Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1070: TO CREATE THE BALLOT DRAW STANDARDIZATION ACT OF 2025
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the ballot draw standardization act of 2025; to amend arkansas law concerning the drawing of lots to determine the order in which the names of candidates appear on the ballot; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the ballot draw standardization act of 2025.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE BALLOT DRAW STANDARDIZATION ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE DRAWING OF LOTS TO DETERMINE THE ORDER IN WHICH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES APPEAR ON THE BALLOT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE BALLOT DRAW STANDARDIZATION ACT OF 2025. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Ballot Draw Standardization Act of 2025". SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6-14-111(j), concerning candidate filing procedures, is amended to read as follows: (j)(1) On the day after the deadline for candidates to file for a position on the board of directors by petition, the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall certify to the county board of election commissioners the names of those candidates who are registered voters in the school district and the electoral zone, if applicable, and who have qualified for the ballot by petition a list of candidates for the board of directors, arranged by contest, with the candidates listed in the order in which they filed their petitions and with the earliest filing candidate listed first. (2) The list under subdivision (j)(1) of this section shall *MBM038* 03-10-2025 …
Sponsors
- John Carr (R, 15) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Bryant (R, 32)
- Julie Mayberry (R, 92)
- Ryan Rose (R, 48)
- Kendon Underwood (R, 16)
Latest actions
- : Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read the third time and failed.
- : Returned by the Committee Do Pass
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- : Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- : Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Votes
- House Roll Call #573 (March 13, 2025): 34 yea, 48 nay, failed
- Senate Roll Call #268 (February 18, 2025): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1070?
- HB1070 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE BALLOT DRAW STANDARDIZATION ACT OF 2025.
- What does HB1070 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the ballot draw standardization act of 2025; to amend arkansas law concerning the drawing of lots to determine the order in which the names of candidates appear on the ballot; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the ballot draw standardization act of 2025.
- What is the status of HB1070?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1070?
- John Carr (R, 15), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1070?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1070
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