The intent of this statute was to "place jurisdiction for the contest of all school election matters in the circuit court." Adams v. Dixie Sch. Dist. No. 7, 264 Ark. 178, 182, 570 S.W.2d 603, 605 (1978). Section 6-14-116(c) (Supp.

However, the statutory scheme for municipal annexation of contiguous land under Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-4-301— 14-40-304 does not include any discussion of annexation of land owned by another city. Dover stands in the same position as any other landowner whose land is annexed and who wishes to contest the election that resulted in annexation. [2] Election contests are creatures of statute and have no basis in the common law. Adams v. Dixie Sch. Dist. No. 7, 264 Ark. 178, 570 S.W.2d 603 (1978). The right to contest an annexation undertaken by election is set out in Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-304.

That allegation is not in the original complaint and enlarges on the cause of action timely instigated by Barling. We have said that election contests have no common law existence; they are solely the creatures of constitution or statute. Adams v. Dixie School District No. 7, 264 Ark. 178, 570 S.W.2d 605 (1978). The statute with which we are here concerned is Ark. Code Ann. 14-40-304(a) (1987):