Opinion No.

The Honorable Jodie Mahony State Representative 406 Armstrong Building El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Dear Representative Mahony:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the proper dates for the preferential and general primary elections in Arkansas. Specifically, you note that Act 966 of 1993 (codified at A.C.A. 7-5-108 (Repl. 1993)) provides that "Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary all runoff elections after August 13, 1993, shall occur three (3) weeks after the election which necessitates the runoff election." You also note, however, that A.C.A. 7-7-203(a) and (b)…