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| 2 | 2 | | *SSS068* 03/17/2025 8:32:40 AM SSS068 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 471 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Senator A. Clark 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANDIDATES FOR 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS; TO ALLOW CERTAIN CANDIDATES 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | FOR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS TO USE THE TITLE OF THE 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE ON THE BALLOT; AND FOR 12 |
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| 15 | 15 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANDIDATES 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS; AND TO ALLOW 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | CERTAIN CANDIDATES FOR NONPARTISAN 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | ELECTIONS TO USE THE TITLE OF THE 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICE ON THE 21 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BALLOT. 22 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 7-10-103(f)(B)(ii), concerning filing as a 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | candidate for nonpartisan elections, is amended to read as follows: 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (ii) A candidate may use as the prefix the title of 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | a nonpartisan judicial office in an election for a nonpartisan judicial 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | office only if: 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (a) The candidate is currently serving in a 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | judicial position to which the candidate has been elected in the last 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | election for the office; or 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (b) The candidate: 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) Is a candidate for the office of 35 |
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| 38 | 38 | | circuit judge or district judge a nonpartisan judicial office ; 36 SB471 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) Is currently serving in the position 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | of circuit judge or district judge a nonpartisan judicial office as an 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | appointee; and 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (3) Has been serving in that position 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | for at least twelve (12) months ; or 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (c) The candidate has previously served in a 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | nonpartisan judicial office . 7 |
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