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Arkansas General Assembly Term Limits, Proposed Amendment 1 (2004)

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The Arkansas General Assembly Term Limits Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 2, 2004, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have extended term limits for members of the general assembly.[1][2]

Election results

Arkansas Proposed Amendment 1 (2004)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No703,17170.14%
Yes 299,338 29.86%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

An amendment extending the term limits applicable to members of the Arkansas House of Representatives from three two-year terms to six two-year terms and the term limits applicable to the members of the Arkansas Senate from two four-year terms to three four-year terms.[2][3]

Support

Campaign finance

Arkansans for Term Limits That Work donated $408,555 towards the campaign and Arkansans For Voter Rights donated $8,550.[4]

Opposition

Campaign finance

Opponents of the measure included Citizens In Charge who spent $620,134 against the measure, and Save Term Limits who spent $494,221.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Amendments 1938-2010," accessed September 1, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Proposed Constitutional Amendment # 1," accessed September 1, 2015
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Follow the Money, "Arkansas Amendment 1 Donations," accessed September 1, 2015
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