Arkansas 1956 ballot measures

1958 →

← 1954

Twelve statewide ballot questions were on the 1956 ballot in the state of Arkansas.

• Two measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two measures were initiated state statutes.
• Eight measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Seven measures were approved and five were defeated.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Labor	Increase in workmen's compensation benefits	a
CISS	Initiated Act 2	Labor	Assignment of pupils in public schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	School tax limitation	d
LRCA	Amendment 44	Labor	Municipal retirement	d
CICA	Amendment 45	Taxes	Abolition of poll tax	d
CICA	Amendment 46	Taxes	Salaries of judicial officers	a
CICA	Amendment 47	Education	Interposition	a
CICA	Amendment 48	Redistricting	Legislative redistricting	a
CICA	Amendment 49	Gambling	Prohibition of dog and horse race gambling	d
CICA	Amendment 50	Gambling	Pari-mutuel wagering and horse racing in Hot Springs	a
CICA	Amendment 51	Regulation	Maximum interest rate	d
CICA	Act of Interposition	Education	Federal government not allowed to exercise power over public schools	a

See also

• 1956 ballot measures
• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• Arkansas Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state
• Laws governing the initiative process in Arkansas

External links

• Secretary of State's list of all Arkansas initiatives from 1938 to the present (dead link)
• List of Arkansas initiatives from 1912-2000 (PDF)