NOTICE OF NOVEMBER 6, 2018 SEBASTIAN COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION

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1 NOTICE OF NOVEMBER 6, 2018 SEBASTIAN COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION The Board of Election Commissioners of Sebastian County, Arkansas, pursuant to Arkansas election law , does hereby proclaim that the General Election will be held in Sebastian County, Arkansas, on Tuesday, November 6, To check your voter registration status and view a sample ballot go to Voters with address changes or questions related to voting eligibility, please call the County Clerk s office at prior to Election Day. Absentee Voting: County Clerk s office, Sebastian County Courthouses (Fort Smith and Greenwood) October 22, 2018 November 5, Absentee ballot processing will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Election Day (November 6) in Room G-8 of the Sebastian County Courthouse, Fort Smith, Arkansas. EARLY VOTING Locations Listed Below Monday, October 22 Friday, October 26, 2018, 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 Friday, November 2, 2018, 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018, 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2018, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. ALL Early voting closes at 5 p.m. November 5, Sebastian County Courthouse Room G8 35 South 6th Street Ben Geren Park Tornado Shelter 7200 Zero St., Creekmore Community Center 3301 S. M Street Greenwood City Hall Council Room 30 Bell Road Greenwood, AR Harvest Time 3100 Briar Cliff Ave, ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTERS Vote Centers listed below will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. All eligible voters in Sebastian County will be able to cast their vote at any Vote Center listed below on Election Day. Vote Center Address Grand Avenue Baptist Church 3900 Grand Ave., FS Kay Rodgers Park Expo Center 4400 Midland Blvd, St. Luke Lutheran Church 5401 Free Ferry Rd, Creekmore Park Rec Bldg 3301 South "M" St., FS St. Bartholomew Episcopal 2701 Old Greenwood Rd., FS First Baptist Church, Fort Smith 1400 Grand Ave., FS Goddard Methodist Church 1922 Dodson Ave, St. John Episcopal Church 215 North 6th St., FS Nelson-Hall Beckman Center 2100 North 31st St., FS Windsor Library 4701 Windsor Dr., FS Ramsey JH Tornado Shelter 3201 Jenny Lind Rd., FS Temple Baptist Church 5100 South 31st St., FS Orr Elem School Tornado Shelter 3609 Phoenix Ave., FS Southside Senior Center 2700 Cavanaugh Rd., FS Harvest Time Tabernacle 3100 Briarcliff., FS Forefront Church (formerly Fianna Baptist) Jenny Lind, FS East Side Baptist Church 2710 Massard Rd., FS 72903

2 Cliff Terrace Assembly of God 3301 S. 66th St., FS Ben Geren Park Tornado Shelter 7200 Zero St., FS Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church 1301 Frank St, Barling, AR Rye Hill Baptist Old Hwy 71 South, FS Grace Lutheran Church Highway 71 South, Greenwood, AR Union Baptist Church 8300 N. Hwy 252, Lavaca Lavaca First Baptist Church 100 W Main St, Lavaca Cornerstone Freewill Baptist AR-22, Charleston, AR Greenwood City Hall 30 Bell Road Greenwood, AR Hackett Fire Center 205 Hwy 10 SW, Hackett Huntington City Hall 223 E. Broadway, Huntington Hartford Masonic Lodge 12 S. Broadway, Hartford Midland City Hall 204 N. 3rd St., Midland Bonanza Assembly of God 701 McConnell St., Bonanza First Southern Baptist Central City 12 W. Central Ave., Central City Witcherville Community Bldg 18 Buckner Way, Huntington Faith Baptist Church, Jenny Lind Old Jenny Lind Loop, Fort Smith Milltown-Washburn Fire Dept 6573 E. Hwy 252, Greenwood Mansfield City Hall 200 N. Sebascott St., Mansfield CONTESTED CANDIDATES U.S. Congress Dist 3 U.S. Congress Dist 4 Governor Michael J Kalagias Tom Canada Mark West Congressman Steve Womack Hayden Catherine Shamel Jared K Henderson Josh Mahony Representative Bruce Westerman Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Lt. Governor Tim Griffin Frank Gilbert Mike Lee Kerry Hicks Governor Asa Hutchinson Christopher Olson Susan Inman Anthony Bland Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Comm. of State Lands John Thurston State Treasurer Auditor of State Commissioner of State Lands Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan David E. Dinwiddie Tommy Land Ashley Ewald Auditor Andrea Lea T.J. Campbell Larry Williams State Representative Dist 21 State Representative Dist 77 State Senate District 5 Stele Wayne James Rep. Marcus E. Richmond State Senate Dist 8 William Whitfield Hyman Luke Pruitt Stephen Edwards Representative Justin Boyd State Supreme Court Associate Judge Position 3 David Sterling State Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson Jim Wallace Lee Evans Representative Bob Ballinger County Judge Mosie Boyd Judge David Hudson Representative Mathew Pitsch Treasurer/Collector Justice of the Peace Dist 8 Justice of the Peace Dist 12 Judith Miller Treasurer/Collector Jeannie Wilson Valeria J. Robinson Bruce Wade Bob Schwartz, J.P. Dist 12 Jo Anne Elsken

