List of Arkansas ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Arkansas.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: Arkansas 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Citizenship voting requirements	Provide that only U.S. citizens may vote in state or local elections
LRCA	Creation of Economic Development Districts Amendment	Local government organization; Public economic investment policy; Local government finance and taxes	Allow the legislature to create programs, including Economic Development Districts, and make loans and grants of public money to develop the state economy
LRSS	Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure	Storm infrastructure; Water irrigation policy; Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Flood infrastructure and management	Authorize the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to issue up to $500 million in general obligation bonds to fund water-related infrastructure projects including water treatment and transportation, waste disposal, pollution abatement, drainage, irrigation, flood control, and wetlands and aquatic resources infrastructure
LRCA	Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment	Firearms policy; Constitutional rights	Create a right to keep and bear arms without limitation on the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories, or firearm components

2024

See also: Arkansas 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Higher education funding; Gambling policy	Allow state lottery proceeds to fund scholarships and grants for vocational-technical schools and technical institutes	a	1,029,102 (90%)	119,527 (10%)
CICA	Issue 2	Gambling policy; Ballot measure process	Repeal the authorization for a casino license in Pope County and require countywide voter approval for any new casino licenses	a	638,655 (56%)	505,772 (44%)

2022

See also: Arkansas 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the Legislature to call for a special legislative session	d	335,567 (39%)	522,692 (61%)
LRCA	Issue 2	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require a 60% vote to approve ballot initiatives	d	353,812 (41%)	511,580 (59%)
LRCA	Issue 3	Religion-related policy; Constitutional rights	Provide that "government shall not burden a person's freedom of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability"	d	433,473 (50%)	440,686 (50%)
CICA	Issue 4	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana in Arkansas	d	392,938 (44%)	505,128 (56%)

2020

See also: Arkansas 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes; Transportation	Continues a 0.5 percent sales tax for transportation	a	660,018 (55%)	532,915 (45%)
LRCA	Issue 2	State legislative term limits	Changes term limits to twelve consecutive years for state legislators with the opportunity to return after a four-year break	a	647,861 (55%)	521,979 (45%)
LRCA	Issue 3	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Increase the signature distribution requirement for initiatives; eliminate the signature cure period; and move the signature submission deadline, among other changes	d	503,028 (44%)	638,319 (56%)

2018

See also: Arkansas 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 2	Voter ID policy	The Arkansas Voter ID Amendment, Issue 2, is on the ballot in Arkansas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	692,622 (79%)	178,936 (21%)
CICA	Issue 4	Gambling policy		a	470,954 (54%)	399,530 (46%)
CISS	Issue 5	Minimum wage laws	Incrementally increase the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 an hour by 2021	a	605,784 (68%)	279,046 (32%)

2016

See also: Arkansas 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Medical_Marijuana_Amendment,_Issue_6_(2016)	Marijuana laws	The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, also known as Issue 6, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Arkansas as an initiated constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	585,030 (53%)	516,525 (47%)
LRCA	Issue 1	County and municipal governance	2016 measures November 8 Issue 1 aIssue 2 aIssue 3 aIssue 6 aPollsVoter guidesCampaign finance Signature costs	a	747,856 (70%)	317,093 (30%)
LRCA	Issue 2	State executive branch structure	2016 measures November 8 Issue 1 aIssue 2 aIssue 3 aIssue 6 aPollsVoter guidesCampaign finance Signature costs The Arkansas Gubernatorial Power When Governor is Absent from State Amendment, also known as Issue 2, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Arkansas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	777,973 (72%)	296,291 (28%)
LRCA	Issue 3	Bond issues		a	689,980 (65%)	366,020 (35%)

2014

See also: Arkansas 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Administrative powers and rulemaking	The Arkansas Legislative Approval of State Agency Rules Amendment, Issue 1 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Arkansas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The amendment requires legislative review and approval of all changes to state agencies' administrative rules. The amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-28) in the Arkansas State Legislature, where it was known as Senate Joint Resolution 7.	a	469,431 (59%)	325,396 (41%)
LRCA	Issue 2	Initiative and referendum process		a	425,709 (53%)	372,784 (47%)
LRCA	Issue 3	Salaries of government officials; Ethics rules and commissions		a	428,206 (52%)	388,459 (48%)
CICA	Issue 4	Alcohol laws; Business regulations		d	354,446 (43%)	477,877 (57%)
CISS	Issue 5	Minimum wage laws	The Arkansas Minimum Wage Initiative, Issue 5 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Arkansas as an initiated state statute, where it was overwhelmingly approved. Upon its approval, the measure was set to increase the state’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015; to $8 on January 1, 2016; and to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2017.	a	548,789 (66%)	283,524 (34%)

