§ 14-61-118 - Resignation of director to run for mayor. - Arkansas Statutes

14-61-118. Resignation of director to run for mayor.

(a) (1) If a city affected by this chapter adopts an option that provides for the direct election of the mayor from an at-large position, any sitting member of the board of directors at the time such option is chosen may run for mayor at the first election for mayor without having to resign his seat on the board of directors.

(2) After the first election, however, any sitting member of the board of directors that chooses to run for mayor must resign his position in order to do so unless his term ends at the same time the new term for mayor begins.

(b) (1) If a sitting director resigns his position in accordance with this section, then the remaining members of the board of directors shall select a successor to fill the unexpired term of the director that resigned.

(2) Any successor to fill an unexpired term must possess the same qualifications as that required for the position to which he is appointed.

(3) A person appointed to fill the unexpired term of a director may be a candidate for reelection to that office.