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Arkansas Tax Increase by Public Vote Amendment (2012)

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The Arkansas Tax Increase by Public Vote Amendment may appear on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Arkansas as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would mandate that proposed state, county or city tax increases only be decided on by a public vote in the state. The proposal is being supported by Voter Approval Committee Inc.[1]

Path to the ballot

In order for supporters to place the measure on the ballot, 78,133 valid signatures must be collected from state residents and submitted by the July 6, 2012 petition drive deadline.

Before signatures can be collected, however, wording of the ballot proposal must be approved by the Arkansas Attorney General. On December 14, 2011, Dustin McDaniel rejected the wording, citing ambiguity in the popular name and ballot title. Supporters still had the option to re-submit the proposal.[1]

The wording of the text has been filed by the supporting group three more times, and all three times the result has been a rejection of the wording by McDaniel. The latest rejection came during the week of March 22, 2012, when McDaniel stated that the wording had ambiguities. Supporters still have the option to re-submit signatures.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Republic, "McDaniel rejects wording of proposed amendment that would require popular vote on tax hikes", December 14, 2011
  2. ↑ Arkansas Business, "McDaniel Again Rejects Wording of Tax Amendment", March 22, 2012
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