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1938

Proposed Amendment 24 Chancery and probate matters Legislature YES 66,897 (55.97%)

NO 52,632 (44.03%)

Proposed Amendment 25 County building construction Legislature YES 63,926 (53.34%)

NO 55,911 (46.66%)

Proposed Amendment 26 Poll tax elimination Legislature YES 42,436 (33.64%)

NO 83,725 (66.36%)

Proposed Amendment 27 Worker's compensation: Initiative YES 77,028 (62.63%)

Legislature prescribes amount Petition NO 45,966 (37.39%)

Proposed Amendment 28 Highway bond refunding Initiative YES 40,753 (32.28%)

NO 85,482 (67.72%)

Proposed Amendment 29 Tax exemption for new industries Initiative YES 70,989 (59.03%)

NO 49,276 (40.97%)

Proposed Amendment 30 Establishes a State Board of Education Initiative YES 56,994 (46.75%)

NO 64,906 (53.25%)

Proposed Amendment 31 Regulates the practice of law Initiative YES 74,290 (61.28%)

NO 46,932 (38.72%)

Proposed Amendment 32 Regulates the filling of vacancies in Initiative YES 63,414 (52.69%)

public office NO 56,947 (47.31%)

Referred Act No. 8 Payment by the State for bridge and Legislature YES 51,774 (43.73%)


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municipal improvements NO 66,609 (56.27%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Amends liquor laws Initiative YES Defeated

Petition NO

1940

Proposed Amendment 30 Repeal of double primary Legislative YES 70,131 (42.06%)

NO 96,628 (57.94%)

Proposed Amendment 31 Pledging revenues for debt refunding Legislative YES 40,404 (25%)

NO 121,230 (75%)

Proposed Amendment 32 Personal Property exemption Legislative YES 68,314 (41.26%)

NO 97,267 (58.74%)

Proposed Amendment 33 City libraries Initiative YES 107,115 (65.47%)

NO 56,500 (34.53%)

Proposed Amendment 34 Police and Firemen's pensions Initiative YES 115,138 (69%)

NO 51,749 (31%)

Proposed Amendment 35 Game and Fish Commission Initiative YES 44,273 (27.22%)

NO 118,389 (72.78%)

Proposed Amendment 36 Old age pension plan Initiative YES 47,769 (27.63%)

NO 125,128 (72.37%)

Referred Act No. 4 Authorizes the issuance of General Legislative YES 36,871 (23.56%)

refunding bonds NO 119,656 (76.44%)


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Referred Act No. 314 Court actions must be brought in the Legislative YES 139,207 (80.15%)

county it occurs NO 34,484 (19.85%)

Referred Act No. 319 Workmen's Compensation Legislative YES 136,858 (80.06%)

NO 34,092 (19.94%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Payment for employers of compensation Initiative YES 48,132 (29.19%)

for injured employees Petition NO 116,749 (70.81%)

1942

Proposed Amendment 32 Junior College Districts Legislative YES 32,469 (40.13%)

NO 48,441 (59.87%)

Proposed Amendment 33 County or City Hospitals Legislative YES 40,292 (51.02%)

NO 38,682 (48.98%)


NO 51,934 (64.49%)

Proposed Amendment 35 Boards and commissions governing Initiative YES 39,756 (51.02%)

state institutions NO 38,167 (48.98%)

Referred Act No. 135 Prohibit unauthorized practice of law Legislative YES 25,410 (32.14%)

NO 53,662 (67.86%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Amend liquor laws, provide for better Initiative YES 52,830 (56.28%)

local option Petition NO 41,040 (43.72%)

1944

Proposed Amendment 34 County library tax Initiative YES 88,803 (48.53%)


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Petition NO 94,169 (51.47%)

Proposed Amendment 35 Rights of labor Initiative YES 105,300 (54.57%)

Petition NO 87,652 (45.43%)


Petition NO 72,297 (38.56%)

Proposed Amendment 37 Poll tax exemption for members of Initiative YES 151,564 (79.55%)

armed forces Petition NO 38,964 (20.45%)

