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Not on Ballot
Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
This measure was not put
on an election ballot


The Arkansas Rainy Day fund Amendment, which was introduced in the Arkansas House as House Joint Resolution 1001 did not make the 2014 election ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in the state of Arkansas.[1]

Provisions

This measure proposed the creation of a Rainy Day Trust Fund and would have set up the specific provisions regarding conditions on which money could be withdrawn and for what the fund money could be used.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of House Joint Resolution 1001 and the constitutional amendment it proposed is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing ballot measures in Arkansas

Senate Joint Resolution 1001 was introduced and sponsored by Rep. Duncan Baird (R-96) on November 21, 2012, and it died in the State Agencies and Government Affairs House Committee on May 17, 2013.[1]

A majority vote is required in both chambers of the Arkansas State Legislature to refer a measure to the ballot. (See Section 22, Article 19, Arkansas Constitution.)

See also

Footnotes