Election Commission announces runoff, early voting sites

Democratic nominations for Arkansas House seats to be decided in April 2 elections

By Ralph Hardin

news@theeveningtimes.com

Local voters alreadty know who will be on the Republican side of the races to replace State Rep. Milton Nicks and State Rep. Deborah Ferguson in the Arkansas House of Representatives on Nov. 5.

Robert Thorne Jr. will be the GOP candidate in House District 35. Tammi Bell will be the candidate in district 63.

As for their opponents, that has yet to be decided.

To fill those blanks, the Crittenden County Election Commission has set the dates and times for a pair of runoff races after no candidate secured a majority of votes in the March 5 Democratic Primary for either seat. In an official Notice of Election, the commission has established early votig dates, times and location.

Notice of Election

This notice is prepared bythe-CrittendenCountyElecion Commison to inform the public that the 2024 Preferential Primary Run-Off will be held on April 2, 2024.

The notice also provides the public information regarding this election as required by law.

Early Voting

Dates and Times:

• Tuesday, March 26, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 27, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m .

• Thursday, March 28, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Friday, March 29, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, April 1, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

There will be two EarlyVoting Locations:

• Marion Junior High School Arena, 801Carter Drive in Marion,

• Missouri Street Church of Christ, 1600 N. Missouri Street in West Memphis

ElectionDay

Election Day will be Tuesday, April 2. Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Polls will be open at the following locations:

• 7th Street Church of Christ, 899 N 7th Street, West Memphis

• First Baptist West Memphis, 200 N Missouri Street, West Memphis

• West Memphis High School Arena, 501 WBroadway, West Memphis

• LR Jackson Girls Club, 405 S 25th Street, West Memphis

• Calvary Baptist Church, 1600 N Avalon, West Memphis • Roberta Jackson Neighborhood Center, 1300 E Polk Avenue, West Memphis

• West Memphis Civic Center, 228 W Polk Avenue, West Memphis

• Tabernacle of God Church, 1714 AR Hwy 77, Marion

• Marion Junior High Arena, 1 Patriot Drive, Marion

• Marion Church of God, 1747 Hwy 64, Marion

• Anthonyville City Hall, 149 Luke Anthony Street, Anthonyville • Edmondson City Hall, 54 Waterford Street, Edmondson

• Horseshoe Lake City Hall, 174 Highland Drive, Horseshoe Lake

• Crawfordsville Fire Department, 5503 Main Street, Crawfordsville

• St. Luke Baptist Church, 520 Arkansas Street, Earle

• Gilmore Fire Department, 97 Front Street, Gilmore

See VOTE, page A3

File photos

Four contenders, but only two can advance to the November vote as the Democratic Party’s candidate to face their Republican opponent for one of two vacant Arkansasa House of Representative seats up for grabs. From left: Jessie Mc-Gruder and Raymond Whiteside are in a runoff for the District 35 seat, while Lincoln Barnett and Fred Leonard are vying for the nomination in the District 63 race. The runoff will be held on April following a week of early voting.

From page A1

• Turrell Fire Department, 1084 Third Street, Turrell

• Jericho City Hall, 31 Wallace Avenue, Jericho

Absentee Voting

To request an absentee ballot, or to see if you are qualified to vote absentee, contact the County Clerk’s office by mail or in person at 100 Court St., Marion, AR 72364, or by phone at 870-739-4434, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

Ballot Canvassing & Counting

• Canvassing and counting of Absentee Ballots will be April 2, at noon. at the West Memphis Civic Center.

• Compiling and publishing of Election Results will be on April 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m., also at the West Memphis Civic Center.

• Duplication and counting of Election Day ballots, March 5, 7:30 p.m., West Memphis Civic Center.

• Provisional Ballot Hearings, if necessary, will be April 8, at noon, at the County Annex Building. Final Review and Counting of Provisional Ballots, will also be April 8, at noon, County Annex Building.

• The Post-Election Audit will be April 11, 10 a.m. to completion, County Annex Building.

Certification of Election will be April 12, 10:30 a.m. to ccmpletion, County Annex Building.

Election officials appointed to conduct early voting, election day voting, and all other required duties will be posted for public viewing in the county clerk's office on Feb. 9 and remain posted for not less than 10 days. The county clerk's office is located at 100 Court St., Marion, AR. An objection must be filed with the county clerk in writing before the following deadlines and an objection that an official is a spouse of a county, election commissioner, a county party chair, or a spouse of a county party chair must be filedwithin seven days of Feb. 9.

And objection and official was married to a candidate or related to a candidate within 2 degrees. A blood relation must be filed within 10 days of March 12.

Candidates for Office Are As Follows:

Democratic Primary Runoff

35

• Raymond Whiteside

• Jessie McGruder

State Representative District 63

• Mayor Lincoln Barnett

•Fred Leonard A copy of this Notice of Election may be found in any online edition of the Times.