§ 7-7-201. Law governing primary elections
(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 the county board of election commissioners. (2) The […]
§ 7-7-202. Preferential and general primaries — When required — Common polling places
(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, if required, on the respective dates provided in § 7-7-203(a) and (b). (b) […]
§ 7-7-203. Dates
(a) The general primary election shall be held: (1) For years in which the office of Governor will appear on the ballot at the general election, on the third Tuesday in June preceding the general election; and (2) For years in which the office of President of the United States will appear on the ballot […]
§ 7-7-204. Candidacy for multiple nominations prohibited
(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 or write-in candidate for the same office […]
§ 7-7-205. Petition requirements for new political parties
(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 registered voters in an amount that equals or exceeds three percent (3%) of the total votes cast for the […]