Bill > HB1891

This bill amends Arkansas election law to allow current judicial appointees seeking election to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals to use their current judicial title as a prefix when filing as a candidate. Specifically, the bill modifies existing regulations about candidate filing requirements to permit individuals who have been serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Appeals as an appointee for at least twelve months to use their current judicial title when filing for election to that same position. Prior to this bill, such candidates were more limited in their ability to use their current judicial title in election filing documents. The change provides a small but meaningful update to election rules that recognizes the status of current judicial appointees and allows them to more clearly represent their current professional role when seeking election to a judicial position they already occupy in an appointed capacity.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1891&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R