Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1460 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES; AND TO REQUIRE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.

Last action — Notification that HB1460 is now Act 1013

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

  • HB 1460 Current pdf

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to require unopposed candidates to be included on the ballot for certain offices and establishes procedures for counting their votes.

  • Arkansas Code § 7-5-207(a)

    unopposed candidates for all offices shall be declared and certified elected without the necessity of including those names on the general election ballot. → In an election in which one (1) or more candidates are unopposed, the phrase “unopposed candidates” shall appear on the ballot, adjacent to a place in which the voter may cast a vote for all unopposed candidates by placing an appropriate mark.

    This change requires that unopposed candidates be listed on the ballot, allowing voters to acknowledge their presence.

  • Arkansas Code § 7-5-315(a)

    the votes received by an unopposed candidate for the office of mayor, governor, and circuit clerk Mayor, Governor, and Circuit Clerk shall be counted and tabulated by the election officials. → the votes received by an unopposed candidate for the office of Governor, Mayor, Circuit Clerk, City Clerk, or the office of a non-judicial state elected official shall be counted or tabulated by the election officials and certified according to law.

    This change clarifies that votes for unopposed candidates in specific high offices will be counted, tabulated, and certified.

  • Arkansas Code § 7-7-304(d)

    it is not necessary for the office or position and the name of the unopposed candidate to shall be printed on the political party's ballot in all primary elections.

    This removes the provision that unopposed candidates do not have to be printed on primary ballots, which may lead to them being included.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1460 is now Act 1013

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  7. Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  8. Returned To the House as passed as amended.

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  13. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  15. Received from the House.

  16. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  17. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  18. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  19. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  20. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

  21. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  22. Filed

Sponsors

  • Speaks · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Speaks

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

Passed 87 Yea · 3 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 873010
Total 873010
% of votes cast 87%3%0%10%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Berry — Yea
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
A. Davis — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Blake — Yea
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Nay
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Yea
Jett — Not Voting
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Not Voting
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Not Voting
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Nay
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Nay
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Not Voting
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Not Voting
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Not Voting
K. Ferguson — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Not Voting
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Not Voting
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Not Voting
Steven Walker — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 33 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33200
Total 33200
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
E. Cheatham — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Bond — Nay
Maloch — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Nay
Terry Rice — Yea

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 67 Yea · 7 Nay · 26 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 677026
Total 677026
% of votes cast 67%7%0%26%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Berry — Yea
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Slape — Yea
D. Douglas — Nay
A. Davis — Not Voting
Richardson — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Blake — Not Voting
Bragg — Not Voting
Burch — Not Voting
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Nay
Deffenbaugh — Nay
Fielding — Not Voting
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Not Voting
House — Not Voting
Jett — Not Voting
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nicks — Not Voting
Richey — Not Voting
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Nay
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Not Voting
Frances Cavenaugh — Not Voting
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Nay
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Not Voting
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Not Voting
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Nay
K. Ferguson — Not Voting
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Not Voting
Les D. Eaves — Not Voting
Les Warren — Yea
M. Davis — Nay
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Not Voting
M. Hodges — Not Voting
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Not Voting
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Not Voting
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Not Voting
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Not Voting
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea

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