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Senate committee approves bill to fix Arkansas primaries on March, adds school elections
Summary
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation to make Arkansas primary elections consistently held in March, adding school elections by amendment; county election officials signaled support and raised inclement-weather concerns.
Sen. Jonathan Hester told the Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee on Oct. 27 that Senate Bill 353 would set Arkansas primaries on a single date in March for both presidential and non‑presidential years and adds school elections to the statute to ensure consistency.
Hester said the goal of the bill is to remove the current inconsistency — March primaries in presidential years and May primaries in…
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