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23-111-304. Elections.
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23-111-304. Elections.
(a)(1) After receipt of the certification provided for in § 23-111-302(e), the Secretary of State shall cause to be published, by one (1) insertion in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county of the state, not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the next general election, a notice reading substantially as follows:
“NOTICE is hereby given that at the next general election the following question will be placed upon the ballot for the approval or rejection by the qualified electors of the state voting at such general election: “Shall the Arkansas Racing Commission be authorized to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas? “Given under my hand on this day of , 20 . Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas”.
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(2) If there is no such newspaper published in any county, the notice may be published in any newspaper having a general circulation in the county.
(b) Within the time prescribed by law for the certification of other questions to be submitted to a vote of the people at a general election, the Secretary of State shall duly certify to the county boards of election commissioners of the several counties of the state the question as set forth in the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The county board of election commissioners of each county shall cause to be printed on the general election ballot the following:
“Shall the Arkansas Racing Commission be authorized to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas? FOR authorizing the Arkansas Racing Commission to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas ♦ AGAINST authorizing the Arkansas Racing Commission to grant a franchi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-304
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23-111-304. Elections.
(a)(1) After receipt of the certification provided for in § 23-111-302(e), the Secretary of State shall cause to be published, by one (1) insertion in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county of the state, not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the next general election, a notice reading substantially as follows:
“NOTICE is hereby given that at the next general election the following question will be placed upon the ballot for the approval or rejection by the qualified electors of the state voting at such general election: “Shall the Arkansas Racing Commission be authorized to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas? “Given under my hand on this day of , 20 . Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas”.
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(2) If there is no such newspaper published in any county, the notice may be published in any newspaper having a general circulation in the county.
(b) Within the time prescribed by law for the certification of other questions to be submitted to a vote of the people at a general election, the Secretary of State shall duly certify to the county boards of election commissioners of the several counties of the state the question as set forth in the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The county board of election commissioners of each county shall cause to be printed on the general election ballot the following:
“Shall the Arkansas Racing Commission be authorized to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas? FOR authorizing the Arkansas Racing Commission to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas ♦ AGAINST authorizing the Arkansas Racing Commission to grant a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in County, Arkansas ♦”.
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(d) The county boards of election commissioners shall canvass the vote and, as in the instance of other statewide measures voted on by the people, certify the results thereof to the Secretary of State who shall forthwith tabulate all returns so received by him or her and, by published notice in a newspaper having a statewide circulation, proclaim the result of the election, setting out in the proclamation the total vote for and against the question submitted as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The result of the election as so proclaimed shall be conclusive unless attacked in the courts within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of the proclamation. All contests in relation thereto shall be under the general election laws of this state.
(e) The Secretary of State shall file a certified copy of the proclamation with the Arkansas Racing Commission, and the commission shall immediately notify the corporation of the result of the election.
(f) If a majority of the qualified electors of the state voting on the question vote against authorizing the commission to grant the franchise to conduct greyhound racing in the county, the temporary franchise held by the corporation shall, ipso facto, be null and void as of the final date on which a contest of the results of the election may be commenced or, in the event of contest, upon the date of final determination of the issue.
(g) By use of the moneys deposited with the Secretary of State under the provisions of § 23-111-302(e), the Secretary of State shall first pay the cost of publication of legal notices required under this section, and any funds which remain from the deposit shall be paid over in equal amounts to the treasurers of the several counties of the state for credit to the general fund.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-111-302. Application generally — Issuance of temporary franchise — Hearing and appeal.
(a) Any corporation desiring a franchise to conduct greyhound racing in any county in which a current franchise for greyhound racing is not held by another shall file its application therefor with the Arkansas Racing Commission and deposit with the commission the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to cover the expenses of publishing legal notices and to pay a pro rata part of the costs of the general election, all as provided in this chapter.
(b) The application shall set forth:
(1) The name of the corporation;
(2) The address of its principal office;
(3) The names and addresses of all of its officers and directors, a majority of whom must be residents of the State of Arkansas, and all of whom must be of good moral character;
(4) The name and address of its agent for service of process;
(5) Its latest financial statements;
(6) The estimated amount of funds which it proposes to spend for the acquisition of a site, the construction thereon of buildings and facilities, and the purchase of equipment for conducting racing meets;
(7) Copies of architectural plans and specifications for the buildings and facilities; and
(8) Such other information and requirements as the commission shall determine as necessary to enable it to pass upon the application.
(c)(1) Immediately upon the filing of each application, the commission shall investigate the personal background and financial responsibility of the officers, directors, and principal stockholders of the corporation, examine the plans and specifications of the buildings and facilities proposed to be constructed, and take into consideration such other facts and conditions as it shall find necessary or desirable in the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-302
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