Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1223 3
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By: Representative Ray 5
By: Senator Gilmore 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FORM OF 9
BALLOTS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A 10
PREFIX IN AN ELECTION FOR A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL 11
OFFICE BY AN APPOINTEE TO A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL 12
OFFICE; TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 13
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF 14
APPEALS WHO IS SERVING IN THAT POSITION AS AN 15
APPOINTEE TO USE THE TITLE OF THAT POSITION AS A 16
PREFIX ON THE BALLOT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 17
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TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 21
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF 22
THE COURT OF APPEALS WHO IS SERVING IN 23
THAT POSITION AS AN APPOINTEE TO USE THE 24
TITLE OF THAT POSITION AS A PREFIX ON 25
THE BALLOT. 26
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 28
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 7 -7-305(c)(1)(B), concerning the form of 30
ballots and the use of a prefix to the name of a person who files for an 31
elective office, is amended to read as follows: 32
(B) A person may use as the prefix the title of a 33
nonpartisan judicial office in an election for a nonpartisan judicial office 34
only if: 35
(i) The person is currently serving in a nonpartisan 36 HB1223
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judicial office to which the person has been elected in the last election for 1
the office; or 2
(ii) The person: 3
(a) Is a candidate for the office of Justice 4
of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, or 5
district judge; 6
(b) Is currently serving in the office of 7
Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, 8
or district judge as an appointee; and 9
(c) Has been serving in that position for at 10
least twelve (12) months. 11
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