Opinion No.

Mr. Loral M. Adcock, Chairman Desha County Board of Election Commissioners 150 Mohawk Dumas, AR 71639

Dear Mr. Adcock:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding a complaint filed with your election commission by a candidate for the office of Desha County Tax Collector. The candidate, Mrs. Jean Ellington, who was unopposed in the May primary, states that Mrs. Gaye Brown did not properly file for the general election as an independent candidate for this position. You have set forth the following set of facts:

The County Clerk advertised that her office would be open from 2-4…