Opinion No.

The Honorable Bobby L. Glover State Representative Glover Building Carlisle, Arkansas 72024

Dear Representative Glover:

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

Is a person a legal and lawfully filed candidate for a county office if the individual did not appear before the clerk with a receipt showing payment of filing fee and did not sign the required corrupt practice pledge and did not file the same with the clerk?

The first part of this question involves evidence of payment of required ballot fees. Of particular relevance to this inquiry is Arkansas Code of…