Laws governing ballot measures in Arkansas
Citizens of Arkansas may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Arkansas, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Arkansas State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred state statutes. Referred amendments and statutes require a simple majority vote in each chamber in one legislative session to be placed on the ballot. Statutes require the signature of the governor to be placed on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arkansas
- Laws governing recall in Arkansas
- Amending the Arkansas Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Arkansas
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Arkansas
- Campaign finance requirements for Arkansas ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Arkansas House Bill 1187 (2013)
- Arkansas Senate Bill 1118 (2013)
- Arkansas Senate Bill 426 (2013)
- Arkansas Senate Bill 821 (2013)
- Arkansas Senate Bill 822 (2013)
- Arkansas Senate Joint Resolution 16 (2013)
- Arkansas House Bill 1688 (2015)
- Arkansas Senate Bill 202 (2015)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Arkansas
- List of Arkansas ballot measures
