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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The petition for an ordinance, act, or amendment proposed by initiative shall be on substantially the following form:
“INITIATIVE PETITION
To the Honorable _______________________________________________________
Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, or County Clerk, or City Clerk
We, the undersigned registered voters of the State of Arkansas, or __________ County, Arkansas, or City of __________, or Incorporated Town of __________, Arkansas (as the case may be), respectfully propose the following amendment to the Constitution of the State or act or ordinance (as the case may be), and by this, our petition, order that the same be submitted to the people of said state, or county, or municipality (as the case may be), to the end that the same may be adopted, enacted, or rejected by the vote of the registered voters of said (state, county, or municipality) at the regular general election to be held on the ___ day of ___, 20___, and each of us for himself or herself says:
I have personally signed this petition; I am a registered voter of the State of Arkansas, or __________ County, Arkansas, or City of __________, or Incorporated Town of __________, Arkansas (as the case may be), and my printed name, date of birth, residence, city or town of residence, and date of signing this petition are correctly written after my signature.
(Here insert popular name and ballot title of initiated measure.)
(In the case of a proposed initiated act or ordinance, insert the following:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, OR __________ COUNTY, ARKANSAS, OR CITY OF __________ OR INCORPORATED TOWN OF__________, ARKANSAS (as the case may be)):
(Here insert full text of initiated measure.)”
(b) No additional sheets of voter signatures shall be attached to any petition unless the sheets contain the full language of the petition.
(c)(1) The signature section of the petition shall be formatted and shall contain the number of signature lines prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(2) Before the circulation of a statewide petition for signatures, the sponsor shall file a printed petition part with the Secretary of State in the exact form that will be used for obtaining signatures.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 7. Elections § 7-9-104. Form of initiative petition--Sufficiency of signatures - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-7-elections/ar-code-sect-7-9-104/
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