Whenever it shall appear by affidavit that an error or omission has occurred in the publication of the names or description of candidates nominated for office or in the preparation of ballots, the county board of election commissioners shall in a public meeting announce the error or omission and immediately correct the error or omission or show cause why the correction should not be done.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-209
Ballots — Correction of errors
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doty v. Payne (1999)
Most recently applied in Doty v. Payne (April 1999)
Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 6, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-612; Acts 1997, No. 451, § 14; 2009, No. 1480, § 21.
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