-114 provided that no special election shall be held on the option already being utilized by the city.
(b) A city affected by this chapter that has held a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter may, by ordinance approved by a two-thirds vote of the municipal board of directors:
(1) Choose a different method by which to select a municipal board of directors under § 14-61-107; and
(2) Determine the minimum percentage a special candidate for mayor shall receive in order to be elected without a runoff under § 14-61-111.
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14-61-107. Methods of selecting directors.
A city affected by this chapter may choose one (1) of the options included within this chapter as the method by which to select a board of directors. These options are:
(1) All members of the board of directors being elected at-large;
(2) An odd number of directors, including the mayor, with any combination of directors being elected at-large and from wards, whether the position designated as mayor is appointed or directly elected;
(3) An odd number of directors, including the mayor, with any combination of directors being elected from wards and from larger designated districts that overlap wards, whether the position designated as mayor is appointed or directly elected;
(4) All members of the board of directors but one (1) being elected from wards, with one (1) member elected at-large who shall be the mayor; or
(5) All members of the board of directors being elected from wards.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-61-107
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 14-61-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-61-111. Selection of mayor.
(a) Unless a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue choose otherwise, the mayor will be selected by a majority vote of the board of directors from among its members.
(b)(1)(A) If a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue vote to do so, the mayor shall be directly elected by the qualified electors of the city.
(B) Any person so elected shall serve as mayor for a term of four (4) years.
(2)(A) At a special or general election on the question of whether to directly elect the mayor, a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue may also vote to require that a successful candidate for mayor receive a minimum percentage, less than fifty percent (50%), of the total votes cast for the position of mayor in order to be elected mayor without a runoff.
(B) The minimum percentage necessary for election without a runoff shall be determined by ordinance approved by a two-thirds vote of the governing body or referred to the electors for their approval.
(3)(A) If it is required that a candidate receive a minimum percentage, less than fifty percent (50%), of the total votes cast for mayor in order to be elected mayor without a runoff, and if no candidate for the position of mayor receives at least the required percentage of the votes cast, then the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be the nominees for the position of mayor and shall be certified to a special runoff election which shall be held four (4) weeks from the day on which the general election is held.
(B) The special runoff election shall be conducted, and the election results shall be canvassed and certified in the manner prescribed by law for municipal runoff elections.
(c) The question o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-61-111
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 14-61-111. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-61-114. Options may also be referred by vote, ordinance — Mayor's veto power.
(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision, the board of directors in a city operating under the city manager form of government may by a two-thirds vote of all the members, including the mayor, refer to a special or general election, for approval by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue, one (1) of the options set forth in § 14-61-107, provided no election on a board-referred option has been held within the previous two (2) years.
(2) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection and §§ 14-43-201 and 14-61-117, in a city operating under the management form of government where a federal court has ordered the redistricting of wards under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, the voters of the city are authorized to petition for a special election to vote on the options set forth in § 14-61-107 for reorganizing the selection of directors, including the election of a mayor at large, at any time. The option shall be voted on at special elections called as a result of a petition for the special election's being filed with the city clerk and provided to the mayor under § 14-61-113.
(b) The board of directors in a city with the management form of government where all directors are elected from wards and the directly elected mayor does not have the veto power may by ordinance referred to the electors and approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue grant the mayor the veto power, provided that no election on such an ordinance will occur sooner than two (2) years after the last special election on the issue of veto power for the mayor.
(c) The board of directors in a city with the management form of government where all directors are elec
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-61-114
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 14-61-114. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.