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1990 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1990)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0060 and id is 1 raw text is: STEVE CLARK
ATTORNEY GENERAL

STATE OF ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
200 TOWER BUILDING
4TH & CENTER STREETS
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201

(501) 682-2007

Opinion No. 90-145

ARKANSAS DOCUMENTS
COLLECTION

May 15, 1990

JUN 04 1990

The Honorable Jim Lendall
State Representative
P.O. Box 55555
Little Rock, Arkansas 72225
Dear Representative Lendall:
This is in response to your
following questions:

SUPREME COURT LIBRARY
STATE OF ARKANSAS

request for an opinion on the

1.   What   is  the  deadline   for  new
political parties to qualify for the
November    1990   and    1992   General
Elections?
2. What processes are available for new
political   parties   specifically,   to
nominate candidates?
3. Can third (or new) political parties
nominate candidates by convention [See
Ark. Statutes Annotated 6 7-7-401(d)]?
If so, what is the legal procedure to do
so?
In response to your first question, the deadline for 1990
was 12:00 noon on January 2, 1990, in accordance with A.C.A.
S 7-7-203(g) (Supp. 1989), which states in pertinent part: