Opinion No.

Mrs. Mildred Homan, Member Baxter County Election Commission Rt. 3, Box 225AA Mountain Home, AR 72653

Dear Mrs. Homan:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. Does either the Secretary of State or a County Board of Election Commissioners have authority under Arkansas statutes to not count a write-in candidate's votes on the basis of Ark. Code Ann. 7-6-102(e), or any other provision of Arkansas law, when the candidate has not refused to sign a Political Practices Pledge but rather the candidate has filed his Political Practices Pledge late because a state…