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3-9-206. Referendum elections — Conduct.
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3-9-206. Referendum elections — Conduct.
(a) A referendum election hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the following:
(1) A referendum election may be called in a city by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or by petition filed with the city clerk signed by qualified electors of the city numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the city for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot; or
(2) A referendum election may be called in a county by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the quorum court at any annual or special session thereof, or by petition filed with the county clerk signed by qualified electors of the county numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the county for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot.
(b)(1) The election shall be called by order of the quorum court in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and held and conducted in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and the results certified under the supervision of the county board of election commissioners in the manner provided by the election laws of this state.
(2) The order of the quorum court shall fix the date of the election not more than ninety (90) days from the date of the order and give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county by at least two (2) insertions, the last being not less than ten (10) days prior to the election.
(3) The county board shall tabulate the votes and certify the results to the county clerk within ten (10) days after the election.
(c) The election shall be conducted on a citywide or countywide basis. All qual
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3-9-206. Referendum elections — Conduct.
(a) A referendum election hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the following:
(1) A referendum election may be called in a city by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or by petition filed with the city clerk signed by qualified electors of the city numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the city for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot; or
(2) A referendum election may be called in a county by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the quorum court at any annual or special session thereof, or by petition filed with the county clerk signed by qualified electors of the county numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the county for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot.
(b)(1) The election shall be called by order of the quorum court in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and held and conducted in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and the results certified under the supervision of the county board of election commissioners in the manner provided by the election laws of this state.
(2) The order of the quorum court shall fix the date of the election not more than ninety (90) days from the date of the order and give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county by at least two (2) insertions, the last being not less than ten (10) days prior to the election.
(3) The county board shall tabulate the votes and certify the results to the county clerk within ten (10) days after the election.
(c) The election shall be conducted on a citywide or countywide basis. All qualified electors within the city or county, as the case may be, shall be eligible to vote even though they reside in a dry area thereof.
(d) On the ballot for the election shall be printed substantially the following:
“FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN (NAME OF CITY ♦ OR COUNTY), ARKANSAS, AS AUTHORIZED IN ARKANSAS CODE § 3-9-201 ET SEQ. AGAINST THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN (NAME OF ♦ CITY OR COUNTY), ARKANSAS, AS AUTHORIZED IN ARKANSAS CODE § 3-9-201 ET SEQ.”.
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(e) The results of the election may be contested within the time and in the manner provided by law.
(f) All matters concerning the sufficiency of the petitions and the conduct of the election not specifically provided for herein shall be determined in accordance with the initiative and referendum laws of this state applicable to cities and counties, respectively.
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3-9-201. Legislative determinations and intent.
(a) The General Assembly reaffirms the policy of this state of strict enforcement of alcoholic beverage control laws and further reaffirms the policy of this state that the qualified electors of any city, county, or political subdivision thereof shall have the right of local option pursuant to Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 — 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 — 3-8-209, to prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor therein.
(b) The General Assembly further declares and recognizes the principle of freedom of choice of the people in any city or county in which the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages has not been prohibited to determine by a local referendum whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall be authorized in the manner herein provided.
(c) The General Assembly authorizes and directs all law enforcement officials to enforce strictly the alcoholic beverage laws of this state.
(d) The General Assembly determines:
(1) That the tourist and convention industries contribute substantially to the revenues of business enterprises in this state and that income from the tourist trade, conventions, and allied industries is essential to the continued well-being and prosperity of this state;
(2) That there is extreme competition among states throughout the nation for the tourist and convention business; and
(3) That all reasonable steps should be taken to retain, foster, and encourage this business and to create favorable competitive conditions therefor in this state.
(e) In order to encourage tourists and conventions to come to Arkansas, it is essential that visitors to the state be provided accommodations, services, and facilities of a nature to which they
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-9-201
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7-11-201. Calling special elections on measures or questions.
Except for special school elections, all special elections on measures or questions referred to the voters by governmental entities as authorized by law shall be called by proclamation, ordinance, statute, resolution, order, or other authorized document of the properly constituted authority as required by law.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-11-201
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-11-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.