Arkansas Waste Disposal System Bonds, Referred Question Act 535 (1984)
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| Topic Bond issues and Drinking water systems |
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Origin |
Arkansas Referred Question Act 535 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arkansas on November 6, 1984. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for waste disposal system development. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for waste disposal system development. |
Election results
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Arkansas Referred Question Act 535 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 362,562 | 49.21% | ||
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374,231 | 50.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referred Question Act 535 was as follows:
| “ | An act authorizing the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue waste disposal system development general obligation bonds in the total principal amount of not exceeding $100,000,000 in series from time to time, in principal amounts not to exceed, without prior approval of the general assembly, $15,000,000 in any fiscal bienium for the purpose of financing wastewater and solid waste disposal systems to serve the inhabitants of the state of Arkansas; prescribing other matters related thereto, and for other purposes. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Arkansas State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Arkansas House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Arkansas State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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