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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 471
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5 By: Senator A. Clark
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANDIDATES FOR
10 NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS; TO ALLOW CERTAIN CANDIDATES
11 FOR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS TO USE THE TITLE OF THE
12 NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE ON THE BALLOT; AND FOR
13 OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANDIDATES
18 FOR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS; AND TO ALLOW
19 CERTAIN CANDIDATES FOR NONPARTISAN
20 ELECTIONS TO USE THE TITLE OF THE
21 NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE ON THE
22 BALLOT.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 7-10-103(f)(B)(ii), concerning filing as a
27 candidate for nonpartisan elections, is amended to read as follows:
28 (ii) A candidate may use as the prefix the title of
29 a nonpartisan judicial office in an election for a nonpartisan judicial
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31 (a) The candidate is currently serving in a
32 judicial position to which the candidate has been elected in the last
33 election for the office; or
34 (b) The candidate:
35 (1) Is a candidate for the office of
36 circuit judge or district judge a nonpartisan judicial office;
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1 (2) Is currently serving in the position
2 of circuit judge or district judge a nonpartisan judicial office as an
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4 (3) Has been serving in that position
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6 (c) The candidate has previously served in a
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