SB447

Senate Bill 447 amends Arkansas election law regarding the inclusion and tabulation of votes for unopposed candidates. Specifically, it requires that the names of all unopposed candidates for the offices of Governor, mayor, circuit clerk, city clerk, and nonjudicial state elected officials be placed on the general election ballot. It further mandates that votes for these specific unopposed positions must be tabulated in the same manner as contested races. This change ensures that candidates running without opposition for these offices appear on the ballot and receive a formal vote count. The bill effectively removes the option to omit these unopposed names from the ballot or treat their vote tabulation differently than contested elections.