§ Ark. Code § 7-9-104Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures

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(a) The petition for an ordinance, act, or amendment proposed by initiative shall be on
substantially the following form:
“INITIATIVE PETITION
To the Honorable _______________________________________________________________________
Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, or County Clerk, or City Clerk
We, the undersigned registered voters of the State of Arkansas, or ________ County, Arkansas,
or City of ________, or Incorporated Town of ________, Arkansas (as the case may be), respectfully
propose the following amendment to the Constitution of the State or act or ordinance (as the case
may be), and by this, our petition, order that the same be submitted to the people of said state,
or county, or municipality (as the case may be), to the end that the same may be adopted, enacted,
or rejected by the vote of the registered voters of said (state, county, or municipality) at the
regular general election to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20____, and each of us for himself or
herself says:
I have personally signed this petition; I am a registered voter of the State of Arkansas, or
________ County, Arkansas, or City of ________, or Incorporated Town of ________, Arkansas (as
the case may be), and my printed name, date of birth, residence, city or town of residence, and
date of signing this petition are correctly written after my signature.
(Here insert popular name and ballot title of initiated measure.)
(In the case of a proposed initiated act or ordinance, insert the following:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, OR ________ COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, OR CITY OF ________ OR INCORPORATED TOWN OF________, ARKANSAS (as
the case may be)):
(Here insert full text of initiated measure.)”
(b) No additional sheets of voter signatures shall be attached to any petition unless the sheets
contain the full language of the petition.
(c)(1) The signature section of the petition shall be formatted and shall contain the number of
signature lines prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(2) Before the circulation of a statewide petition for signatures, the sponsor shall file a printed
petition part with the Secretary of State in the exact form that will be used for obtaining
signatures.

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