Opinion No.

The Honorable Martha A. Shoffner State Representative P.O. Box 44 Newport, AR 72112

Dear Representative Shoffner:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on various questions you have submitted on behalf of the Newport City Attorney, who reports circumstances I will summarize as follows:

Candidate A defeated Incumbent B for an alderman position. Candidate A was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a felony, in 1987. On March 26, 2002, Candidate A signed his political practices pledge when he filed as an Independent candidate for alderman and…