Arkansas State Senator Everett Clarke Tucker (D-Little Rock) has introduced SJR 4. It would provide for a top-two system for all elective office in the state. For nonpartisan elections, it would have the effect of putting party labels on the ballot next to the names of candidates for non-partisan office.

The proposal would amend the Constitution, so if the legislature were to pass it, the voters would then vote on it.

Unlike the top-two systems in California and Washington, it does not require party labels that indicate a candidate’s “party preference.” It simply says the partisan label would match the candidate’s affiliation. This would put the measure in some legal jeopardy if it were to become law. Here is the text.