(a) Before any initiative petition or referendum petition ordering a vote upon any amendment or act shall be circulated for obtaining signatures of petitioners, the sponsors shall file the original draft with the Secretary of State.
(b) The original draft shall include:
(1) The full text of the proposed measure;
(2) A ballot title for the proposed measure; and
(3) A popular name for the proposed measure.
(c) The Secretary of State shall return to the sponsor a file-marked copy of the original draft that shall serve as evidence that the original draft was filed in compliance with this section.
(d) The sponsor may begin circulating an initiative petition or referendum petition upon receipt of the file-marked copy under subsection (c) of this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 9 - Initiatives, Referenda, and Constitutional Amendments
Subchapter 1 - Petition and Election Procedure
§ 7-9-102. Duties of election officers — Penalty for failure to perform
§ 7-9-103. Signing of petition — Penalty for falsification — Notice of suspected forgery
§ 7-9-104. Form of initiative petition — Sufficiency of signatures
§ 7-9-105. Form of referendum petition — Sufficiency of signatures
§ 7-9-106. Required attachments to petitions
§ 7-9-107. Filing of original draft before circulation
§ 7-9-108. Procedure for circulation of petition
§ 7-9-109. Form of verification — Penalty for false statement
§ 7-9-110. Designation of number and popular name
§ 7-9-111. Determination of sufficiency of petition — Corrections
§ 7-9-113. Publication of notice
§ 7-9-114. Abstract of proposed measure
§ 7-9-115. Furnishing ballot title and popular name to election commissioners
§ 7-9-116. Captions and designations of numbered issues
§ 7-9-118. Failure to place proposal on ballot — Manner of voting
§ 7-9-119. Counting, canvass, and return of votes — Proclamation of result — Effective date
§ 7-9-120. Printing of approved measures with general laws — Certification of city ordinances
§ 7-9-121. Contest of returns and certification
§ 7-9-122. Adoption of conflicting measures
§ 7-9-123. Preservation of records
§ 7-9-124. Voter registration signature imaging system — Creation of fund
§ 7-9-125. Definition — Prohibition of profit — Penalties — Freedom of information