Arkansas Legislative Establishment of Court Jurisdictions, Proposed Amendment 61 (1982)
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The Arkansas Legislative Establishment of Court Jurisdictions Proposed Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 61, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 2, 1982, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The measure would have authorized the legislature to establish the jurisdiction and venue of the state courts.[1][2]
Election results
| Arkansas Proposed Amendment 61 (1982) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 395,704 | 62.05% | ||
| Yes | 241,977 | 37.95% | ||
Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| A proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the general assembly to establish the jurisdiction and venue of courts of general and limited jurisdiction of the state of Arkansas.[2][3] |
See also
- Arkansas 1982 ballot measures
- 1982 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 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Arkansas," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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