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Arkansas
Arkansas has a Constitutional
Amendment from 1934 that requires a 3/4 vote of the Legislature to
increase any taxes levied after 1934.
Article 5, Section 38 -- TAXES -
INCREASE - APPROVAL BY ELECTORS
None of the rates for property, excise, privilege or personal
taxes, now levied shall be increased by the General Assembly
except after the approval of the qualified electors voting
thereon at an election, or in case of emergency, by the vote of
three-fourths of the members elected to each House of the General
Assembly. [As added to Art. 5 by Const. Amend. 19.]
-- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
Arkansas’ Constitution limits the state’s Governor to two
consecutive terms.
AMENDMENT 73.
ARKANSAS TERM LIMITATION AMENDMENT
Preamble: The people of Arkansas find and declare that elected officials who
remain in office too long become preoccupied with reelection and ignore their
duties as representatives of the people. Entrenched incumbency has reduced voter
participation and has led to an electoral system that is less free, less
competitive, and less representative than the system established by the Founding
Fathers. Therefore, the people of Arkansas, exercising their reserved powers,
herein limit the terms of elected officials.
Sec. 1. Executive Branch.
(a) The Executive Department of this State shall consist of a Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State,
Attorney General, and Commissioner of State Lands, all of whom shall keep their
offices at the seat of government, and hold their offices for the term of four
years, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b) No elected officials of the Executive Department of this State may serve in
the same office more than two such four year terms.
-- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
Arkansas’ Constitution limits the terms of members of the
State House of Representatives to three two-year terms, and members of the State
Senate to two four-year terms.
Sec. 2. Legislative Branch.
(a) The Arkansas House of Representatives shall consist of members to be chosen
every second year by the qualified electors of the several counties. No member
of the Arkansas House of Representatives may serve more than three such two year
terms.
(b) The Arkansas Senate shall consist of members to be chosen every four years
by the qualified electors of the several districts. No member of the Arkansas
Senate may serve more than two such four year terms.
-- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
Created by: Jennifer L. Crull
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