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Voter ID, "Tort Reform" Among 31 Ballot Proposals Filed
Arkansas legislators filed 31 proposed constitutional amendments for the 2018 ballot.
Limited by law to a maximum of three measures, legislators will quickly whittle the
list down in committee meetings in coming weeks.
Based on the number of co-sponsors, there are a few proposals most likely to make
it through the committee process legislators told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The proposals include:
The number of bills is less than the 40 filed for the 2016 ballot. Several of the
proposals are shell bills, in that there is only a title. Shell bills are typically
fleshed out at a later time. Some of the bills are similar, dealing with access to
education, changes to the ballot issue process, and the method for selecting Supreme
Court justices.
A full list of the 31 proposals can be found in our monthly ballot issue newsletter. In an interview with the newspaper, legislators from both houses said they wanted
committees to review the bills this week and narrow them down for a full vote. The
House and the Senate expect to refer one proposal each. A third proposal might be
agreed to at a later date this session.
The 91st General Assembly is expected to wrap up by April 7, according to a resolution
filed Monday, with the official last day of the session being May 5.
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