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7-9-101. Definitions.

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7-9-101. Definitions.

7-9-101. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Act” means an act having general application throughout the state, whether originating in the General Assembly or proposed by the people; (2) “Amendment” means an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that is proposed by the people; (3) “Canvasser” means a person who circulates an initiative or referendum petition or a part or parts of an initiative or referendum petition to obtain the signatures of petitioners thereto; (4) “Election” means a regular general election at which state and county officers are elected for regular terms; (5) “Measure” means an amendment, an act, or an ordinance; (6) “Ordinance” means an ordinance of a municipality or county, whether originating in the legislative body of the municipality or county or proposed by the people; (7) “Petition part” means a petition signature sheet containing the information required under § 7-9-104 or § 7-9-105; (8) “Petitioner” means a person who signs an initiative or referendum petition ordering a vote on a measure; (9) “Registered voter” means a person who is registered at the time of signing the petition pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51; and (10) “Sponsor” means a person who arranges for the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition or who files an initiative or referendum petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-101

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7-9-104. Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures.

7-9-104. Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures. (a) The petition for an ordinance, act, or amendment proposed by initiative shall be on substantially the following form: “INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, or County Clerk, or City Clerk We, the undersigned registered voters of the State of Arkansas, or County, Arkansas, or City of , or Incorporated Town of , Arkansas (as the case may be), respectfully propose the following amendment to the Constitution of the State or act or ordinance (as the case may be), and by this, our petition, order that the same be submitted to the people of said state, or county, or municipality (as the case may be), to the end that the same may be adopted, enacted, or rejected by the vote of the registered voters of said (state, county, or municipality) at the regular general election to be held on the day of , 20 , and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a registered voter of the State of Arkansas, or County, Arkansas, or City of , or Incorporated Town of , Arkansas (as the case may be), and my printed name, date of birth, residence, city or town of residence, and date of signing this petition are correctly written after my signature. (Here insert popular name and ballot title of initiated measure.) (In the case of a proposed initiated act or ordinance, insert the following: BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, OR COUNTY, ARKANSAS, OR CITY OF OR INCORPORATED TOWN OF , ARKANSAS (as the case may be)): (Here insert full text of initiated measure.)” Click to view form. (b) No additional sheets of voter signatures shall be attached to any petition unless the sheets contain the full language of the

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-104

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7-9-105. Form of referendum petition — Sufficiency of signatures.

7-9-105. Form of referendum petition — Sufficiency of signatures. (a) The petition and order of referendum for an ordinance or act shall be on substantially the following form: “REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, or County Clerk, or City Clerk We, the undersigned registered voters of the State of Arkansas, or County, Arkansas, or City or Incorporated Town of , Arkansas, (as the case may be) respectfully order by this, our petition, that Act No. of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved on the day of , 20 , entitled ‘An Act ’ or Ordinance No. , passed by the county quorum court, the city (or town) council of the City (or Incorporated Town), or County of , Arkansas, on the day of , 20 , entitled, ‘An Ordinance ,’ be referred to the people of said state, county, or municipality (as the case may be), to the end that the same may be approved or rejected by the vote of the registered voters of the state, or of said county or municipality (as the case may be) at the biennial (or annual, as the case may be, if a city ordinance) regular general election (or at a special election, as the case may be) to be held on the day of , 20 ; and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a registered voter of the State of Arkansas, or County, Arkansas, or City of , or Incorporated Town of , Arkansas (as the case may be), and my printed name, date of birth, residence, city or town of residence, and date of signing this petition are correctly written after my signature. (Here insert popular name and ballot title of referred measure.) REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, OR COUNTY, ARKANSAS, OR CITY OF OR INCORPORATED TOWN OF , ARKANSAS (as the

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-105

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 7-9-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.