Arkansas Constitution of 1874 Amendment 81. Protection of secrecy of votes

(a) Intent: The people of Arkansas find and declare that Section 3 of Amendment 50 of the Arkansas Constitution needs to be repealed in order to ensure the secrecy of individual votes by the people of this state. The Arkansas Supreme Court, citing this section, subordinated the secrecy of the ballot to the purity of an election by placing a greater importance on the ability to trace ballots. The people of this state believe that the ability to vote in absolute secrecy is of the utmost importance. Therefore, the people of Arkansas, exercising their reserved powers, guarantee the right to a secret ballot.

(b) Section 3 of Amendment 50 of the Arkansas Constitution is hereby repealed.