Arkansas Environmental Preservation Amendment (2026)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Status Pending official review |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
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The Arkansas Environmental Preservation Amendment may appear on the ballot in Arkansas as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
This measure would provide for fundamental right to a clean and healthy environment and allow the state legislature to make and implement laws to preserve it.[1]
Path to the ballot
The state process
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Arkansas, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. Arkansas requires that a petition must contain qualified signatures equaling at least half of the required percentage of signatures (5%) from each of 15 of the state's 75 counties. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval. The requirements to get initiated constitutional amendments certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: 90,704 valid signatures are required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures is July 3, 2026.
Details about this initiative
- October 3, 2025: The attorney general, Tim Griffin, rejected the initial proposal under Opinion No. 2025-98, with the ballot title "The Amendment to Keep Arkansas Natural."[2]
- November 4, 2025: The attorney general rejected the proposal again with the new title "The Clean and Healthy Natural Environment Amendment."[1]
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