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2024 Arkansas Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: Amending The Arkansas Constitution To Create a Constitutional Right To Hunt, Fish, Trap, And Harvest Wildlife.	Passed

Business and Consumers

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3: To Amend Amendment 82 of the Arkansas Constitution to Authorize the General Assembly to Establish Criteria Before Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for Prospective Employers Planning an Economic Development Project	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 4: THE ARKANSAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AMENDMENT	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage	Passed

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 1: An Amendment Concerning Voting, Qualifications of Voters and Election Officers, and the Time of Holding General Elections	Passed

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: Amending The Arkansas Constitution To Create a Constitutional Right To Hunt, Fish, Trap, And Harvest Wildlife.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3: To Amend Amendment 82 of the Arkansas Constitution to Authorize the General Assembly to Establish Criteria Before Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for Prospective Employers Planning an Economic Development Project	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 2 - SJR 16: An Amendment Allowing More Time to Gather Signatures on a State-Wide Initiative or Referendum Petition Only if the Petition As Originally Filed Contained at Least 75% of The Valid Signatures Required	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 1: Proposing an Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution Concerning the Terms, Election, and Eligibility of Elected Officials	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 2: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent from the State	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 6: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Encourage Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 2: Arkansas Term Limits Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Amend the Process for the Submission and Approval of Proposed Initiated Acts, Constitutional Amendments, and Referenda.	Failed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	HJR 1005 - Issue 2: "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND BALLOT INITIATIVE REFORM AMENDMENT"	Failed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 1: An Amendment Concerning Voting, Qualifications of Voters and Election Officers, and the Time of Holding General Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 2 - SJR 16: An Amendment Allowing More Time to Gather Signatures on a State-Wide Initiative or Referendum Petition Only if the Petition As Originally Filed Contained at Least 75% of The Valid Signatures Required	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: An Amendment Regulating Contributions To Candidates For State or Local Office, Barring Gifts From Lobbyists to Certain State Officials, Providing For Setting Salaries Of Certain State Officials, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 1: Proposing an Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution Concerning the Terms, Election, and Eligibility of Elected Officials	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 2: A Constitutional Amendment Adding as a Qualification to Vote that a Voter Present Certain Valid Photographic Identification When Casting a Ballot In Person or Casting an Absentee Ballot	Passed

Employment and Affirmative Action

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 5: An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage	Passed

Energy

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed

Environment

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Question 1: Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: Amending The Arkansas Constitution To Create a Constitutional Right To Hunt, Fish, Trap, And Harvest Wildlife.	Passed

Executive Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 2: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent from the State	Passed

Family

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3: To Amend Amendment 82 of the Arkansas Constitution to Authorize the General Assembly to Establish Criteria Before Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for Prospective Employers Planning an Economic Development Project	Passed

Food Processing and Sales

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 4: THE ARKANSAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AMENDMENT	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 4: An Amendment to Require Four Licenses to be Issued for Casino Gaming at Casinos, One Each in Crittenden (to Southland Racing Corporation), Garland (to Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.), Pope, and Jefferson Counties	Passed

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 4: An Amendment to Require Four Licenses to be Issued for Casino Gaming at Casinos, One Each in Crittenden (to Southland Racing Corporation), Garland (to Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.), Pope, and Jefferson Counties	Passed

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 2: An Amendment Providing that Appropriation Bills Are Valid for One Fiscal Year; to Require the General Assembly to Meet in Fiscal Session during Even-Numbered Years; and to Set Length of Sessions	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Encourage Job Creation, Job Expansion, and Economic Development	Passed

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 1 - SJR 7: An Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide For Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies Administrative Rules	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: An Amendment Regulating Contributions To Candidates For State or Local Office, Barring Gifts From Lobbyists to Certain State Officials, Providing For Setting Salaries Of Certain State Officials, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act	Failed

Higher Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed

Infrastructure

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Question 1: Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act of 2007	Passed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 2: An Amendment Providing that Appropriation Bills Are Valid for One Fiscal Year; to Require the General Assembly to Meet in Fiscal Session during Even-Numbered Years; and to Set Length of Sessions	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 1 - SJR 7: An Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide For Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies Administrative Rules	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 3 - HJR 1009: An Amendment Regulating Contributions To Candidates For State or Local Office, Barring Gifts From Lobbyists to Certain State Officials, Providing For Setting Salaries Of Certain State Officials, And Setting Term Limits For Members Of The General Assembly	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 2: Arkansas Term Limits Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 3: An Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to Amend the Process for the Submission and Approval of Proposed Initiated Acts, Constitutional Amendments, and Referenda.	Failed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	SJR 10 - Issue 1: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.	Failed

Marijuana

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	Arkansas	Issue Number 6: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	Issue 4: Arkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative	Failed

Marriage

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Minors and Children

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Oil and Gas

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 1: An Amendment to Provide Additional Funding for State Highways, County Roads, City Streets, Bridges, and Other Surface Transportation	Passed

Religion

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2022	Arkansas	SJR 14 - Issue 3: "ARKANSAS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AMENDMENT"	Failed

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Proposed Initiative Act 1: An Act Providing that an Individual who is Cohabiting Outside of a Valid Marriage May Not Adopt or be a Foster Parent of a Child Less than Eighteen Years Old	Passed

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arkansas	Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 2: An Amendment Concerning Municipal and County Financing of Sales Tax Anticipated Revenue Bond Projects, Unfunded Liabilities, of Closed Local Police and Fire Pension Plans, and Real and Tangible Personal Property	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 1: An Amendment to Provide Additional Funding for State Highways, County Roads, City Streets, Bridges, and Other Surface Transportation	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 1: To Continue a Levy of One-Half Percent Sales and Use Tax for the State's Highway System, County Roads, and City Streets.	Passed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Arkansas	Issue No. 1: An Amendment to Provide Additional Funding for State Highways, County Roads, City Streets, Bridges, and Other Surface Transportation	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Arkansas	Issue 1: To Continue a Levy of One-Half Percent Sales and Use Tax for the State's Highway System, County Roads, and City Streets.	Passed

Unemployed and Low-Income

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arkansas	Issue No. 5: An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage	Passed