2012

See also: Arkansas 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	a	592,980 (58%)	425,733 (42%)
LRCA	Issue 2	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	d	424,782 (43%)	554,361 (57%)
CISS	Issue 5	Marijuana laws	d	507,757 (49%)	537,898 (51%)

2011

See also: Arkansas 2011 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Arkansas Retail Question	Bond issues	a	75,905 (81%)	18,139 (19%)

2010

See also: Arkansas 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife	a	612,495 (83%)	127,444 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Lower the threshold for issuing state bonds to attract major new industries to Arkansas	a	431,724 (62%)	260,735 (38%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Banking policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	448,711 (64%)	250,167 (36%)

2008

See also: Arkansas 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Election administration and governance		a	714,128 (73%)	267,326 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions		a	664,671 (69%)	292,436 (31%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Higher education funding; Gambling policy		a	648,122 (63%)	383,467 (37%)
CISS	Proposed Initiative 1	Family-related policy		a	586,248 (57%)	440,945 (43%)
BI	Referred Question 1	Environment; Bond issues	Allow the state to issue up to $300 million in bonds to finance the development of water, waste disposal and pollution abatement facilities	a	631,767 (66%)	332,507 (34%)

2006

See also: Arkansas 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Gambling policy	a	503,216 (69%)	226,844 (31%)
BI	Referred Question 1	Bond issues; Higher education funding	a	493,813 (69%)	225,460 (31%)

2005

See also: Arkansas 2005 ballot measures

December 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Referred Question 1	Bond issues; Transportation	The measure would have allowed the Arkansas Highway Commission to issue up to $575 million in bonds for interstate highway improvements.	d	45,048 (40%)	68,695 (60%)
BI	Referred Question 2	Bond issues; Higher education funding	The measure would have allowed the state to issue up to $250 million in bonds to finance the development of technology and facility improvement projects for state institutions of higher education.	d	56,837 (50%)	57,574 (50%)

2004

See also: Arkansas 2004 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Question 1	Taxes		d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 3	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy	Provide that marriage consist of unions only between one man and one woman		753,770 (75%)	251,914 (25%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 34	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Allow the general assembly to issue general obligation bonds for economic development projects that invest in capital expenditures	a	612,277 (64%)	349,518 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 38	State legislative term limits		d	299,338 (30%)	703,171 (70%)
LRSS	Referred Question 1	Public education funding; Taxes		d	286,069 (30%)	672,592 (70%)

2002

See also: Arkansas 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Election administration and governance	The measure repealed a provision in Amendment 50 of the Arkansas Constitution that numbered and recorded election ballots next to the name of the voter to ensure voting secrecy.	a	407,111 (57%)	308,261 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State executive official measures; Constitutional wording changes	The measure would have revised the state executive department amendment to include provisions to allow the governor to retain power when out of the state, to determine physical or mental disabilities of state executive officials and to allow the governor to have five days to sign or veto legislation.	d	298,808 (45%)	359,941 (55%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Food and beverage taxes; Food policy; Taxes	The measure would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine.	d	294,998 (39%)	471,123 (61%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Animal treatment laws	The measure would have made acts of aggravated animal cruelty class D felonies.	d	281,298 (38%)	462,440 (62%)

2000

See also: Arkansas 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	The measure authorized cities and counties to create redevelopment districts and to issue bonds for redevelopment projects in said districts.	a	427,407 (55%)	355,943 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Property; Taxes	The measure limited the increase in the assessed value of property after reappraisal.	a	502,882 (62%)	306,830 (38%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	State judiciary; Constitutional wording changes	The measure revised the Amendment 80 of the Arkansas Constitution. Specifically, the measure gave the Arkansas Supreme Court the authority to establish court procedures and practices. and procedures.	a	431,137 (57%)	323,647 (43%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 5	Gambling policy	The measure would have established a state lottery, permitted charitable bingo games and raffles and allowed casino gambling in six counties.	d	309,482 (36%)	544,550 (64%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Tobacco laws	The measure created the Tobacco Settlement Cash Holding Fund separate from the state treasury and provided for the distribution of these funds.	a	506,683 (64%)	281,790 (36%)

