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Arkansas Constitution of 1874 Art. 3, § 13. Procedures for elections with one candidate

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) As used in this section, “election” means:

(1) A primary election;

(2) A special primary election;

(3) A general election; and

(4) A special election.

(b) The General Assembly may enact laws providing that if there is only one (1) person qualified as a candidate for an office after all deadlines for filing as a candidate have passed so that there will be only one (1) name listed on the election ballot for the office and no write-in candidates qualify to appear as candidates for the office on the election ballot:

(1) The one (1) candidate for the office shall be declared elected and his or her name shall not appear on the election ballot;

(2) The name of the candidate declared elected shall be certified as elected in the same manner as if the candidate had been voted upon at the election; and

(3) The election shall not be held if no other office or issue is on the election ballot.

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