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The Green Party of Arkansas says it's nominated former Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith - who was ruled ineligible for the ballot as a Democrat - for a state House seat.

A Pulaski County judge ruled Monday that a former state legislator can not appear on the May primary ballot because he was ineligible to serve when he filed.

Former legislator Fred Smith argued in Pulaski County court on Thursday he should be allowed on the ballot for the May primary.

A Pulaski County judge will hold a hearing next week over the Arkansas Democratic Party's effort to block former lawmaker and Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith from the primary ballot.

Fred Smith says he's ready to serve his east Arkansas district again in the general assembly but the former Harlem Globetrotter has to dribble out of some legal trouble first.

The Arkansas Democratic Party filed suit in Pulaski County circuit court Tuesday against Fred Smith and Secretary of State Mark Martin over eligibility requirements on the ballot.  |   Fred Smith Lawsuit (520.9KB)

A prosecutor says he wants to appeal a judge's order that cleared former Arkansas lawmaker and Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith's record in a felony theft case that state Democrats say makes the ex-legislator ineligible to run for office.

Election officials said Wednesday that they won't block a former Arkansas lawmaker who resigned after a felony theft conviction from running for his old seat.