§ 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 […]
§ 7-7-402. Filing certificates of nomination
(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 certified lists of nominees for county, township, and municipal offices shall be […]
§ 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 […]
§ 7-7-301. Party pledges, affidavits of eligibility, and party filing fees
(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 shall be established by the state executive committee. On […]
§ 7-7-302. Selection of primary election officials
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.
§ 7-7-303. Precincts — Boundaries
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.
§ 7-7-304. Names to be included on ballots — Withdrawal — Unopposed candidates — Designation of position — Necessity of general primary
(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 not less than: (A) Seventy-five (75) days before […]