3 Justice of the Peace Dist 13 Constable Township 2 Coroner Rick Reedy, J.P. Dist 13 Steve Wiley Leah Livengood Susan M. Simkowski Cleason Henry Cotton Jr. Kenny Hobbs Bonanza Alderman Ward 1 Pos 2 Mayor of Central City Mayor of Greenwood Karen Littlejohn-Flores Tonya Y. Fagan Doug Kinslow Patricia Norris Terry Wallace Jerry W. Carter Mayor of Hackett Mayor of Mansfield Hartford Alderman Ward 3 Pos 2 Trini Harper Leroy Stephens Greenwood Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 A.C. Brown Jr. Joshua Niles Boyd Farmer W T Buddy Black Mansfield Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Charles Smith Julie Thomas UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES Danielle Woodard Winonah Winnie Hale Fort Smith Director, At Large, Pos 5 City of Fort Smith Samuel Price Robyn Dawson Barling City Director, Barling City Director, Barling City Director, At Large, Pos 5 At Large, Pos 6 At Large, Pos 7 Wally Gattis Bill Young Ron Sharum Fort Smith City Director, Fort Smith City Director, Barling Mayor At Large, Pos 6 At Large, Pos 7 Jerry Barling Kevin Settle Neal Martin Fort Smith Mayor County Clerk Circuit Clerk George B. McGill County Clerk Sharon Brooks Denora Coomer County Assessor County Sheriff Justice of the Peace Dist 1 Assessor, Zach Johnson Hobe Runion Jonny Hobbs Justice of the Peace Dist 2 Justice of the Peace Dist 3 Justice of the Peace Dist 4 JP #2, Jackie C. Davis Shawn Looper James W Butler DMV Justice of the Peace Dist 5 Justice of the Peace Dist 6 Justice of the Peace Dist 7 JP #5 John Spradlin J. P. Danny W. Aldridge Jim Medley, Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace Dist 9 Justice of the Peace Dist 10 Justice of the Peace Dist 11 Rhonda L Royal Dickie Robertson Justice of the Peace #11 Linda Willsey Murry Constable Upper Township Constable Township 1 Constable Township 3 Paul Foley Paul Teel Jim Carter Constable Township 4 Bonanza Mayor Bonanza Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Constable William Justin Hayes Elmer Nelson Billy Joe Collins Bonanza Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Bonanza Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Bonanza Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Johnny C Wilson William Douglas Hartsfield Daniel Lunsford Central City Alderman Central City Alderman Bonanza Alderman Ward 3 Pos 2 Ward 1 Pos 2 Ward 3 Pos 2 Floyd Rowe Vera A Combs Elwanda McAlister Greenwood City Clerk/Treasurer GWD Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 GWD Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Sharla Derry Daniel McDaniel Richard Lance Terry

4 GWD City Attorney Hackett Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Hackett Alderman Ward 1 Pos 2 Michael Hamby Allisun Null Jo Ellen Been Hackett Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Hackett Alderman Ward 2 Pos 2 Hackett Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Mike John Opolka Louis Kirkendall Michelle Stayton Hackett Alderman Ward 3 Pos 2 Hartford Mayor Hartford Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Kevin Stiles Mary Radley Eddie Kazy Hartford Alderman Ward 1 Pos 2 Hartford Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Hartford Alderman Ward 2 Pos 2 Karen Griffin Lanny Woodhull Norma Raye Morgan Hartford Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Huntington Mayor Huntington Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Michael Fildes Gary D Lawrence Micheal Kinsey Huntington Alderman Ward 1 Pos 2 Huntington Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Huntington Alderman Ward 3 Pos 2 Sylvia Holstein Emma Jean Smith Steve Ramming Lavaca Mayor Lavaca Alderman Ward 1 Pos 1 Lavaca Alderman Ward 1 Pos 2 Hugh Hardgrave Dale Teague Lorie L Robertson Lavaca Alderman Ward 2 Pos 2 Lavaca Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Lavaca Alderman Ward 3 Pos 2 Benny Joe Hunter Mike Ray Rick Edgerton III Mansfield Alderman Ward 2 Pos 1 Mansfield Alderman Ward 3 Pos 1 Midland Mayor Jan Carlton Rick McDaniel Michael Sweeten Midland Recorder/Treasurer Midland Alderman Pos 1 Midland Alderman Pos 2 Judy R Thompson Loyd Morris Joe Cepeda Midland Alderman Pos 3 Midland Alderman Pos 4 Midland Alderman Pos 5 Doris I. Hearron Barry A. Morrison Milton Pittman Issue No. 1 An Amendment Concerning Civil Lawsuits and the Powers of the General Assembly and Supreme Court to Adopt Court Rules. A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution providing that a contingency fee for an attorney in a civil lawsuit shall not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3 %) of the net recovery; defining contingency fee as an attorney s fee that is paid only if the claimant recovers money; providing that the General Assembly may amend the foregoing percentage by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each house; limiting punitive damages awards for each claimant in lawsuits for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death to the greater of (i) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or (ii) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded; defining punitive damages as damages assessed to punish and deter wrongful conduct; providing that the General Assembly may not decrease the foregoing limitations on punitive damages but may increase the limitations by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each house; providing that the limitations on punitive damages do not apply if the factfinder determines