The Baxter County Election Commission is notifying the public the 2024 Preferential Primary will be held March 5. Early voting will begin Tuesday, February 20 and will only be held at the First United Methodist Church located at 605 W. 6th Street in Mountain Home. No early voting will be held at the Courthouse, Twin Lakes Plaza or the Election Commission Headquarters.
This notice is prepared by the County Election Commission to inform the public that the 2024 Preferential Primary will be held on March 5, 2024. The notice also provides public information regarding this election as required by law:
EARLY VOTING DATES AND TIMES: T-F: Feb. 20th – Feb. 23rd 8:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: Feb. 24th 10:00am – 4:00pm
M-F: Feb. 26th – March 1st 8:00 am – 6:00pm
Sat: March 2nd 10:00am – 4:00pm
Mon: March 4th 8:00am – 5:00pm
Early Voting Location: First United Methodist Church, 605 W. 6th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas
East Side Baptist Church 718 East 9th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas
First United Methodist Church 605 West 6th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Henderson Fire Station 12487 Hwy 62 East, Henderson, Arkansas
Lakeview Civic Center 14 Skyles Lane, Lakeview, Arkansas
Lone Rock Baptist Church 6726 Push Mountain Road, Norfork, Arkansas
Norfork Baptist Church 36 2nd Street, Norfork, Arkansas
Northeast Lakeside Fire Department 5482 Hwy 62 East, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Salesville City Hall 46 Gillespie Street, Salesville, Arkansas
The Good Shepherd Methodist Church 179 Memory Lane, Cotter, Arkansas
ABSENTEE VOTING: To request an absentee ballot, or to see if you are qualified to vote absentee, contact the County Clerk’s office using the information below: 1 East 7th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas 870-425-3475 Office Hrs M-F 8am-4:30pm
Ballot Canvassing and Counting:
All processes listed below will be conducted at the Baxter County Courthouse located at 1 East 7th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas. The dates and times are provided below:
Activity Date Time
Pre-Election Processing of Absentee Ballots March 4, 2024 10:00am to Completion
(IF NEEDED)
Canvassing and Counting of Absentee Ballots March 5, 2024 10:00am to Completion
Compiling & Publishing Unofficial Election Results March 5, 2024 7:30pm to Completion
Initial Review of Provisional Ballots March 6, 2024 10:00am to Completion
Provisional Ballot Hearings March 11, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Final Review & Counting of Provisional Ballots March 11, 2024 1:00pm to Completion
Recount (IF NEEDED) March 13, 2024 10:00am to Completion
Post Election Audit March 14, 2024 8:30am to Completion
Canvassing & Counting of UOCAVA Ballots March 15, 2024 10:00am to 10:30am
(IF NEEDED)
Certification of the Election March 15, 2024 9:00am to Completion
ELECTION OFFICIALS
Election Officials appointed to conduct early voting, election day voting, and all other required duties will be posted for public viewing in the County Clerk’s office on February 9th and remain posted for not less than 10 days. The County Clerk’s Office is located at 1 East 7th Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas. An objection must be filed with the County Clerk in writing prior to the following deadlines. An objection that an official is a spouse of a county election commissioner, a county party chair, or a spouse of a county party chair must be filed within 7 days of February 9th. An objection that an official is married to a candidate or related to a candidate within two degrees of blood relations must be filed within 10 days of February 9th.
NONPARTISAN/JUDICIAL CANDIDATES: These races will appear on the Republican primary ballots, the Democrat primary ballots, and a separate nonpartisan general election ballot.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Position 1 State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 2
Justice Barbara Womack Webb Judge Carlton D. Jones
Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood Justice Courtney Hudson
Jay Martin
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker
State District Judge District 10 State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 5
Judge Jodi Carney Supreme Court Justice Shawn A. Womack
City of Gassville, Arkansas 0.5% Sales and Use Tax
Adoption of a new 0.5% local sales and use tax within the City of Gassville, the net collections of which remaining after deduction of the administrative charges of the State of Arkansas and required rebates will be used for water and sewer purposes.
City of Cotter, Arkansas Sewer Improvement Bonds
Bonds of the City of Cotter in the maximum principal amount of $2,400,000 for the purpose of financing a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping betterments and improvements to the City’s sewer system, and in order to pay the bonds, the pledge of (a) a 1% local sales and use tax levied within the City by Ordinance No. 2020-05, adopted January 28, 2021 and (b) revenues of the City’s water and sewer system. If the bonds are approved, the City may, prior to the issuance of the bonds, obtain interim financing as permitted by Arkansas law.
