Arkansas § 7-5-705 - Votes for constitutional officers — Tie vote — Certificate of election.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-705 — Votes for constitutional officers — Tie vote — Certificate of election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-705. Votes for constitutional officers — Tie vote — Certificate of election.
During the first week of the session after each election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Attorney General, and in the presence of both houses of the General Assembly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the votes cast and given for each of the respective officers previously mentioned. The person having the greatest number of legal votes for each of the respective offices shall be declared duly elected thereto, but if two (2) or more shall be equal and highest in votes for the same office, one (1) of them shall be chosen by a joint vote of both houses of the General Assembly, and a majority of all the members elected shall be necessary to a choice. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make and deposit in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate declaring what person has been elected to any office named.
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Section 7-5-705 ("Votes for constitutional officers — Tie vote — Certificate of election.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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