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2024 Arkansas Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: Amending The Arkansas Constitution To Create a Constitutional Right To Hunt, Fish, Trap, And Harvest Wildlife.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3: To Amend Amendment 82 of the Arkansas Constitution to Authorize the General Assembly to Establish Criteria Before Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for Prospective Employers Planning an Economic Development Project	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 2 - SJR 16: 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	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 1: Proposing an Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution Concerning the Terms, Election, and Eligibility of Elected Officials	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 2: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent from the State	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 6: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Encourage Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 2: Arkansas Term Limits Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Amend the Process for the Submission and Approval of Proposed Initiated Acts, Constitutional Amendments, and Referenda.	Failed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	HJR 1005 - Issue 2: "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND BALLOT INITIATIVE REFORM AMENDMENT"	Failed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 1: An Amendment Concerning Voting, Qualifications of Voters and Election Officers, and the Time of Holding General Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 2 - SJR 16: 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	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: 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, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 1: Proposing an Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution Concerning the Terms, Election, and Eligibility of Elected Officials	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 2: A Constitutional Amendment Adding as a Qualification to Vote that a Voter Present Certain Valid Photographic Identification When Casting a Ballot In Person or Casting an Absentee Ballot	Passed

Executive Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 2: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent from the State	Passed

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 1 - SJR 7: An Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide For Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies Administrative Rules	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: 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, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 2: An Amendment Providing that Appropriation Bills Are Valid for One Fiscal Year; to Require the General Assembly to Meet in Fiscal Session during Even-Numbered Years; and to Set Length of Sessions	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 1 - SJR 7: An Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide For Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies Administrative Rules	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: 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, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 2: Arkansas Term Limits Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Amend the Process for the Submission and Approval of Proposed Initiated Acts, Constitutional Amendments, and Referenda.	Failed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	SJR 10 - Issue 1: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.	Failed