Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-102

Party nominees certified at primary election

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 687 F. Supp. 1310 - Smith v. Clinton (1988)

Most recently applied in Brooks v. Miller (October 1998)

Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 1, § 5; 1971, No. 261, § 3; 1972 (1st Ex

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nominees of any political party for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or state, district, county, township, or applicable municipal office to be voted upon at a general election shall be certified as having received a majority of the votes cast for the office, or as an unopposed candidate, at a primary election held by the political party in the manner provided by law.

(2) A new political party established by petition shall nominate any candidate by convention for the first general election after certification of a sufficient petition.

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