Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-116 (2026)

1. The Secretary of State shall fix and declare the number of the issue by which state measures shall be designated on the ballot.
2. Each state measure shall be identified with the issue number designated by the Secretary of State.
3. Measures proposed by initiative petition shall be captioned, “CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (OR ACT) PROPOSED BY PETITION OF THE PEOPLE”.
4. Measures referred to a vote by petition shall be captioned, “MEASURE REFERRED BY ORDER OF THE PEOPLE”.
5. Measures referred to a vote by the General Assembly shall be captioned, “CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (OR OTHER MEASURE) REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY”.

History. Acts 1943, No. 195, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 2-216; Acts 2009, No. 281, § 2.

Amendments. The 2009 amendment inserted (a) and (b) and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly inserted “CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (OR ACT)”in (c); inserted “MEASURE” in (d); and inserted “CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (OR OTHER MEASURE)” in (e).