Opinion No.

Ms. Diana Scritchfield, Chairman Union County Election Commission c/o Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Union County Courthouse El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Dear Ms. Scritchfield:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on two questions with regard to a situation which has arisen in Union County. You note that two potential independent candidates for alderman attempted to file their petitions with the county clerk and were given erroneous information by this officer as to the proper filing deadline. The clerk, after consulting with the Secretary of State's office, informed them that the…