1998

See also: Arkansas 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	The measure would have allowed city and county governments to incur short-term financing obligations to acquire, construct, install or rent property.	d	283,030 (48%)	306,671 (52%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State legislative vote requirements	The measure would have required a three-fifths majority vote of both houses of the general assembly in order to make changes to tax or fee rates.	d	226,237 (37%)	385,197 (63%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	State judiciary	The measure authorized the assignment of special and retired judges and the exchange of circuits.	a	296,137 (51%)	285,305 (49%)
LRSS	Referred Question 1	Water; Bond issues	Issue up to $300 million in general obligation bonds to fund water, waste disposal and pollution abatement facilities	a	306,632 (53%)	271,865 (47%)

1996

See also: Arkansas 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Taxes; Public education funding	The measure established a uniform property tax millage rate for the maintenance and operation of schools.	a	407,719 (52%)	378,017 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Taxes; Game and fish commissions	The measure imposed a sales tax of one-eighth of one percent to support the game and fish commission.	a	405,216 (51%)	396,932 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Initiative and referendum process	The measure would have modified procedures for the publication and legal review of statewide initiatives and referendums.	d	320,387 (46%)	372,745 (54%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 4	Gambling policy	The measure would have authorized casino gambling in the town of Hot Springs and established a state lottery.	d	333,297 (39%)	523,986 (61%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 9	Congressional term limits	The initiative called on Congress members from Arkansas to support a Constitutional amendment limiting U.S. Senators to two terms, former and incumbent U.S. Senators to one additional term, U.S. Representatives to three terms, and former and incumbent U.S. Representatives to two additional terms. The measure was designed to place a notation on voting ballots next to the names of incumbents who did not support the term limits, reading "Disregarded voter instruction on term limits." Non-incumbents would be able to pledge to support the term limits, with a notation next to names of candidates who did not support term limits reading "Declined to pledge to support term limits." The Arkansas Supreme Court invalidated the initiative in February 1997, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, thereby upholding the ruling of the Arkansas Supreme Court.	a	448,938 (61%)	284,499 (39%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Campaign finance	The measure would have provided regulations for campaign contribution limits and disclosures.	a	487,432 (67%)	244,267 (33%)

1994

See also: Arkansas 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposed Referred Act 1	Food and beverage taxes; Food policy	The measure related to a soft drink tax.	a	366,897 (55%)	297,434 (45%)

1992

See also: Arkansas 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Administration of government; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure prohibited public relations funds.	a	464,901 (60%)	305,161 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Property; Taxes	The measure exempted certain personal property from ad valorem taxation. The measure also simplified the method of collecting personal property taxes on motor vehicles.	a	578,609 (71%)	235,932 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Administration of government	The measure related to city and county libraries.	a	471,325 (59%)	325,160 (41%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 4	Congressional term limits; State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits	The measure provided for limits of two terms for executive officials and state senators and three terms for state representatives. In 1995, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the part of Amendment 73 that placed limits on members of the U.S. Congress from Arkansas was unconstitutional; however, the part of the law that placed limits on the Arkansas State Legislature were left intact.	a	494,326 (60%)	330,836 (40%)

1990

See also: Arkansas 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; Administration of government	The measure would have established the Arkansas Compensation Commission and prescribed a method for determining compensation for state executive, legislative and judicial officers.	d	266,355 (46%)	309,548 (54%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Business regulations	The measure would have controlled interest rates and provided penalties for violations.	d	213,368 (34%)	416,302 (66%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Constitutional wording changes	The measure repealed Amendment 44 of the Arkansas Constitution.	a	273,527 (51%)	263,261 (49%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Campaign finance; Ethics rules and commissions	The measure provided standards of conduct and disclosure for candidates and political campaigns.	a	355,957 (66%)	186,204 (34%)
LRSS	Proposed Question Act 683	Bond issues; Higher education funding	The measure authorized the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue up to $300 million in bonds to finance higher education projects.	a	324,415 (58%)	237,743 (42%)
LRSS	Proposed Question Act 945	Public economic investment policy	The measure would have authorized the issuance of up to $25 million in economic development credit enhancement general obligation bonds.	d	221,791 (41%)	314,358 (59%)

