Opinion No.

The Honorable Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen State Senator P.O. Box 287 Marianna, Arkansas 72360

Dear Senator Lewellen:

This is in response to your request for an opinion involving the election of the recorder/treasurer in the City of Madison. Madison is a city of the second class in St. Francis County. You note that for many years the recorder/treasurer in the City of Madison has been elected every two years in conjunction with the election of the mayor. As you note, however, the relevant law, A.C.A. § 14-44-115, provides for a four year term for recorder/treasurers in cities of the second class. That…