Title 7 — Elections
11 chapters · 359 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-101 Selection of nominees
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The name of no person shall be printed on the ballot in any general or special election in this state as a candidate for election to any office unless the person shall have been certified as a nominee selected pursuant to this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-102 Party nominees certified at primary election
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nominees of any political party for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or state, district, county, township, or applicable municipal office to be voted upon at a general election shall be certifi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-103 Filing as an independent — Petitions — Disqualification
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(a) (1) A person desiring to have his or her name placed upon the ballot as an independent candidate without political party affiliation for any United States office other than President of the United States or Vice President of the United States or state, county, township, or di…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-104 Vacancy in nomination — Alternative methods for filling — Tie vote
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nominees of a political party to fill a vacancy in nomination, as defined in § 7-1-101, shall be declared by:(1) Certificate of the chair and secretary of any convention of delegates held following receipt of the Governor'…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-105 Filling vacancies in certain offices — Special primary elections
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(a) Nominees for special elections called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in office for a member of the United States House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor, or for a member of the Senate or House of Representatives of the General Assembly shall be chosen as follows:(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-106 Filling vacancies in candidacy for nomination — Preferential primary
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(a) A political party may fill a vacancy if:(1) A person is running unopposed in a preferential primary and cannot accept the nomination due to death; or(2) A person is running unopposed in a preferential primary and notifies the party that he or she will not accept the nominatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-201 Law governing primary elections
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(a) The cost of political party primaries shall be borne by the State of Arkansas and shall be paid from an appropriation made to the State Board of Election Commissioners for that purpose. (b) (1) Within each county, the political party primary elections shall be conducted by th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-202 Preferential and general primaries — When required — Common polling places
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(a) Whenever any political party shall select by primary election party nominees as candidates at any general election for any United States, state, district, county, township, or municipal office, there shall be held a preferential primary election and a general primary election…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-203 Dates
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(a) The general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday four (4) weeks following the preferential primary election. (b) The preferential primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. (c) (1) The party filing period shall be a one-week …
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-204 Candidacy for multiple nominations prohibited
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(a) A person who files as a candidate for nomination by a political party shall not be eligible to:(1) Be the nominee of any other political party for the same office during the primary election or the following general or special election; or(2) Be an independent candidate for t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-205 Petition requirements for new political parties
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(a) (1) A group desiring to form a new political party shall do so by filing a petition with the Secretary of State.(2) The petition shall contain at the time of filing the signatures of a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) registered voters in the state.(3) The Secretary of State …
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-301 Party pledges, affidavits of eligibility, and party filing fees
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(a) A political party may impose a filing fee for candidates seeking nomination by that party. The filing fee for county, municipal, and township offices shall be fixed by the county committee, as authorized by the state executive committee. For all other races, the filing fee sh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-302 Selection of primary election officials
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The election officials of primary elections shall be selected in the same manner as for general elections and shall be subject to the same requirements as provided for general elections.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-303 Precincts — Boundaries
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The election precincts in all political party primary elections shall be the same as established by the county board of election commissioners for general elections.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-304 Names to be included on ballots — Withdrawal — Unopposed candidates — Designation of position — Necessity of general primary
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(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall certify to all county boards of election commissioners full lists of the names of all candidates who have filed party certificates with him or her to be placed on the ballots in their respective counties at the preferential primary election no…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-305 Printing of ballots — Form — Draw for ballot position
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(a) The ballots of the primary election shall be provided by the county board of election commissioners. The form of the ballots shall be the same as is provided by law for ballots in general elections in this state. A different color ballot may be used to distinguish between pol…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-306 Partisan and nonpartisan general election ballots
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(a) At each party primary and nonpartisan general election, each county board of election commissioners shall furnish a separate ballot for each political party containing:(1) The name of each person seeking nomination as a candidate of that political party;(2) The name of each c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-307 Additional voter qualifications
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(a) Each political party may establish by party rules additional qualifications to those established by § 7-5-201 for eligibility to vote in primary elections of the party. (b) However, any additional qualifications established by a political party shall comply with the National …
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-308 Voting procedure and requirements
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(a) The procedure for voting in primary elections is the same as for general elections. (b) At the same time that the voter identifies himself or herself and the party primary or other election in which he or she intends to vote, the election official shall mark next to the voter…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-309 Canvass and certification of returns
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The county board of election commissioners shall canvass the returns and examine the ballots when demanded. It may hear testimony, if offered, of fraudulent practices and illegal votes, may cast out illegal votes and fraudulent returns, may find the true and legal vote cast for e…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-310 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 7-7-310Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-311 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 7-7-311Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-312 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 7-7-312Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-313 Unopposed races
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If there is a primary election in which only one (1) candidate has filed for the position by a filing deadline and there are no other ballot issues to be submitted for consideration, the county board of election commissioners may declare and certify the candidate as elected in th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-401 Certification of nominations
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(a) The county board of election commissioners shall certify the nomination of all county, township, and municipal offices to the county committee of the political party, state committee of the political party, and county clerk. It shall further certify the vote of all candidates…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-402 Filing certificates of nomination
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(a) (1) All certified lists of nominees as candidates for presidential electors and members of the United States Congress and for state, judicial, and district officers, either by convention, primary election, or electors, shall be filed with the Secretary of State.(2) All certif…
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-403 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 7-7-403Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved