The popular name may be called the title by some people:

The Arkansas Government Disclosure Act of 2024 

Sometimes called a ballot summary, this is the information that appears on voter petitions and would appear on the ballot if the issue qualifies:

An initiated act repealing a provision of Act 883 of 2023, which allows a school’s board of directors, superintendent, and attorney to hold a meeting outside public observation to discuss pre-litigation, litigation, settlement, contract disputes, and real property; providing that a public record is exempt from disclosure to the extent that it contains information in which an individual has a substantial personal privacy interest; providing that, if access to a public record is not provided immediately upon request, the custodian must promptly write the requester explaining why and providing a time and date within three working days of the request that the responsive records will be made available; providing that a custodian’s failure to respond to a request for public records within three working days of the date of the request is considered a denial of the request, unless the custodian’s time to respond has been extended by the Arkansas Government Transparency Commission; requiring that all public meetings be conducted in a manner that allows the public to attend and hear the governing body’s meaningful discussion and deliberation on official business; requiring that the time, place, and 

Voters see the popular name and ballot title on Election Day. The full text of proposed acts do not appear on the ballot.

Read the full text of the act as provided by the sponsor.

The Arkansas Attorney General is responsible for certifying that popular names and ballot titles are free from misleading information. Only after this certification can sponsors start collecting voter signatures.

Date Certified: Jan. 24, 2024

Read the AG's Opinion

Sponsors must collect signatures from at least 72,563 Arkansas voters, with a certain percentage coming from at least 50 counties. The deadline to submit signatures is July 5, 2024.

Secretary of State's Initiatives and Referenda Handbook

A state law, such as this proposal, could be changed by the legislature in any legislative session.

A constitutional amendment would change the state's constitution, which dates back to 1874. Constitutional issues require a vote of the people to add, change, or remove.

Sponsors of the The Arkansas Government Disclosure Act of 2024 are also collecting voter signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment, The Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment of 2024.

Arkansas Citizens for Transparency

Ballot Question Committee Statement of Organization

Arkansans for a Free Press

Ballot Question Committee Statement of Organization

To see the financial statements filed by Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, go to https://www.arkansasethics.com/ and click on "LO-BQC, BQC, AND LQC FILINGS"

Use the drop down menu to find the group's name. Doing this will reveal their filings with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

As of April 5, 2024, there are no opponents registered with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Sponsors of two ballot issues related to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act sued Attorney General Tim Griffin in January 2024. Arkansans for Transparency asked the Supreme Court to compel Griffin to approve their popular names and ballot titles, saying the delay was cutting short their time to collect voter signatures. Ballot issue groups must publish their titles in a newspaper in June and turn in voter signatures in July.

Court: Pulaski County Circuit Court

Case Summary: https://caseinfonew.arcourts.gov/opad/case/CV-24-40