Arkansas § 7-9-107 - Filing of original draft before circulation.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-9-107 — Filing of original draft before circulation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-9-107. Filing of original draft before circulation.
Before any initiative petition or referendum petition ordering a vote upon any amendment or act shall be circulated for obtaining signatures of petitioners, the sponsors shall file the original draft with the Secretary of State. The original draft shall include: The full text of the proposed measure; A ballot title for the proposed measure; and A popular name for the proposed measure. The Secretary of State shall return to the sponsor a file-marked copy of the original draft that shall serve as evidence that the original draft was filed in compliance with this section. The sponsor may begin circulating an initiative petition or referendum petition upon receipt of the file-marked copy under subsection (c) of this section.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-9-107 cover?
Section 7-9-107 ("Filing of original draft before circulation.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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