by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant intentionally pursued a course of conduct for the purpose of causing injury or damage to the claimant and that such intentional conduct harmed the claimant; limiting awards of noneconomic damages in lawsuits for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death to (i) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for each claimant, or (ii) five hundred thousand Issue No. 4 An Amendment to Require Four Licenses to be Issued for Casino Gaming at Casinos, One Each in Crittenden (to Southland Racing Corporation), Garland (to Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.), Pope, and Jefferson Counties An amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to require that the Arkansas Racing Commission issue licenses for casino gaming to be conducted at four casinos in Arkansas, being subject to laws enacted by the General Assembly in accord with this amendment and regulations issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission ( Commission ); defining casino gaming as dealing, operating, carrying on, conducting, maintaining, or exposing for play any game played with cards, dice, equipment, or any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic device or machine for money, property, checks, credit, or any representative value, as well as accepting wagers on sporting events; providing that individuals under 21 are prohibited from engaging in casino gaming; providing that the Commission shall issue four casino licenses, one to Southland Racing Corporation ( Southland ) for casino gaming at a casino to be located at or adjacent to Southland s greyhound track and gaming facility in Crittenden County, one to Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc. ( Oaklawn ) to require casino gaming at a casino to be located at or adjacent to Oaklawn s horse track and gaming facility in Garland County, one to an applicant to require casino gaming at a casino to be located in Pope County within two miles of Russellville, and one to an applicant to require casino gaming at a casino to be located in Jefferson

5 dollars ($500,000) for all beneficiaries of an individual deceased person in the aggregate in a lawsuit for wrongful death; defining non-economic damages as damages that cannot be measured in money, including pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of life or companionship, or visible result of injury; providing that the General Assembly may not decrease the foregoing limitations on non-economic damages but may increase the limitations by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of each house; providing that the General Assembly shall adopt a procedure to adjust the dollar limitations on punitive damages and non-economic damages in future years to account for inflation or deflation; providing that the Supreme Court s power to prescribe rules of pleading, practice, and procedure for courts is subject to the provisions of this amendment; providing that the General Assembly, by a three-fifths vote of each house, may amend or repeal a rule prescribed by the Supreme Court and may adopt other rules of pleading, practice, or procedure on its own initiative; providing that rules of pleading, practice, and procedure in effect on January 1, 2019, shall continue in effect until amended, superseded, or repealed under the provisions of this amendment; providing that a rule of pleading, practice, or procedure enacted by the General Assembly shall supersede a conflicting rule of pleading, practice, or procedure prescribed by the Supreme Court; providing that certain other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court may be annulled or amended by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of each house of the General Assembly instead of a two-thirds (2/3) vote as presently stated in the Arkansas Constitution; and providing that this amendment becomes effective on January 1, Issue No. 2 A Constitutional Amendment Adding as a Qualification to Vote that a Voter Present Certain Valid Photographic Identification When Casting a Ballot In Person or Casting an Absentee Ballot AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE PRESENTATION OF VALID PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION WHEN VOTING; REQUIRING THAT A VOTER PRESENT VALID PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION WHEN VOTING IN PERSON OR WHEN CASTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; AND PROVIDING THAT THE STATE OF ARKANSAS ISSUE PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AT NO CHARGE TO ELIGIBLE VOTERS LACKING PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION. Issue No. 3 (Popular Name) Arkansas Term Limits Amendment (Ballot Title) A proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution concerning term limits for members of the Arkansas General Assembly; to provide that no person may be elected to more than three (3) twoyear terms as a member of the House of Representatives, to more than two (2) four-year terms as a member of the Senate, or to any term that, if served, would cause the member to exceed a total of ten (10) years of service in the General Assembly; to repeal Section 2(c) of Amendment 73 that established a