Proposed Amendment 38 4-year term for Governor and Initiative YES 78,551 (42.18%)

Lieutenant Governor Petition NO 107,698 (57.82%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Withdrawn by Sponsor

Initiated Act No. 2 Repeals horse and dog racing Initiative YES 80,337 (42.71%)

Petition NO 107,743 (57.29%)

Initiated Act No. 3 Hollingsworth state hospital system Initiative YES 44,333 (23.72%)

NO 142,554 (76.28%)

1946

Proposed Amendment 37 State officers' salaries Legislative YES 64,427 (50.52%)

NO 63,089 (49.48%)

Proposed Amendment 38 County road tax Legislative YES 52,979 (43.17%)

NO 69,793 (56.87%)

Proposed Amendment 39 County library tax Initiative YES 64,859 (51.84%)


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NO 60,262 (48.16%)

Initiated Act No. 1 School district reorganization Initiative YES 67,209 (49.52%)

Petition NO 68,510 (50.48%)

1948

Proposed Amendment 39 Registration of voters Legislative YES 135,151 (65.26%)

NO 71,934 (34.74%)

Proposed Amendment 40 Levy of school taxes Legislative YES 136,576 (62.33%)

NO 82,557 (37.67%)

Proposed Amendment 41 Abolition of state property tax Initiative YES 71,380 (33.01%)

Petition NO 144,853 (66.99%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Reorganization of school districts Initiative YES 135,606 (60.59%)

Petition NO 88,215 (39.41%)

Initiated Act No. 2 Amend liquor laws regarding local option Initiative YES 111,430 (49.34%)

elections Petition NO 114,405 (50.66%)

Initiated Act No. 3 Provides for direct political party Initiative YES 130,015 (62.69%)

response in holding of all general Petition NO 77,382 (37.31%)

elections

Initiated Act No. 4 Amend workmen's compensation Initiative YES 149,483 (70.72%)

Petition NO 61,884 (29.28%)

1950

Proposed Amendment 41 Public school finance Initiative YES 122,321 (37.83%)


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Petition NO 201,015 (62.17%)

Proposed Amendment 44 4-year term for state and county officers Initiative YES 109,743 (35.42%)

Petition NO 200,109 (64.58%)

Initiated Act No. 1 General statewide stock law Initiative YES 170,528 (53.33%)

Unlawful for livestock to run at large Petition NO 149,215 (46.67%)

Initiated Act No. 2 Statewide prohibition Initiative YES 139,623 (41.99%)

Petition NO 192,906 (58.01%)

1952

Proposed Amendment 41 Election of county clerks Legislative YES 178,278 (59.13%)

NO 123,245 (40.87%)

Proposed Amendment 42 State highway commission Legislative YES 231,529 (74.73%)

NO 78,291 (25.27%)

Proposed Amendment 43 Tax for industrial sites Legislative YES 114,132 (38.80%)

NO 180,022 (61.20%)

Referred Act No. 242 Establishes methods of purchasing for By order of the YES 133,643 (46.85%)

the state people NO 151,588 (53.15%)

1954

Proposed Amendment 43 Property assessment equalization Legislative YES 56,633 (20%)

NO 226,549 (80%)

Proposed Amendment 44 4-year term for Governor Legislative YES 121,662 (41.99%)

NO 168,107 (58.01%)


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Proposed Amendment 45 Fixed Salaries for state, district and Legislative YES 67,500 (24.82%)

county officers NO 204,495 (75.18%)

Referred Act No. 285 Increases tax on liquor By order of the YES 114,859 (41.52%)

people NO 161,798 (58.48%)

1956

Proposed Amendment 43 School tax limitation Legislative YES 134,370 (37.21%)

NO 226,727 (62.79%)

Proposed Amendment 44 Municipal retirement Legislative YES 143,072 (41.92%)

NO 198,253 (58.08%)

Proposed Amendment 45 Abolition of poll tax Initiative YES 161,403 (43.43%)

Petition NO 210,237 (56.57%)

