Arkansas 2010 ballot measures

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Three statewide ballot questions were approved for the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Arkansas.

• The Arkansas Legislature can only send, at most, three ballot measures to the ballot each year measures are eligible for an election ballot.

• The signature filing deadline for the November 2, 2010 ballot in Arkansas was July 2, 2010. Sponsors of just one citizen-initiated measure filed signatures by that deadline, but did not have sufficient signatures to make the ballot.

• All three approved measures were legislatively-referred constitutional amendments.

• The 2010 signature requirements for citizen-initiated measures were:

Proposed constitutional amendments: 77,468

Proposed statutes: 61,974

Referenda: 46,481

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Hunting	Right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Bond issues	Establish criteria before authorizing the issuance of bonds	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Taxes	Lower the threshold for issuing state bonds to attract major industries	a

Not on the ballot

See also Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The following measures were not on the ballot:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Legislative Tax Abolishment	Taxes	Abolish all taxes levied by the legislature in Arkansas.
	Alcohol Tax Increase	Alcohol	Raise the excise tax on all alcoholic beverages sold.
	Gay Foster Parents	Civil rights	Barring unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children.
	Medical Marijuana Amendment	Marijuana	Legalize medical marijuana
	Secret Ballot Amendment	Labor	Require that union elections be conducted by secret ballot
	Child Neglect	Civil rights	Require that union elections be conducted by secret ballot
	Length of Terms Amendment	Admin. of gov't	Extend the length of terms for county officials
	Seven Casinos Initiative	Gambling	Allow Arkansas Hotels and Entertainment to own and operate seven casinos

Local ballot measures

March 9 • May 18

See also

• 2010 ballot measures
• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• Arkansas Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state
• Laws governing the initiative process in Arkansas

External links

• Legislatively referred ballot issues in Arkansas
• 2010 proposed ballot initiatives
• Three proposed amendments on Arkansas ballot
• Three amendment issues on ballot
• Arkansas voters deciding not only local races but three Constitutional amendments