| 3 | 2 | | *JLL012* 12/02/2024 4:54:13 PM JLL012 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1223 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Representative Ray 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Senator Gilmore 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FORM OF 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | BALLOTS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | PREFIX IN AN ELECTION FOR A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | OFFICE BY AN APPOINTEE TO A NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | OFFICE; TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | APPEALS WHO IS SERVING IN THAT POSITION AS AN 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | APPOINTEE TO USE THE TITLE OF THAT POSITION AS A 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | PREFIX ON THE BALLOT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 17 |
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| 23 | 22 | | Subtitle 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | THE COURT OF APPEALS WHO IS SERVING IN 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | THAT POSITION AS AN APPOINTEE TO USE THE 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | TITLE OF THAT POSITION AS A PREFIX ON 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | THE BALLOT. 26 |
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| 31 | 30 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 28 |
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| 33 | 32 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 7 -7-305(c)(1)(B), concerning the form of 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | ballots and the use of a prefix to the name of a person who files for an 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | elective office, is amended to read as follows: 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (B) A person may use as the prefix the title of a 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | nonpartisan judicial office in an election for a nonpartisan judicial office 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | only if: 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (i) The person is currently serving in a nonpartisan 36 HB1223 |
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| 42 | 41 | | judicial office to which the person has been elected in the last election for 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | the office; or 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (ii) The person: 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (a) Is a candidate for the office of Justice 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, or 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | district judge; 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (b) Is currently serving in the office of 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, circuit judge, 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | or district judge as an appointee; and 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (c) Has been serving in that position for at 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | least twelve (12) months. 11 |
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