Proposed Amendment 46 Salaries and expenses of judicial officers Initiative YES 198,566 (56.06%)

Petition NO 155,627 (43.94%)

Proposed Amendment 47 Interposition Initiative YES 185,374 (55.93%)

Petition NO 146,064 (44.07%)

Proposed Amendment 48 Legislative apportionment Initiative YES 197,602 (58%)

Petition NO 143,100 (42%)

Proposed Amendment 49 Prohibition of horse and dog Initiative YES 178,208 (47.23%)

racing betting Petition NO 199,106 (52.77%)

Proposed Amendment 50 Horse racing and pari-mutuel Initiative YES 219,835 (57.63%)


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wagering in Hot Springs Petition No 161,630 (42.37%)

Proposed Amendment 51 Maximum interest rate Initiative YES 127,405 (36.78%)

Petition NO 219,036 (63.22%)

Resolution & act of Prohibits Federal Government from Petition YES 199,511 (61.04%)

interposition exercising power over public schools NO 127,360 (38.96%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Increases workmen's compensation Initiative YES 265,513 (74.16%)

benefits Petition NO 92,509 (25.84%)

Initiated Act No. 2 Assignment of pupils in public schools Initiative YES 214,713 (63.93%)

Petition NO 121,129 (36.07%)

1958

Proposed Amendment 47 State Ad-valorem tax prohibited Legislature YES 139,293 (56.30%)

NO 108,135 (43.70%)

Proposed Amendment 48 Legislative salaries Legislature YES 142,289 (55.48%)

NO 114,184 (44.52%)

Proposed Amendment 49 Industrial development bonds Legislature YES 166,303 (65.45%)

NO 87,794 (34.55%)

Proposed Amendment 50 Voided




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Referred Act No. 19 Repeal 1% additional sales tax Petition YES 211,490 (70.99%)

NO 86,418 (29.01%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Repeal full crew laws Initiative YES 130,465 (44.49%)

Petition NO 162,748 (55.51%)

1960

Proposed Amendment 50 Salaries for elected officials Legislature YES 146,843 (38.75%)

NO 232,115 (61.25%)

Proposed Amendment 51 Enable cities to levy 5 mill tax by Legislature YES 167,244 (43.85%)

vote of electors NO 214,146 (56.15%)

Proposed Amendment 52 Provide free education to all children Legislature YES 100,145 (24.58%)

6 to 18 years old NO 307,251 (75.42%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Establish minimum wage and overtime Initiative YES 153,869 (38.79%)

Petition NO 242,804 (61.21%)

1962

Proposed Amendment 50 Enable cities to levy tax for municipal Legislature YES 84,100 (33.13%)

improvements by vote of electors NO 169,773 (66.87%)

Proposed Amendment 51 Public Education - No child will be Legislature YES 127,904 (47.09%)

denied free education for refusing to NO 143,721 (52.91%)

attend school with child of other race


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Proposed Amendment 52 Limit salaries for certain state and Legislature YES 110,575 (40.95%)

county officials NO 159,474 (59.05%)

Proposed Amendment 53 Teacher retirement fund Initiative YES 135,484 (49.58%)

Petition NO 137,767 (50.42%)

Proposed Amendment 54 Permit use of voting machines Initiative YES 134,782 (50.50%)

Petition NO 132,123 (49.50%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Provide 50% of general revenues for Initiative YES 98,538 (37.10%)

public school fund Petition NO 167,063 (62.90%)

Referred Act No. 199 Create a motor vehicle commission Petition YES 37,581 (15.05%)

NO 212,076 (84.95%)

1964

Proposed Amendment 51 Establish Executive Department Legislature YES 176,055 (41.42%)

NO 249,018 (58.58%)

Proposed Amendment 52 Establish Industrial and Hospital Districts Legislature YES 210,763 (47.52%)

NO 232,738 (52.48%)

Proposed Amendment 53 County, Municipal - Road Construction Legislature YES 194,499 (43.72%)

and Maintenance NO 250,348 (56.28%)

Proposed Amendment 54 Voter Registration without Poll Tax Initiative YES 277,087 (55.89%)

