Arkansas Charity Bingo and Raffles, Amendment 1 (2006)

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Arkansas Amendment 1, also known as the Allow Bingo and Raffles by Charitable Organizations Act appeared on the November 7, 2006 election ballot in Arkansas as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.

Election results

Charity Bingo and Raffles
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		503,216	68.9%
No		226,844	31.1%

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

A constitutional amendment providing that bingo and raffles, if conducted by authorized organizations (defined as nonprofit religious, educational, veterals, fraternal, service, civic, medical, volunteer rescue, volunteer fire, and volunteer police organizations), shall not be constitutionally prohibited as a lottery, provided the organization has been in existence for five years and the net receipts are used only for charitable, religious, or philanthropic purposes.

Campaign finance

Donors to the campaign for the measure:

• Arkansas CMTE: $3,441

• Total: $3,441

Donors to the campaign against the measure:

• Arkansas CMTE for Ethical Policy: $9,475

• Total: $9,475

• Overall Total: $12,916

See also

• Arkansas State Senate
• Arkansas House of Representatives
• Arkansas 2006 ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures
• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

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External links

• List of Arkansas ballot measures