Arkansas Amendment 10, Initiative and Referendum Process Measure (September 1910)

Arkansas Amendment 10
Election date September 12, 1910
Topic Direct democracy measures
Status a Approved
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Arkansas Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arkansas on September 12, 1910. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to provide for the initiative and referendum process in the state.

A "no" vote opposes amending the state constitution to provide for the initiative and referendum process in the state.

Election results

Arkansas Amendment 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		91,363	69.72%
No		39,680	30.28%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Measure design

The amendment provided the voters of Arkansas with the initiative and referendum process. It required signatures from at least 8% of qualified voters to place an initiated constitutional amendment and initiated state statute on the ballot.

Support

Supporters

Officials

• Gov. George Donaghey

Political Parties

• Democratic Party of Arkansas
• Republican Party of Arkansas

Arguments

• Gov. George Donaghey (D): "Such a provision is necessary to our complete liberty, and it will enable us to make any changes we may need in this very amendment from year to year for all time to come, and to preserve the amendment from injurious changes."

Opposition

Ballotpedia did not locate arguments in opposition to the ballot measure.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing ballot measures in Arkansas

The Arkansas State Legislature voted to send the amendment to voters on February 19, 1909.

See also

1910 Measures

• 1910 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• 1910 legislative sessions

Arkansas

• Arkansas ballot measures
• Arkansas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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