(a) If the county clerk does not examine and certify a petition under this chapter within the time prescribed in § 3-8-803, the sponsors may apply to the circuit court with jurisdiction for appropriate relief.
(b) If the court decides that the petition is legally sufficient, it shall order the county clerk to certify the sufficiency of the petition and set an election date.
(c) On a proper showing that any petition is not sufficient, the court may enjoin the county clerk from:
(1) Certifying its sufficiency; or
(2) Setting an election date.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subchapter 8 - Circulation of Petition for Local Option Election
§ 3-8-802. Hiring and training of paid canvassers
§ 3-8-804. Duties of election officers — Penalty for failure to perform
§ 3-8-805. Signing of petition — Penalty for falsification — Notice of suspected forgery
§ 3-8-806. Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures
§ 3-8-807. Procedure for circulation of petition
§ 3-8-808. Form of verification — Penalty for false statement
§ 3-8-809. Failure to act on petition — Mandamus — Injunction