Petition NO 218,681 (44.11%)

Proposed Amendment 55 Allow wagering in Garland County Initiative YES 215,744 (40.40%)


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Petition NO 318,229 (59.60%)

Proposed Amendment 56 Establish salaries for County Officials Initiative YES 222,125 (49.53%)

Petition NO 226,302 (50.47%)

Proposed Amendment 57 Establish Community College and Initiative YES 221,199 (50.18%)

Technical School Districts Petition NO 219,618 (49.82%)

1966

Initiated Act No. 1 School District Reorganization Initiative YES 115,452 (26.41%)

Petition NO 321,733 (73.59%)

1968

Proposed Amendment 53 Eliminate Age Restrictions on Public Legislature YES 244,370 (51.73%)

Education NO 228,057 (48.27%)

Proposed Amendment 54 Authorize Legislature to Submit up to Legislature YES 197,747 (44.72%)

8 Amendments NO 244,431 (55.28%)

Proposed Amendment 55 Designate County Judge as Legislature YES 209,928 (47.45%)

Administrative Officer of County NO 232,485 (52.55%)

Referred Act Create Arkansas Dairy Commission Petition YES 118,481 (26.37%)

No. 306 (1967) NO 330,898 (73.63%)

Referred Act Registration of Political Party Affiliation Petition YES 79,218 (17.39%)

No. 457 (1967) NO 376,425 (82.61%)

Act No. 3 Constitutional Revision Convention Legislature YES 227,429 (51.47%)

NO 214,432 (48.53%)


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Initiated Act No. 1 Amend Workmen's Compensation Law Initiative YES 252,579 (50.76%)

Petition NO 244,970 (49.24%)

1970

Act 341 (1969) Create State Library Building Legislature YES 161,451 (36.55%)

Commission NO 280,218 (63.45%)

Proposed Constitution of Revise State Constitution Constitutional YES 223,334 (42.58%)

Arkansas (1970) Convention NO 301,195 (57.42%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Repeal Full (Train) Crew Laws Initiative YES 246,297 (45.93%)

Petition NO 289,896 (54.07%)

1972

Initiated Act No. 1 Repeal Full (Train) Crew Laws and to Initiative YES 367,442 (62.71%)

Protect Present Employees Petition NO 218,518 (37.29%)

1974

Proposed Amendment 54 Require Competitive Bidding for all Legislature YES 259,369 (55.16%)

State Printing Contracts NO 210,830 (44.84%)

Proposed Amendment 55 Establish Legislative and Executive Legislature YES 219,566 (42.27%)

Compensation Commission NO 244,907 (52.73%)

Proposed Amendment 56 Revision of County Government Legislature YES 242,419 (51.31%)

NO 230,014 (48.69%)

Proposed Amendment 57 Authorize Legislature to Fix Maximum Initiative YES 66,905 (13.57%)

Rate of Interest Petition NO 426,197 (86.43%)


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1976

Proposed Amendment 56 Raise salaries of Governor and other Legislature YES 441,247 (65.19%)

Constitutional Officers NO 235,665 (34.81%

Proposed Amendment 57 Exemption or Lowering of Personal Legislature YES 634,231 (87.18%)

Property Tax NO 93,277 (12.82%)


Proposed Amendment 59 Amend Rights of Labor Amendment Initiative YES 257,111 (35.59%)

Petition NO 465,343 (64.41%)

Act No. 1177 of 1975 Call for Constitutional Revision Legislature YES 314,385 (56.76%)

Convention NO 239,491 (43.24%)

1978

Proposed Amendment 58 Authorize Creation of State Court of Legislature YES 291,950 (67.31%)

Appeals NO 141,792 (32.69%)

Proposed Amendment 59 Exempt Certain Foods and medicines Initiative YES 220,128 (44.68%)

from Sales Tax Petition NO 272,526 (55.32%)

Referred Question Set Date for Vote on Proposed New Legislature General Election

Act 3 (1977) Constitution Nov-80 190,727

Special Election

Nov-79 150,504

1980

Proposed Amendment 59 Property Tax Relief and Rollback Legislature YES 649,307 (80.97%)


