This bill amends the law regarding runoff elections for county and municipal officers in Arkansas. It specifies that if there are more than two candidates for a county or municipal office and no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a runoff election will be held four weeks after the general election. The runoff will feature the two candidates who received the highest number of votes but did not achieve a majority. The amendments include the insertion of "or a municipal" and "municipal office" in various sections to clarify that the runoff election rules apply to both county and municipal offices.

Additionally, the bill removes previous provisions that required a candidate to receive either a majority or a plurality of forty percent of the votes to avoid a runoff. It also eliminates the requirement for a candidate to have at least twenty percent more votes than the second-place candidate to avoid a runoff in municipal elections. Furthermore, if one of the top two candidates withdraws before the election results are certified, the remaining candidate will be declared elected without a runoff.

Statutes affected:
SB 608: 7-5-106(a), 7-5-106(d)
Act 991: 7-5-106(a), 7-5-106(d)