Arkansas § 7-5-204 - Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-204 — Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-204. Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters.
Whenever a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution or other measure or question is to be submitted to a vote of the people, the Secretary of State shall not certify the amendment, measure, or question to the county board of election commissioners of each county in the state less than seventy-five (75) days before each general election day. The county board of election commissioners shall include the amendment, measure, or question in the posting that it is required to make under § 7-5-206. If the Secretary of State has not determined the sufficiency of a petition for an amendment or a measure by the seventy-fifth day before the general election or if an amendment or a measure has been challenged for any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall nonetheless transmit the amendment or measure and the ballot title of each amendment and measure to the county election commissions to make any required posting and to place the amendment or measure on the ballot. If the petition for the amendment or measure is subsequently declared insufficient by the Secretary of State or a court of competent jurisdiction or if held to be invalid for any other reason, no votes regarding the amendment or measure shall be counted or certified.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 7-5-204
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 7-5-204 cover?
Section 7-5-204 ("Certification of measures and questions submitted to voters.") 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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