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AR HJR1024
Joint Resolution
Status
4/24/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jon Eubanks
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AI Summary
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Changes initiative petition filing deadline from "not less than four months before" the election to a fixed date of January 15 of the election year.
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Adds new deadlines for challenging initiated petitions: challenges must be filed no later than March 1 and resolved by courts no later than July 1 of the election year.
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Extends all constitutional deadlines to the next business day if they fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
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Grants the General Assembly authority to amend the initiative process rules through the same procedure required for repealing voter-approved measures, provided amendments remain germane and consistent with the section's purposes.
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Amendment becomes effective January 1, 2021, and applies to both citizen-initiated measures and General Assembly-proposed constitutional amendments.
Legislative Description
Concerning The Process For Circulating, Submitting, And Challenging The Sufficiency Of Initiated Measures Under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 1, And Constitutional Amendments Proposed By The General Assembly.
Last Action
Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment
4/24/2019