Cotter School District #60 32.67 Mills School Tax
The total tax rate proposed above includes the uniform rate of tax (the “Statewide Uniform Rate”) to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in the district. The total proposed school tax levy of 32.67 mills includes 25.0 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation and 7.67 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bond indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes. The total proposed school tax levy of 32.67 mills represents the same rate presently being collected.
Cotter School District #60 Position 4
Russel Duggins
Calico Rock School District #50 42.30 Mills School Tax
The total rate proposed above includes the uniform rate of tax 25.00 mills (the “Statewide Uniform Rate”) to be collected on all taxable property in the State and to be remitted to the State treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in this District. The total proposed school tax levy of 42.30 mills includes 25.00 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation and 17.30 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes. The total proposed school tax levy of 42.30 mills represents the same rate presently being collected.
Calico Rock School District #50
Chris Brandon
Mountain Home School District #9 32.16 Mills School Tax
The total rate proposed above includes the uniform rate of tax (the “Statewide Uniform Rate”) to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in this District. The total proposed school tax levy of 32.16 mills includes 25.29 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation and 6.87 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes. The total proposed school tax levy of 32.16 mills represents the same rate presently being collected.
Mountain Home School District #9 Position 5 Mountain Home School District #9 Position 7
Mollie Morgan Jason M. Schmeski
Russell N. Luder
Mountain View School District #30 28.91 Mills School Tax
The total rate proposed above includes the uniform rate of tax 25.00 mills (the “Statewide Uniform Rate”) to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in the District. The total proposed school tax levy of 28.91 mills includes 28.91 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation. The total proposed school tax levy of 28.91 mills represents the same rate presently being collected.
Mountain View School District Position 5 Mountain View School District Position 7
Matt Butler Roxanne Davis
Norfork School District #61 37.39 Mills School Tax
The total rate proposed includes the uniform rate of tax (the “Statewide Uniform Rate”) to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in this District. The total proposed school tax levy of 37.39 mills includes 30.0 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation and 7.39 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes.
Norfork School District #61 Position 2
Stephanie Free
Viola School District #15 40.62 Mills School Tax
This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed above includes 25 mills for the maintenance and operation of schools, 0 dedicated maintenance and operation mills dedicated for purposes authorized by law, and 15.62 mills for debt service previously voted as a continuing debt service tax pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The district may use surplus revenues produced each year by debt service millage for other purposes.
Viola School District #15 Position 4
Jason Perryman
Mike Richardson
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE:
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATES:
U.S. President/Vice President State Treasurer
Donald Trump Secretary of State John Thurston
Doug Burgum
Nikki Haley U.S. Congress District #1
Ron DeSantis Rodney Govens
Vivek Ramaswamy Congressman Rick Crawford
Ryan L. Binkley
Asa Hutchison
Chris Christie State Senate District #23
David Stuckenberg Senator Scott Flippo
State Representative District #3 State Representative District #4
State Representative Stetson Painter Justice Tink Albright, Jason Nazarenko
State Representative District #27
State Representative Steven Walker
Timmy Reid
Justice of Peace #2 Justice of Peace #6
Mike McDonald Lisa House
Daniel K. Carley Mark Medley
Justice of Peace #7 Justice of Peace #11
Charles Osgood Carla Dennis, Ezra Roberts, Toney Brasuell, Eric Payne
Bob Nault
Constable #1
Douglas Stephens
Jeromy Weaver
Jamie Binnion
Unopposed Republican Candidates Unopposed Continued:
JP District 1 – Dennis Frank Constable District 4 – Julie Little
JP District 3 – Rick Steiner Constable District 5 – Bradley Beard
JP District 4 – Dirk Waldrop Constable District 6 – Ryan Beasley
JP District 5 – Maryanne Edge Constable District 7 – Cade Seal
JP District 8 – Eddie Griffin Constable District 8 – Tyler Brown
JP District 9 – Cameron Davis Constable District 9 – Billy Cox
JP District 10 – Shannon Walker Constable District 10 – Ronald Weaver
Constable District 2 – Nathan Horn Constable District 11 – Frankie Baker
Constable District 3 – Kaleb Johnson
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES:
U.S. President/Vice President State Treasurer
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. John Pagan
Marianne Williamson
Stephen P. Lyons U.S. Congress District #1
Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato Rodney Groves
Frankie Lozada
Dean Phillips
Justice Courtney Hudson
Unopposed Democratic Candidates:
JP District 2 – Johnny Rickman
JP District 3 – Donnie Huffine
JP District 7 – Derek Huber
VIEWING YOUR BALLOT PRIOR TO VOTING:
Any voter may look up his or her sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s website at: https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/voterview. Ballots will be available no later than 20 days prior to the election. Sample ballots will also be available at the vote centers and at the Baxter County and Circuit Clerk’s Office.
This publication is paid for by the Baxter County Election Commissioners.
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