Arkansas Vacancies in Public Office, Proposed Amendment 32 (1938)

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The Arkansas Vacancies in Public Office Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 32, was on the November 8, 1938 ballot in Arkansas as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure abolished committee nominations and special elections. The measure provided a method to fill vacancies and put candidate names on the ballot.

Election results

Arkansas Amendment 31 (1938)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		63,414	52.69%
No		56,947	47.31%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State

See also

Suggest a link

• Arkansas 1938 ballot measures
• 1938 ballot measures
• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Arkansas

External links

• Arkansas Initiatives and Amendments: 1938-2010
• Gentry Journal Advance Newspaper Archive: October 27, 1938

Footnotes

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