Opinion ID: 1772902
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Heading: Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

Text: SECTION 1. All general elections for officers of municipalities in this State having a Commission form of government under Act 13 of 1939 (Ark.Stats. (1947) § 19-601 et seq.), as amended, shall hereafter be held on the fourth (4th) Tuesday in February of the year in which such an election is to be held, and the primary election in such municipalities shall be held two (2) weeks prior to the date of the general election as now provided by law. SECTION 2. Officers elected at such general elections under this Act shall take office on the Monday following the first Tuesday in April following such general election. SECTION 3. It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that the present law governing the time of elections in municipalities having a Commission form of government is in a state of confusion since the adoption of the Voter Registration Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas; that under such Amendment the voters in such municipalities will not be allowed adequate time to register prior to the present date established for holding municipal elections in such cities; that this Act is immediately necessary to ensure each voter in such municipalities his franchise; therefore an emergency is declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.