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NO 152,629 (19.03%)

Proposed Amendment 60 Maximum Rate of Interest Controlled Initiative YES 327,172 (44.01%)

Two-Thirds Vote of Legislature Petition NO 416,155 (55.09%)

Proposed Constitution Revise State Constitution Constitutional YES 276,257 (37.31%)

of 1980 Convention NO 464,210 (62.69%)

Alternate Proposal to Selection of Supreme Court Justices and Constitutional For Selection 264,849 (44.22%)

Proposed Constitution Court of Appeals Judges Convention For Election 334,092 (55.78%)

Initiated Act No. 1 Equal Educational Opportunity for All Initiative YES 314,105 (44.18%)

Children in the State Petition NO 396,821 (55.82%)

1982

Proposed Amendment 60 Set and Control Interest Rates Legislature YES 442,325 (59.39%)

NO 302,461 (40.61%)

Proposed Amendment 61 Authorize Legislature to Establish Legislature YES 241,977 (37.95%)

Jurisdiction and Venue of Courts NO 395,704 (62.05%)

Proposed Amendment 62 Authorize Quorum Courts to Levy Legislature YES 362,009 (52.89%)

Annual 3 mill County Road Tax NO 322,504 (47.11%)

Referred Question Soil and Water Conservation Legislature YES 304,656 (50.32%)

Act 496 (1981) Commission to issue Bonds for Water NO 300,740 (49.68%)

Resource Development

Proposed Amendment 63 Utility Regulation Amendment (main Initiative Did not appear

purpose to elect members of the State Petition on ballot - ruled


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Public Service Commission) too long, ballot

title misleading

by State

Supreme Court

1984

Proposed Amendment 62 Authorize Local Governments to Issue Legislature YES 395,336 (53.59%)

Bonds NO 342,404 (46.41%)

Proposed Amendment 63 Exempt Some Personal Property from Legislature YES 309,811 (40.64%)

Ad Valorem Taxation and Create a State NO 452,612 (59.36%)

Tax Commission

Proposed Amendment 64 Give Four Year Terms to State Initiative YES 499,083 (64.25%)

Constitutional Officers Petition NO 277,735 (35.75%)

Proposed Amendment 65 Limit Public Funding of Abortions Initiative Stricken from

Petition Ballot. Ballot

Title ruled

misleading by

State Supreme

Court

Proposed Amendment 66 Legalize and Regulate Gambling in Initiative YES 236,625 (29.64%)

Garland County Petition NO 561,825 (70.36%)

Proposed Amendment 67 Levy 1/8 of 1% Sales and Use Tax to be Initiative YES 350,276 (44.66%)

used by State Game & Fish Commission Petition NO 434,114 (55.34%)

Referred Question Authorize the Soil and Water Legislature YES 362,562 (49.21%)

Act 535 (1983) Conservation Commission to Issue Bonds NO 374,231 (50.79%)


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for Waste Disposal System Development

1986

Proposed Amendment 64 Increase Civil Jurisdiction of Municipal Legislature YES 361,150 (61.07%)

Courts to $3,000 NO 230,191 (38.93%)

Proposed Amendment 65 Limit Public Funding of Abortions Initiative YES 318,007 (49.96%)

Petitions NO 318,523 (50.04%)

Proposed Amendment 66 Four Year Terms for Elected County Initiative YES 307,425 (48.92%)

Officials and Justices of the Peace Petition NO 320,981 (51.08%)

Proposed Amendment 67 Authorize Governmental Units to Issue Initiative YES 318,920 (53.62%)

Revenue Bonds Without Election Petition NO 275,888 (46.38%)

1988

Proposed Amendment 1 Commission for Judicial Discipline, Legislature YES 431,864 (60.10%)

Suspension, Removal, & Disability NO 286,699 (39.90%)

Retirement

Proposed Amendment 2 Jurisdiction of Matters relating to Legislature YES 439,179 (62.97%)

juveniles and Bastardy Amendment NO 258,278 (37.03%)