1988

See also: Arkansas 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 3	Abortion policy	Bans public funding of abortion and restricts abortion in general	a	398,107 (52%)	368,117 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Administration of government; State judiciary	The measure created a commission on judicial discipline and disability and provided for the guidelines for disicplinary actions, suspension and removal of judges.	a	431,864 (60%)	286,699 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State judiciary; Family-related policy	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.	a	439,179 (63%)	258,278 (37%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 4	Taxes	The measure would have repealed the personal property tax on household goods, required a 60 percent majority vote of the legislature or approval by popular referendum to levy or amend any tax and authorized a consolidation of procedures for motor vehicle registration.	d	284,487 (38%)	471,959 (62%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Ethics rules and commissions	The measure provided standards of conduct and disclosure for lobbyists and state officials.	a	428,134 (62%)	258,704 (38%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 686	Bond issues; Environment	The measure authorized the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $25o million in bonds for waste disposal and pollution abatement facilities.	a	370,662 (55%)	304,113 (45%)

1986

See also: Arkansas 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 65	Abortion policy	Bans public funding for abortions except for cases in which the mother's life is endangered	d	318,007 (50%)	318,523 (50%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 64	Civil trials; State judiciary	The measure increased the jurisdiction of municipal courts to $3,000 for civil cases.	a	361,150 (61%)	230,191 (39%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 65	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Abortion policy	The measure would have prohibited any public funds from being used directly or indirectly to pay for abortions, except when needed to save the mother's life. A similar measure, entitled the Arkansas Abortion Restriction and Public Funding Ban Amendment, was included on the 1988 ballot just two years later, where it was passed.	d	318,007 (50%)	318,523 (50%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 66	County and municipal governance	The measure would have provided four year terms of office for elected county officers and justices of the peace.	d	307,425 (49%)	320,981 (51%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 67	Bond issues	The measure authorized governmental units to issue revenue bonds for capital improvements of public facilities without voter approval during an election.	a	318,920 (54%)	275,888 (46%)

1984

See also: Arkansas 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 62	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	The measure allowed local governments to issue bonds for capital improvements.	a	395,336 (54%)	342,404 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 63	Taxes; Administration of government	The measure would have created a state tax commission and exempted certain personal property from ad valorem taxes.	d	309,811 (41%)	452,612 (59%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 64	Executive official term limits	The measure established a four-year term limit for state constitutional officers.	a	499,083 (64%)	277,735 (36%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 66	County and municipal governance; Gambling policy	The measure would have legalized and regulated gambling in Garland County.	d	236,625 (30%)	561,825 (70%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 67	Game and fish commissions; Taxes	The measure would have authorized a sales tax of 1/8 of one percent, and provided for the revenues from this tax to be used by the State Game and Fish Commission.	d	350,276 (45%)	434,114 (55%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 535	Bond issues; Drinking water systems	Authorized the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for waste disposal system development	d	362,562 (49%)	374,231 (51%)

1982

See also: Arkansas 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 60	Business regulations	The measure set and controlled interest rates.	a	442,325 (59%)	302,461 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 61	State legislatures measures; State judiciary	The measure would have authorized the legislature to establish the jurisdiction and venue of the state courts.	d	241,977 (38%)	395,704 (62%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 62	County and municipal governance; Taxes	The measure authorized quorum courts to levy an annual county road tax of up to three mills.	a	362,009 (53%)	322,504 (47%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 496	Drinking water systems; Bond issues	Authorize the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for water resource development	a	304,656 (50%)	300,740 (50%)

1980

See also: Arkansas 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Alternate Proposal	State judicial selection		a	334,092 (56%)	264,849 (44%)
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Public education governance	The measure would have established, maintained and enforced minimum standards of education for all children.	d	314,105 (44%)	396,821 (56%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 59	Property; Taxes	The measure reduced property taxes by providing for adjustment and rollback of millage rates when assessed property values go up by more than 10 percent.	a	649,307 (81%)	152,629 (19%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 60	State legislatures measures; Business regulations	The measure would have authorized the general assembly to limit maximum interest rates at 10 percent, unless approved by a two-thirds vote of the legislature.	d	327,172 (44%)	416,155 (56%)
CCRCA	Proposed Constitution	State constitutional conventions	The measure would have enacted a proposed new state constitution.	d	276,257 (37%)	464,210 (63%)

1978

See also: Arkansas 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 58	State judiciary	The measure authorized the general assembly to create a state court of appeals.	a	291,950 (67%)	141,792 (33%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 59	Taxes	The measure would have exempted food sold for off-premise human consumption and medicines prescribed for human medical treatment from any kind of sales tax.	d	220,128 (45%)	272,526 (55%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 3	State constitution ratification		a	190,727 (56%)	150,504 (44%)

