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Five ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Arkansas.

Through 2006, a total of 116 citizen-initiated ballot propositions had appeared on Arkansas's ballot since the beginning of the process in 1912.
Of those, 54 passed and 62 failed.
With two initiatives on the 2008 ballot, the historical total of Arkansas citizen initiatives increased to 118.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1	Administration of government	Gives the legislature the power to determine who can be a voting official, removes outdated language from the constitution	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2	Administration of government	No legislative appropriation shall last longer than a year and the general assembly shall meet in even-numbered years for 30-day budget sessions	a
CICA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3	Gaming	Establishes a state lottery to fund college scholarships	a
CSS	Proposed Initiative 1	Marriage	Bans adopting or placing minors in foster care with individuals cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of marriage	aot^[1]
LRSS	Referred Question 1	Bonds	$300 million bond for various water, irrigation, wetlands and flood control projects.	a

External links

2008 Current Arkansas Ballot Issues

References

↑ This measure was officially overturned by the Arkansas Supreme Court in April 2011

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