Proposed Amendment 3 Amendment to Prevent Abortion funding Initiative YES 398,107 (51.96%)

and to Restrict Abortion Petition NO 368,117 (48.04%)

Proposed Amendment 4 Repeal personal property tax on Initiative YES 284,487 (37.61%)

household goods, to require a vote of Petition NO 471,959 (62.39%)

60% of the legislature or approval by

popular referendum to levy or amend


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any tax; and to authorize a consolidation

of procedures for motor vehicle

registration

Referred Question Arkansas Waste Disposal and Pollution Legislature YES 370,662 (54.93%)

Act 686 (1987) Abatement Facilities Financing Act NO 304,113 (45.07%)

of 1987

Proposed Initiated Act 1 Standards of Conduct and Disclosure Act Initiative YES 428,134 (62.33%)

for Lobbyists and State Officials Petition NO 258,704 (37.67%)

1990

Proposed Amendment 1 Establish the Arkansas Compensation Legislature YES 266,355 (46.25%)

Commission and prescribes a method for NO 309,548 (53.75%)

determining compensation of executive,

legislative and judicial officers of the

state.

Proposed Amendment 2 To control interest rates and set the Legislature YES 213,368 (33.89%)

penalty for violations thereof. NO 416,302 (66.11%)

Proposed Amendment 3 Repeal Amendment 44 of the Arkansas Legislature YES 273,527 (50.96%)

Constitution NO 263,261 (49.04%)

Proposed Amendment 4 State Lottery - Struck from ballot by Initiative YES 0

court Petition NO 0

Proposed Initiated Act 1 Standards of conduct and disclosure act Initiative YES 355,957 (65.66%)

for candidates and political campaigns Petition NO 186,204 (34.34%)


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Proposed Question Arkansas College Savings Bond Act Legislature YES 324,415 (57.71%)

Act 683 (1989) NO 237,743 (42.29%)

Proposed Question Economic Development Credit Legislature YES 221,791 (41.37%)

Act 945 (1989) Enhancement Act of 1989 NO 314,358 (58.63%)

1992

Proposed Amendment 1 Prohibition of Public Relations Funds Legislature YES 464,901 (60.37%)

NO 305,161 (39.63%)

Proposed Amendment 2 Personal Property Tax Legislature YES 578,609 (71.03%)

NO 235,932 (28.97%)

Proposed Amendment 3 City and County Library Amendment Legislature YES 471,325 (59.18%)

NO 325,160 (40.82%)

Proposed Amendment 4 Arkansas Term Limitation Initiative YES 494,326 (59.91%)

Petition NO 330,836 (40.09%)

1994

Proposed Referred Act 1 Arkansas Soft Drink Tax Referred by the YES 366,897 (55.23%)

order of the NO 297,434 (44.77%)

people

1996

Proposed Amendment 1 Concerning Financing of Schools Referred to the YES 407,719 (51.89%)

people by the NO 378,017 (48.11%)

General Assembly

Proposed Amendment 2 1/8 of 1% Sales and Use Tax for Referred to the YES 405,216 (50.52%)


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Game and Fish people by the NO 396,932 (49.48%)

General Assembly

Proposed Amendment 3 Modifying procedures for the Referred to the YES 320,387 (46.22%)

publication and Legal review of people by the NO 372,745 (53.78%)

state-wide initiatives and Referendums General Assembly

Proposed Amendment 4 Allow voters in Hot Springs to authorize Proposed by YES 333,297 (38.88%)

casino gambling. Also to establish a initiative petition NO 523,986 (61.12%)

state lottery of the people

Proposed Amendment 9 Congressional Term Limits Proposed by YES 448,938 (61.21%)

initiative petition NO 284,499 (38.79%)

of the people

Proposed Initiated Act 1 Campaign Contribution Limits and Proposed by YES 487,432 (66.62%)

Disclosure Act initiative petition NO 244,267 (33.38%)

of the people

1998

Proposed Amendment No. 1

The city and county government short-term

financing amendment General Assembly YES 283,030 (48%)

NO 306,671 (52%)

Proposed Amendment No. 2 To prohibit an increase or decrease in General Assembly YES 226,237 (37%)

any tax rate or fee except on a three- NO 385,197 (63%)

fifths vote of each House.