1976

See also: Arkansas 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Act 1177	State constitutional conventions	The measure called for a constitutional convention to revise the Arkansas Constitution.	a	314,385 (57%)	239,491 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 56	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	The measure raised the salaries of the governor, legislators and other constitutional officers. The measure also established a method for determining salaries of municipal officers.	a	441,247 (65%)	235,665 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 57	Taxes; Property	The measure exempted intangible property from personal property taxes.	a	634,231 (87%)	93,277 (13%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 59	Labor and unions	The measure would have amended the "Rights of Labor" amendment to exempt employees and employers from the labor laws under certain circumstances.	d	257,111 (36%)	465,343 (64%)

1974

See also: Arkansas 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 54	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure required competitive bidding in the purchase of and contracts for printing, stationary and supplies.	a	259,369 (55%)	210,830 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 55	Administration of government; Salaries of government officials	The measure would have established a compensation commission for legislative and executive officers.	d	219,566 (47%)	244,907 (53%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 56	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	The measure revised county governments and established salaries of county officers.	a	242,419 (51%)	230,014 (49%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 57	Business regulations; State legislatures measures	The measure would have authorized the general assembly to fix maximum interest rates.	d	66,905 (14%)	426,197 (86%)

1972

See also: Arkansas 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Transportation; Labor and unions	The measure repealed full crew laws for railroads and protected current employees against reductions in earnings and loss of employment.	a	367,442 (63%)	218,518 (37%)

1970

See also: Arkansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Act 341	Administration of government	The measure would have created a state library building commission and authorized the issuance of library construction bonds upon voter approval.	d	161,451 (37%)	280,218 (63%)
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Transportation; Labor and unions	The measure would have repealed full crew laws for railroads.	d	246,297 (46%)	289,896 (54%)
CCRCA	Proposed State Constitution	State constitutional conventions	The measure would have approved a revised version of the Arkansas Constitution.	d	223,334 (43%)	301,195 (57%)

1968

See also: Arkansas 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Act 3	State constitutional conventions	The measure called for a constitutional convention to revise the Arkansas Constitution.	a	227,429 (51%)	214,432 (49%)
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Workers' compensation laws	The measure amended the workmen's compensation law to reduce the disability period needed to obtain compensation to two weeks, increased the maximum compensation benefits and extended the time for filing a claim.	a	252,579 (51%)	244,970 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 53	Public education governance	The measure eliminated age restrictions for free public education, allowing public school funds to be spent on individuals under the age of six and over the age of 21.	a	244,370 (52%)	228,057 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 54	Ballot measure process	The measure would have allowed the general assembly to submit up to eight amendments to the ballot for approval from voters at the general election.	d	197,747 (45%)	244,431 (55%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 55	County and municipal governance; Administration of government	The measure would have designated cuonty judges as the administrative officers of their counties, revised the duties of the county court and authorized the legislature to prescribe the number of justices of the peace to be elected in each county.	d	209,928 (47%)	232,485 (53%)
VR	Referred Act 306	Agriculture policy; Administrative organization	The measure would have approved a law that created the state dairy commission.	d	118,481 (26%)	330,898 (74%)
VR	Referred Act 457	Voter registration	The measure would have approved a law that required voters to indicate their political party affiliation on their voter registration.	d	79,218 (17%)	376,425 (83%)

1966

See also: Arkansas 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Public education governance	The measure would have related to the reorganization of school districts.	d	115,452 (26%)	321,733 (74%)

1964

See also: Arkansas 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 51	Administration of government; State executive official measures	The measure would have established an executive department.	d	176,055 (41%)	249,018 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 52	Healthcare governance; Administration of government	The measure would have established industrial and hospital districts.	d	210,763 (48%)	232,738 (52%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 53	County and municipal governance; Transportation	The measure would have related to the maintenance and construction of county and municipal roads.	d	194,499 (44%)	250,348 (56%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 54	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voter registration	The measure allowed voter registration without a poll tax.	a	277,087 (56%)	218,681 (44%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 55	Gambling policy; County and municipal governance	The measure would have allowed wagering in Garland County.	d	215,744 (40%)	318,229 (60%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 56	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	The measure would have established salaries for county officials.	d	222,125 (50%)	226,302 (50%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 57	Higher education governance; Administration of government	The measure established community college and technical school districts.	a	221,199 (50%)	219,618 (50%)

