# Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-205: Write-in candidates' votes

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-205
- **Heading:** Write-in candidates' votes
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 2 / Section 7-5-205

## Text

(a) No person shall file as a write-in candidate. (b) No vote for a write-in candidate shall be counted. Amended by Act 2023, No. 305,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 597,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 26,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 6, § 14; 1985, No. 1055, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-614; Acts 1987, No. 247, § 1; 1987, No. 933, § 1; 1989, No. 912, § 1; 1997, No. 451, § 10; 1999, No. 640, § 1; 2001, No. 955, § 1; 2001, No. 1789, § 4; 2003, No. 542, § 2; 2003, No. 1165, § 4; 2007, No. 222, § 6; 2009, No. 1480, § 18; 2011, No. 1185, § 5.

(a) No person shall file as a write-in candidate.

(b) No vote for a write-in candidate shall be counted.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 305,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 597,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 26,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 6, § 14; 1985, No. 1055, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 3-614; Acts 1987, No. 247, § 1; 1987, No. 933, § 1; 1989, No. 912, § 1; 1997, No. 451, § 10; 1999, No. 640, § 1; 2001, No. 955, § 1; 2001, No. 1789, § 4; 2003, No. 542, § 2; 2003, No. 1165, § 4; 2007, No. 222, § 6; 2009, No. 1480, § 18; 2011, No. 1185, § 5.

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