Proposed Amendment No. 3 To authorize the assignment of special General Assembly YES 296,137 (50.93%)

and retired judges, the exchange of NO 285,305 (49.07%)


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circuits.

Proposed Initiative

Amendment No. 4 Property Tax Amendment Proposed by Pulled after

initiative petition ballot printed

of the people

Referred Question No. 1 General Obligation Bonds under the Act 607 of 1997 YES 306,632 (53%)

authority of the AR Water, Waste NO 271,865 (47%)

Disposal and Pollution Abatement

Facilities Financing Act of 1997

2000

Proposed Amendment No. 1 The City and County Government General Assembly YES 427,407 (54.56%)

Redevelopment Bond and Short Term NO 355,943 (45.44%)

Financing Amendment


An amendment to limit the increase in the

assessed value of a taxpayer's real property

after a countywide reappraisal and to

require

a property tax credit of at least three

hundred dollars on homestead property.

General Assembly YES

NO

502,882 (62.11%)

306,830 (37.89%)


An amendment to revise the judicial article

of the Arkansas Constitution

General Assembly YES

NO

431,137 (57.12%)

323,647 (42.88%)


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An amendment to establish a state lottery;

to permit charitable bingo games and

raffles;

to allow Arkansas Casino Coproporation to

own and operate six casino gambling

establishments one each in Sebastian,

Pulaski, Garland, Miller, Crittenden and

Boon

Proposed by

initiative petition

of the people

YES

NO

309,482 (36.24%)

544,550 (63.76%)

Proposed Initiated Act 1

The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act Proposed by

initiative petition

of the people

YES

NO

506,683 (64.26%)

281,790 (35.74%)

2002


An amendment to repeal the provision in

Arkansas Constitution Amendment 50 for

the numbering and recording of election

ballots next to name of the voter

General AssemblyYES

NO

407,111 (56.91%)

308,261 (43.09%)

Proposed Amendment No. 2State Executive Department Amendment General Assembly

YES

NO

298,808 (45.36%)

359,941 (54.64%)


Amendment eliminating taxes on food and

medicine

Proposed by

initiative petition of

the people

YES

NO

294,998 (38.51%)

471,123 (61.49%)

Proposed Initiative Act No. 1

The Arkansas Animal Cruelty Act

Proposed by

initiative petition of

the people

YES

NO

281,298 (37.82%)

462,440 (62.18%)

2004

Proposed Constitutional

Amendment No. 1

To establish term limits for members of the

General AssemblyLegislature

YES

NO

299,338 (29.86%)

703,171 (70.14%)


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Amendment No. 2

To allow the Arkansas General Assembly

to approve General Obligation Bonds for

economic development projects

LegislatureYES

NO

612,277 (63.66%)

349,518 (36.34%)


Amendment No. 3An Amendment Concerning Marriage Initiative Petition

YES

NO

753,770 (74.95%)

251,914 (25.05%)

Referred Question No. 1

To increase the statewide uniform rate of

Ad Valorem property tax for maintenance

and operation of schools by 3 mills, from

25 mills to 28 mills.

Initiative PetitionYES

NO

286,069 (29.84%)

672,592 (70.16%)

2006


Amendment No. 1 To allow Charitable Bingo and Raffles Legislature

YES

NO

503,216 (68.93%)

226,844 (31.07%)


To issue Higher Education General

Obligation Bonds to be used for Higher

Education Technology and Facility

Improvement Legislature

YES

NO

493,813 (68.65%)

225,460 (31.35%)

2008


Amendment No. 1

An Amendment Concerning voting,

qualifications of voters and election

officers, and the time of holding General

Elections Legislature

YES

NO

714,128 (72.76 %)

267,326 (27.24 %)