1962

See also: Arkansas 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure would have provided 50 percent of general revenues for the public school fund.	d	98,538 (37%)	167,063 (63%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 50	County and municipal governance; Taxes	The measure would have enabled cities to levy taxes for municipal improvements by vote of the electors.	d	84,100 (33%)	169,773 (67%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 51	Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues	Provide that "No child shall ever be denied his or her right to a free public education... by reason of his or her refusal to attend school with a student or students of another or different race..."	d	127,904 (47%)	143,721 (53%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 52	Salaries of government officials	The measure would have limited salaries for certain state and county officials.	d	110,575 (41%)	159,474 (59%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 53	Public employee retirement funds	The measure would have related to the teacher retirement fund.	d	135,484 (50%)	137,767 (50%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 54	Election administration and governance	The measure permitted the use of voting machines.	a	134,782 (50%)	132,123 (50%)
VR	Referred Act 199	Administration of government; Transportation	The measure would have created a motor vehicle commission.	d	37,581 (15%)	212,076 (85%)

1960

See also: Arkansas 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Minimum wage laws; Working hours regulations	The measure would have established a minimum wage and overtime.	d	153,869 (39%)	242,804 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 50	Salaries of government officials	The measure would have related to salaries of elected officials.	d	146,843 (39%)	232,115 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 51	County and municipal governance; Taxes	The measure would have enabled cities to levy a five mill tax by a vote of the electors.	d	167,244 (44%)	214,146 (56%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 52	Public education governance	The measure would have provided free education to all children ages 6 to 18 years.	d	100,145 (25%)	307,251 (75%)

1958

See also: Arkansas 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 47	Taxes	The measure prohibited the state's ad valorem tax.	a	139,293 (56%)	108,135 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 48	Salaries of government officials	The measure increased the salaries of state legislators.	a	142,289 (55%)	114,184 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 49	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	The measure authorized bonds for industrial development.	a	166,303 (65%)	87,794 (35%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Transportation; Labor and unions	The measure would have repealed the state's full-crew law requiring trains to have full crews.	d	130,465 (44%)	162,748 (56%)
VR	Referred Act 19	Taxes	The measure repealed the one percent additional sales tax.	a	211,490 (71%)	86,418 (29%)

1956

See also: Arkansas 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 43	Public education funding; Taxes	The measure would have changed laws regarding school taxes.	d	134,370 (37%)	226,727 (63%)
LRCA	Amendment 44	County and municipal governance	The measure would have changed laws regarding municipal retirement.	d	143,072 (42%)	198,253 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 45	Taxes	The measure would have abolished the state's poll tax.	d	161,403 (43%)	210,237 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 46	State judiciary; Salaries of government officials	The measure increased the salaries of judicial officers.	a	198,566 (56%)	155,627 (44%)
CICA	Amendment 47	Race and ethnicity issues; Public education governance; Federal government issues	Direct the legislature to "take appropriate action and pass laws opposing in every Constitutional manner the Un-Constitutional desegregation decisions of May 17, 1954 and May 31, 1955 of the United States Supreme Court"	a	185,374 (56%)	146,064 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 48	Redistricting policy	The measure modified how the state apportioned legislative districts.	a	197,602 (58%)	143,100 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 49	Gambling policy; Animal treatment laws	The measure would have prohibited gambling on dog and horse races.	d	178,208 (47%)	199,106 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 50	Animal treatment laws; Gambling policy	The measure legalized pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.	a	219,835 (58%)	161,630 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 51	Banking policy	The measure would have changed laws regarded maximum interest rates.	a	219,835 (58%)	161,630 (42%)
CISS	Call for Federal Constitutional Amendment for State Authority to Provide Racially Segregated Schools Initiative	Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues; Federal government issues		a	199,511 (61%)	127,360 (39%)
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Workers' compensation laws	The measure increased worker's compensation.	a	265,513 (74%)	92,509 (26%)
CISS	Initiated Act 2	Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues	Require school boards to assign students to public schools based on "any and all other factors, except the factor of race," and to permit consideration of certain other factors	a	214,713 (64%)	121,129 (36%)

1954

See also: Arkansas 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 43	Property	The measure would have changed laws related to property assessment.	d	56,633 (20%)	226,549 (80%)
LRCA	Amendment 44	State executive official measures	The measure would have provided four-year terms for the Arkansas Governor.	d	121,662 (42%)	168,107 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 45	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	The measure would have established fixed salaries for state, district and county officers.	d	67,500 (25%)	204,495 (75%)
LRCA	Referred Act 285	Taxes; Alcohol laws	The measure would have increased taxes on alcohol.	d	114,859 (42%)	161,798 (58%)

