Arkansas 2014 ballot measures
Five statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 4, 2014, ballot in the state of Arkansas. Four were approved, and one was defeated.
The state's 2014 legislative session ran from February 10, 2014, until March 20, 2014. During that time, the legislature sent three legislatively referred constitutional amendments to the ballot.
Two initiatives - one an initiated constitutional amendment and the other an initiated state statute - were certified for the ballot. Three other initiatives failed to submit signatures by the prescribed deadline. Supporters of the initiated state statutes were required to collect at least 62,507 valid signatures by the July 7, 2014, filing deadline, while initiated constitutional amendment supporters had to collect 78,133 valid signatures or more. Following the invalidation of some submitted signatures, supporters of the two remaining initiatives - Issues 4 and 5 - had until August 18, 2014, to submit enough additional signatures to meet the required total. Both campaigns submitted signatures and were ultimately certified for the ballot.
Issues that appeared on the ballot include:
Historical facts
- Between 1996 and 2013, an average of four measures appeared annually on the ballot in Arkansas. Therefore, 2014 was an above-average year, based on the number of certified measures.
- From 1996 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide ballots ranged from one to six.
- Between 1996 and 2014, 29 of 42, or 69 percent, of Arkansas ballot measures were approved by voters.
- Conversely, 13 of 42, or 31 percent, of measures were defeated.
On the ballot
- See also: 2014 ballot measures
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Issue 1 | Admin of Gov't | Requires legislative review and approval of changes to state agencies' administrative rules | |
| LRCA | Issue 2 | Direct Democracy | Sets threshold of 75 percent of required petition signatures to obtain additional time for signature collection | |
| LRCA | Issue 3 | Term Limits | Extends length of time state legislators can stay in office to 16 years; limits lobbying and creates independent elected officials salary commission | |
| CICA | Issue 4 | Alcohol | Legalizes manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol statewide | |
| CISS | Issue 5 | Min Wage | Increases the state’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $8.50 per hour by 2017 |
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Rainy Day Amendment | Budgets | Creates a state rainy day fund | 
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| LRCA | Court Costs Amendment | State judiciary | Requires those who file "frivolous" lawsuits to pay court costs, places restrictions on witnesses |
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| VR | Referendum on the Health Care Independence Act of 2013 | Healthcare | Repeals the health care law signed in April 2013 |
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| LRCA | Term Limits Amendment | Term limits | Limits total number of years member of the General Assembly may serve |
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| CISS | Medical Cannibas Act | Marijuana | Legalizes medical marijuana |
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| CICA | Hemp and Cannibas Amendment | Marijuana | Legalizes cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, sale, possession and use of cannabis |
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| CICA | Four Year Terms for County Officials Amendment | Term Limits | Makes four year terms for county judges, justices of the peace and other offices |
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See also
External links
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