Amendment No. 2

……Requiring the General Assembly to

meet every year with regular sessions

continuing to be held in odd-numbered

years and fiscal sessions held in even-

numbered years, …… Legislature

YES

NO

664,671 (69.45%)

292,436 (30.55%)


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Amendment No. 3

A Constitutional Amendment authorizing

the General Assembly to Establish,

operate, and regulate State lotteries to fund

scholarshiips and grants for Arkansas

citizens enrolled in certified two-year and

four-year colleges and Universities in

Arkansas Initiative Petition

YES

NO

648,122 (62.83%)

383,467 (37.17%)

Proposed Initiative Act No.1

An act providing that an individual who is

cohabiting outside of a valid marriage may

not adopt or be a foster parent of a child

less than eighteen years old Initiative Petition

YES

NO

586,248 (57.07%)

440,945 (42.93%)


Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and

Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing

Act of 2007 Legislature

YES

NO

631,767 (65.52%)

332,507 (34.48%)

2010


Amendment No. 1

An Amendment providing that Arkansas

citizens have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and

harvest wildlife subject to regulations that

promote wildlife conservation and

management Legislature

YES

NO

612,495 (82.78%)

127,444 (17.22%)


Amendment No. 2

An Amendment concerning interest-rate

limits and the issuance of governmental

bonds to finance energy-efficiency projects Legislature

YES

NO

448,711 (64.20%)

250,167 (35.80%)


Amendment No. 3

An Amendment to Arkansas Constitution

Amendment 82 removing fixed criteria for

the issuance of economic development Legislature

YES

NO

431,724 (62.35%)

260,735 (37.65%)

2012 Proposed Issue No. 1

A Constitutional Amendment concering

highway & surface transportation funding Legislature

YES

NO

597,215 (58.21%)

428,745 (41.79%)

Proposed Issue No. 2

A Constitutional Amendment concerning

Municipal and County financing Legislature

YES

NO

427,684 (43.37%)

558,417 (56.63%)


OUTCOME

STATEWIDE

RESULTS

Proposed Issue No. 5

A Constitutional Amendment concerning

Medical Marijuana Petition

YES

NO

507,757 (48.56%)

537,898 (51.44%)

2014


Amendment No. 1

An Amedment Empowering the General

Assembly to Provide for Legislative

Committee Review and Approval of State

Agencies Administrative Rules Legislature

YES

NO

469,431 (59.06%)

325,396 (40.94%)


Amendment No. 2

An Amendment Allowing More Time to

Gather Signatures on a State-wide

Initiative or Referendum Petition Only if

the Petition as Originally Filed Contained

at Least 75% of the Valid Signatures

Required Legislature

YES

NO

425,709 (53.31%)

372,784 (46.69%)


Amendment No. 3

An Amendment Regulating Contributions

to Candidates for State or Local Office,

Barring Gifts from Lobbyists to Certain

State Officials, Providing for Setting

Salaries of Certain State Officials, ad

Setting Term Limits for Members of the

General Assembly Legislature

YES

NO

428,206 (52.43%)

388,459 (47.57%)

Proposed Initiated Act No. 4

The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage

Amendment Petition

YES

NO

354,446 (42.59%)

477,877 (57.41%)

Proposed Initiated Act No. 5

An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum

Wage Petition

YES

NO

548,789 (65.94%)

283,524 (34.06%)

2016


Amendment No. 1

An Amendment to the Arkansas

Constitution Concerning the Terms,

Election, and Eligibility of Elected

Officials Legislature

YES

NO

747,856 (70.22%)

317,093 (29.78%)


Amendment No. 2


Constitution to Allow the Governor to

Retain His or Her Powers and Duties

When Absent from the State Legislature

YES

NO

777,973 (72.42%)

296,291 (27.58%)


OUTCOME

STATEWIDE

RESULTS


Amendment No. 3


Constitution to Encourage Job Creation,

Job Expansion, and Economic

Development Legislature

YES

NO

689,980 (65.34%)

366,020 (34.66%)


Amendment No. 6

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment

of 2016 Petition

YES

NO

585,030 (53.11%)

516,525 (46.89%)

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