1952

See also: Arkansas 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Act 242	Administration of government		d
LRCA	Amendment 41	Local government officials and elections; County and municipal governance	The measure provided for the election of county clerks.	a	178,278 (59%)	123,245 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 42	Administration of government; Transportation	The measure changed laws affecting the state highway commission.	a	231,529 (75%)	78,291 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	The measure provided for a tax on industry.	d	114,132 (39%)	180,022 (61%)

1948

See also: Arkansas 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act No. 1	Public education governance	a	135,606 (61%)	88,215 (39%)
CISS	Initiated Act No. 2	Alcohol laws	d	111,430 (49%)	114,405 (51%)
CISS	Initiated Act No. 3	Elections and campaigns	a	130,015 (63%)	77,382 (37%)
CISS	Initiated Act No. 4	Workers' compensation laws	a	149,483 (71%)	61,884 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 39	Voter registration	a	135,151 (65%)	71,934 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 40	Taxes	a	136,576 (62%)	82,557 (38%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 41	Taxes	d	71,380 (33%)	144,853 (67%)

1946

See also: Arkansas 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act No. 1	Public education governance	d	67,209 (50%)	68,510 (50%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 33	Taxes	a	64,859 (52%)	60,262 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 37	State executive official measures	a	64,427 (51%)	63,089 (49%)
LRCA	Referred Act No. 314	Taxes	d	52,979 (43%)	69,793 (57%)

1944

See also: Arkansas 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act No. 2	Animal treatment laws	d	80,337 (43%)	107,743 (57%)
CISS	Initiated Act No. 3	Healthcare facility funding	d	44,333 (24%)	142,554 (76%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 34	Taxes	d	88,803 (49%)	94,169 (51%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 35	Right-to-work laws	a	105,300 (55%)	87,652 (45%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 36	Game and fish commissions	a	115,214 (61%)	72,297 (39%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 37	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	a	151,564 (80%)	38,964 (20%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 38	Executive official term limits	d	78,551 (42%)	107,698 (58%)

1942

See also: Arkansas 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act No. 1	Alcohol laws	a	52,830 (56%)	41,040 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 32	Higher education governance	d	32,469 (40%)	48,441 (60%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 33	Healthcare governance	a	40,292 (51%)	38,682 (49%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 34	Game and fish commissions	d	28,593 (36%)	51,934 (64%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 35	Administration of government	a	39,756 (51%)	38,167 (49%)
LRSS	Referred Act No. 135	State judiciary	d	25,410 (32%)	53,662 (68%)

1940

See also: Arkansas 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act No. 1	Labor and unions	d	48,132 (29%)	116,749 (71%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 30	Primary election systems	d	70,131 (42%)	96,628 (58%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 31	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	40,404 (25%)	121,230 (75%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 32	Taxes	d	68,314 (41%)	97,267 (59%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 33	County and municipal governance	a	107,115 (65%)	56,500 (35%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 33	Game and fish commissions	d	44,273 (27%)	118,389 (73%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 34	Public employee retirement funds	a	115,138 (69%)	51,749 (31%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 36	Public employee retirement funds	d	47,769 (28%)	125,128 (72%)
LRSS	Referred Act No. 314	State judiciary	a	139,207 (80%)	34,484 (20%)
LRSS	Referred Act No. 319	Workers' compensation laws	a	136,858 (80%)	34,092 (20%)
LRSS	Referred Act No. 4	Bond issues	d	36,871 (24%)	119,656 (76%)

1938

See also: Arkansas 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 25	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	a	63,926 (53%)	55,911 (47%)
CISS	Initiated Act No. 1	Alcohol laws	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 24	State judiciary	a	66,897 (56%)	52,632 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 26	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Taxes	d	42,436 (34%)	83,725 (66%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 27	Labor and unions; State legislatures measures	a	77,028 (63%)	45,966 (37%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 28	Transportation; Bond issues	d	40,753 (32%)	85,482 (68%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 29	Taxes	a	70,989 (59%)	49,276 (41%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 31	State judiciary	a	74,290 (61%)	46,932 (39%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 32	Administration of government	a	63,414 (53%)	56,947 (47%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 39	Administrative organization; Public education governance	d	56,994 (47%)	64,906 (53%)
LRSS	Referred Act No. 8	Highways and bridges	d	51,774 (44%)	66,609 (56%)

1936

See also: Arkansas 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Redistricting policy		a
CICA	Amendment 2	Taxes		a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Salaries of government officials	The measure increased the salaries of criminal prosecturors.	a

1934

See also: Arkansas 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Act 280	Taxes	d
VR	Act 78	Administration of government; Public education governance	d

