§ 7-9-202. Enrollment and filing
When any joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution shall have passed each house as prescribed in § 7-9-201, it shall be enrolled and signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
§ 7-9-401. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Disclosure Act for Public Initiatives, Referenda, and Measures Referred to Voters”.
§ 7-9-203. Entry on journals
The proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals of each house, with the yeas and nays.
§ 7-9-402. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Ballot question” means a question in the form of a statewide, county, municipal, or school district initiative or referendum which is submitted or intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election, whether or not it qualifies for the ballot; (2) (A) “Ballot question committee” means any […]
§ 7-9-204. Ballot titles and popular names of constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature
The General Assembly may designate in the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution the popular name and ballot title of the amendment for the election ballot.
§ 7-9-403. Penalty
Upon conviction, any person who knowingly fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
§ 7-9-205. Challenges to constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly
If the General Assembly passes a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, a qualified elector may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction at any time after the passage of the joint resolution challenging the sufficiency of the joint resolution, including without limitation the: (1) Text of the proposed amendment; […]
§ 7-9-404. Filing deadlines
(a) (1) (A) A ballot question committee or a legislative question committee shall file a statement of organization with the Arkansas Ethics Commission within five (5) days of receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot […]
§ 7-9-301. Calling constitutional convention — Majority vote
(a) When a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the issue at a general election shall vote for the holding of a constitutional convention, the convention shall be held. The delegates thereto shall be selected and qualified as provided in this subchapter. (b) Whenever a majority of the electors voting on […]
§ 7-9-302. Delegate qualifications — Election date
(a) At the same general election at which a vote on the calling of a constitutional convention shall be taken, delegates to the convention shall be elected. (b) Candidates for the office of delegate to the constitutional convention shall possess the qualifications required by law for a member of the House of Representatives of the […]