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Arkansas Jurisdiction of Matters Relating to Juveniles and Bastardy, Proposed Amendment 2 (1988)
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The Arkansas Jurisdiction of Matters Relating to Juveniles and Bastardy Proposed Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 8, 1988, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The measure placed matters relating to juveniles and children born out of wedlock under the jurisdiction of chancery, circuit or probate courts and also provided for the establishment of separate juvenile courts if necessary.[1][2]
Election results
| Arkansas Proposed Amendment 2 (1988) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 439,179 | 62.97% | ||
| No | 258,278 | 37.03% | ||
Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 (Referred to the People by the General Assembly) |
See also
- Arkansas 1988 ballot measures
- 1988 ballot measures
- List of Arkansas ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Arkansas
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Amendments 1938-2010," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Arkansas," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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