Opinion No.

The Honorable Scott Ferguson State Representative 200 S. Rhodes, Suite B West Memphis, AR 72301-4213

Dear Representative Ferguson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on two questions concerning voter registration records. You indicate that these matters are pending before the election commission. Your first question involves the petition of an independent candidate for municipal office in a ward election. See A.C.A. §§ 7-7-103(c)(1) (Supp. 1997) and 14-42-206(b)(1)(B) (Repl. 1998). You state that a petition has been presented containing two signatures with addresses within the…