1932

See also: Arkansas 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Act 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		d
CISS	Act 2	Taxes		d
CISS	Act 3	Election administration and governance		d
CICA	Amendment 1	Taxes		d
CICA	Amendment 2	Public education funding		d
CICA	Amendment 3	Taxes		d
CICA	Amendment 4	State legislatures measures; Administration of government; State executive official measures		d
CICA	Amendment 5	Bond issues		d
LRCA	Reorganization of State Government Amendment	Administration of government	The measure would have reorganized the state government.	d
LRCA	Sales Tax Amendment	Taxes	The measure would have implemented a one percent sales tax.	d
LRCA	Vote for Bridge Bonds Amendment	Transportation; Bond issues	The measure would have required a popular vote on bridge bonds.	d

1928

See also: Arkansas 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Act 1	Religion in public schools; Religion-related policy; Public education governance	Prohibit public schools and universities from teaching "the theory or doctrine that mankind ascended or descended from a lower order of animals"		108,991 (63%)	63,406 (37%)
CICA	Amendment 1	Taxes		a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Salaries of government officials	The measure increased the governor’s salary to $6,000, the secretary of state’s to $4,000, the state auditor’s to $4,000, the attorney general’s to $4,000 and Judges of the Circuit Courts and Chancellors to $5,000.	a	94,528 (63%)	56,042 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	State judiciary	The measure regarded jury trials.	a	101,890 (66%)	52,147 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	The measure implemented a county construction and building tax.	a

1926

See also: Arkansas 1926 ballot measures

October 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Act 1	Election administration and governance		a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	The measure implemented a one dollar poll tax and allocated revenue from the poll tax to education.	a	97,502 (70%)	40,837 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes; Agriculture policy	The measure exempted capital investment in cotton mills from taxation for seven years.	a	102,044 (76%)	31,661 (24%)
CICA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures		a

1924

See also: Arkansas 1924 ballot measures

October 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure would changed laws regarding local government debt limitations.	a	57,854 (62%)	35,449 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	The measure increased the number of justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court from four to five and empowered the Arkansas Legislature to determine the justices' salaries.	a	52,151 (56%)	40,955 (44%)
LRCA	Prohibition of Local Acts Amendment	County and municipal governance	The measure would have prohibited local acts.	d

1922

See also: Arkansas 1922 ballot measures

October 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result
CICA	Amendment 2	Taxes	d

1920

See also: Arkansas 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 8	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	87,237 (64%)	49,751 (36%)

1918

See also: Arkansas 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	a

1916

See also: Arkansas 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result
CISS	Act 1	Elections and campaigns	a
CICA	Amendment 2	Taxes	a

1914

See also: Arkansas 1914 ballot measures

September 14

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Act 1	Child labor regulations	a	72,313 (74%)	25,300 (26%)

1912

See also: Arkansas 1912 ballot measures

September 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Act 2	Alcohol laws		d
CISS	Act 3	Election administration and governance		d
CISS	Act 4	Public education governance; Public education funding		d
CICA	Amendment 13	State legislatures measures		a
CICA	Amendment 14	Recall process		a
CICA	Amendment 15	Bond issues		a
LRCA	Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment	Agriculture policy; Taxes	The measure would have exempted capital investment in cotton mills from taxation.	d
LRCA	Education Qualifications for Voting Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	The measure would have required certain education qualifications in order to vote.	d

1910

See also: Arkansas 1910 ballot measures

September 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA		Agriculture policy; Taxes	The measure would have exempted from taxation all capital investment in cotton mills.	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Initiative and referendum process	Provides citizens with the power of initiative and referendum	a	91,363 (70%)	39,680 (30%)

1908

See also: Arkansas 1908 ballot measures

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA		County and municipal governance; Bond issues	The measure regarded local bond issues.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	The measure implemented a poll tax.	a

1906

See also: Arkansas 1906 ballot measures

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA		Taxes; Public education funding	The measure increased the state school tax from two to three mils and increased the maximum school district tax allowed from five to seven mils.	a

1904

See also: Arkansas 1904 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA		State judiciary	The measure would have increased the number of justices serving on the Arkansas Supreme Court from four to five.	d
LRCA		County and municipal governance; Bond issues	The measure would have required municipalities to acquire popular approval through a public vote in order to issue municipal bonds.	d

1894

See also: Arkansas 1894 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Governor to Fill Vacancies in Local Offices Amendment	State executive official measures; County and municipal governance	a

1880

See also: Arkansas 1880 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Interest Payments on Holford, Railroad and Levee Bonds Amendment	Bond issues	d

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