NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC is hereby given that the following popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment has been certified by the Arkansas Attorney General Pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7, any party may contest the popular name and ballot title as an original action with the Arkansas Supreme Court after the Secretary of State has verified the petition as having the sufficient number of qualified electors’ signatures to have the measure place on the ballot at the next general election.
Notice of Certification of Sufficiency
Pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107
On June 4, 2007, this office received Opinion No. 2007-179 from the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas whereby he approved and certified a Popular Name and Ballot Title. Pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107 the Secretary of State shall also approve and certify the proposed Popular Name and Ballot Title as certified by the Attorney General.
Therefore, I, Charlie Daniels, Secretary of State, State of Arkansas, do hereby approve and certify the sufficiency of the following:
Popular Name
Four Year Terms for Elected County Officials
Ballot Title
AN AMENDMENT
CHANGING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE, SHERIFF, ASSESSOR, TAX COLLECTOR,
CORONER, TREASURER, SURVEYOR, COUNTY AND CIRCUIT CLERK, AND JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE FROM THE CURRENT TWO (2) YEARS TO FOUR (4) YEARS; MAKING THE AMENDMENT
APPLICABLE TO THOSE OFFICIALS WHO ARE ELECTED AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT; AND REPEALING ALL PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION IN CONFLICT
WITH THE AMENDMENT.
Amendment:
Section 1. THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF ALL COUNTY JUDGES, SHERIFFS, COUNTY AND CIRCUIT CLERKS, ASSESSORS, TAX COLLECTORS, COUNTY TREASURERS, COUNTY SURVEYORS, CORONERS, AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WHO ARE ELECTED AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE FOUR YEARS.
Section 2. PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION IN CONFLICT WITH THIS AMENDMENT ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Office of the Secretary of State on this the 5th day of June, 2007.
Charlie Daniels
Secretary of State
State of Arkansas
Paid for by: Marvin Cossey, Sponsor
198 Needmore Road
Sidney, AR 72577