by - October 18, 2020 9:58 am
Poll: Highway funding proposal Issue 1 poised to pass
Issue 1 – the ballot proposal that makes permanent a current half-cent sales tax for roads and highways – is poised to pass in November. A new poll from Talk…
Tag: term limits
by - April 2, 2019 3:52 pm
Committee advances amended government reorg bill, term limits referral
A bill reducing the number of state agencies from 42 to 15 passed a Senate committee meeting Tuesday (April 2) and heads to the full Senate. House Bill 1763 by…
by - March 19, 2019 6:12 pm
Senate panel advances term limits amendment
A legislative committee advanced a constitutional amendment changing the state’s legislative term limits law Tuesday (March 19), but not until after the sponsor removed judicial term limits after numerous judges…
by - October 19, 2018 12:02 pm
Supreme Court denies ballot access for term limits measure
Voters will not be voting on tightening legislative term limits this year after the Arkansas Supreme Court Friday declined to reverse a decision by a special master that invalidated signatures…
by - September 24, 2018 5:37 pm
Special masters submit reports on minimum wage, term limits
There were two new developments Monday (Sept. 24) regarding Arkansas ballot initiatives that will determine the fate of proposals to raise the minimum wage and shorten term limits. In separate…
by - September 6, 2018 6:59 am
Notes from the Campaign Trail: Casino amendment cleared for ballot, term limits gets legal challenge
The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018 was cleared for the November ballot by Secretary of State Mark Martin, while a legal challenge was filed against the Arkansas Term Limits…
by - August 7, 2018 8:00 am
Considering term limits
According to a recent article by Steve Brawner in this publication, if cleared for the November 6th ballot and passed by the voters, the proposed amendment to the Arkansas constitution…
by - August 7, 2018 6:04 am
Term limits advocate says turnover is healthy
Arkansas Term Limits spokesman Tim Jacob says it’s time for the wishes of state voters to be honored and this year’s term limits proposal should keep lawmakers from altering them…
by - July 30, 2018 11:37 am
Term limits amendment could lead to 80% turnover in state legislature
If voters approve a proposed term limits amendment this November, up to 62 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives and 23 senators will be serving their last term after…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
Term limits effort fails to make ballot, other groups plan to turn in signatures on Friday
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - January 25, 2016 1:39 pm
Arkansans may again vote on term limits
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…