Opinion No.

The Honorable Bill Walters State Senator P.O. Box 280 Greenwood, Arkansas 72936

Dear Senator Walters:

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

Since a county regional water distribution district receives no funding from the county quorum court, can a county regional water distribution district board member seek the office of justice of the peace in that county?1

It is my opinion that the answer to this question is, generally, "yes."

The issue presented by your question is that of service by one individual in dual offices. In the context of dual office-holding,…