Opinion No.

The Honorable Steve Harrelson State Representative 1206 North State Line Avenue Texarkana, Arkansas 71854-4969

Dear Representative Harrelson:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on whether a circuit clerk appointed by the quorum court to fill a vacancy in that office after the death of the incumbent clerk can run for "re-election" to succeed herself as circuit clerk.1

RESPONSE

In my opinion the answer to your question is "no," such person is not eligible for election to succeed herself.

The issue is governed by A.C.A. § 14-14-1310(a), which provides in pertinent part as…