years-of-service limit on members of the General Assembly of sixteen (16) years; to provide that the ten-year service limit shall include all two (2) County within two miles of Pine Bluff; providing that upon receiving a casino license, licensees will be required to conduct casino gaming for as long as they have a casino license providing that Southland and Oaklawn do not have to apply for a license and will automatically receive a casino license upon the Commission adopting rules and regulations to govern casino gaming; providing that the Commission shall require all applicants for the two remaining casino licensees, one in Pope County and one in Jefferson County to pay an application fee, demonstrate experience in conducting casino gaming, and submit either a letter of support from the county judge or a resolution from the county quorum court in the county where the casino would be located and, if the proposed casino is to be located within a city, a letter of support from the mayor of that city; providing that the Commission shall regulate all casino licensees; defining net casino gaming receipts as casino gaming receipts less amounts paid out or reserved as winnings to casino patrons; providing that for each fiscal year, a casino licensee s net casino gaming receipts are subject to a net casino gaming receipts tax of 13% on the first $150,000,000 of net casino gaming receipts or any part thereof, and 20% on net casino gaming receipts exceeding $150,000,001 or any part thereof; providing that no other tax, other than the net casino gaming receipts tax, may be imposed on gaming receipts or net casino gaming receipts; providing that the net casino gaming receipts tax shall be distributed 55% to the State of Arkansas General Revenue Fund, 17.5% to the Commission for deposit into the Arkansas Racing Commission Purse and Awards Fund to be used only for purses for live horse racing and greyhound racing by Oaklawn and Southland, as the case may be, 8% to the county in which the casino is located, and 19.5% to the city in which the casino is located, provided that if the casino is not located within a city, then the county in which the casino is located shall receive the 19.5%; permitting casino licensees to conduct casino gaming on any day for any portion of all of any day; permitting casino licensees to sell liquor or provide complimentary servings of liquor during all hours in which the casino licensees conduct casino gaming only for on-premises consumption at the casinos and permitting casino licensees to sell liquor or provide complimentary servings of liquor without allowing the residents of a dry county or city to vote to approve the sale of liquor; providing that casino licensees shall purchase liquor from a licensed Arkansas wholesaler; permitting shipments of gambling devices that are duly registered, recorded, and labeled in accordance with federal law into any county in which casino gaming is authorized; declaring that all constitutional provisions, statutes, and common law of the state that conflict with this amendment are not to be applied to this Amendment. Issue No. 5 An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage An Act to amend the Arkansas Code concerning the State minimum wage; the Act would raise the current State minimum wage from eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) per hour to nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) per hour on January 1, 2019, to ten dollars ($10.00) per hour on January 1, 2020, and to eleven dollars ($11.00) per hour on January 1, 2021

6 and four (4) year terms, along with full years of any partial term served as a result of a special election to fill a vacancy; to apply the limits to terms and service in the General Assembly on and after January 1, 1993; to provide that this amendment shall not cut short or invalidate a term to which a member of the General Assembly was elected prior to the effective date of this amendment; to provide that notwithstanding the General Assembly s constitutional authority to propose amendments to the Constitution, the General Assembly shall not have the authority to propose an amendment to the Constitution regarding term limits for the House of Representatives or Senate, and to continue reserving that power to the people under Article 5, Section 1, as amended by Amendment 7; and to declare that if any provision of this amendment should be held invalid, the remainder shall stand. In the event a runoff election occurs, all Vote Centers will be open on Election Day for county-wide voted on positions. If there is a district specific race smaller than the entire county, only vote centers in that district will be open on Election Day. Additionally, only Sebastian County Clerk s Office in the Fort Smith County Courthouse in Room G-8 and Greenwood City Hall will be open for Early Voting. In the event of Emergency on Election Day, November 6, 2018 the polling locations could be consolidated to two polling locations: Room G8 in the Fort Smith Courthouse and/or Greenwood City Hall. Please see the Sebastian County website to view the Sebastian County Elections Emergency and Inclement Weather Policy for Election Day at The ballot and election results, when available, may be viewed at