Arkansas Congressional Term Limits, Proposed Amendment 9 (1996)

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The Arkansas Congressional Term Limits Proposed Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 9, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 5, 1996, as an initiated constitutional amendment. It was approved. The initiative called on Congress members from Arkansas to support a Constitutional amendment limiting U.S. Senators to two terms, former and incumbent U.S. Senators to one additional term, U.S. Representatives to three terms, and former and incumbent U.S. Representatives to two additional terms. The measure was designed to place a notation on voting ballots next to the names of incumbents who did not support the term limits, reading "Disregarded voter instruction on term limits." Non-incumbents would be able to pledge to support the term limits, with a notation next to names of candidates who did not support term limits reading "Declined to pledge to support term limits." The Arkansas Supreme Court invalidated the initiative in February 1997, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, thereby upholding the ruling of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Election results

Arkansas Proposed Amendment 9 (1996)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		448,938	61.21%
No		284,499	38.79%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State

See also

Suggest a link

• Arkansas 1996 ballot measures
• 1996 ballot measures
• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Arkansas

External links

• Arkansas Secretary of State