If there is a primary election in which only one (1) candidate has filed for the position by a filing deadline and there are no other ballot issues to be submitted for consideration, the county board of election commissioners may declare and certify the candidate as elected in the same manner as if the candidate had been voted upon at the election.
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-7-313
Unopposed races
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bobby Lee Jones v. State of Arkansas (2021)
Most recently applied in Bobby Lee Jones v. State of Arkansas (March 2021)
Acts 2009, No. 812, § 1; 2017, No. 730, § 5.
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