Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HJR1017: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT A PROPOSED STATE-WIDE INITIATED ACT OR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME A LAW WHEN APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION AND A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act, a measure, or a portion of an act or measure subject to a state-wide referendum shall be repealed if rejected by a majority of the electors voting upon the matter, regardless of the number of counties rejecting the act, measure, or portion of an act or measure according to the votes cast in the county. subtitle a constitutional amendment providing that a proposed state-wide initiated act or constitutional amendment shall become a law when approved by a majority of the votes cast in the election and a majority of the counties of the state.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT, A MEASURE, OR A PORTION OF AN ACT OR MEASURE SUBJECT TO A STATE-WIDE REFERENDUM SHALL BE REPEALED IF REJECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS VOTING UPON THE MATTER, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES REJECTING THE ACT, MEASURE, OR PORTION OF AN ACT OR MEASURE ACCORDING TO THE VOTES CAST IN THE COUNTY. Subtitle A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT A PROPOSED STATE-WIDE INITIATED ACT OR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME A LAW WHEN APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION AND A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BY THE SENATE, A MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO: *MBM046* 02/11/2025 3:28:46 PM MBM046 HJR1017 THAT the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state for approval or rejection at the next general election for Representatives and Senators, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election adopt the amendment, the amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, to wit: SECTION 1. The subsection of Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 1, titled "Majority", is amended to …