§ 3. Congressional Delegation.
§ 5. Provisions Self-executing.
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.
Publisher's Notes. This amendment was proposed by initiative petition and approved at the 1992 general election by a vote of 494,326 for and 330,836 against.
Section 3 of this amendment was declared unconstitutional in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Hill, 316 Ark. 251, 872 S.W.2d 349 (1994).
Section 3 of this Amendment has been amended by Ark. Const. Amend. 76.