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Scott v. McCuen

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 12, 1986No. 86-52PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This action is filed as an original action under Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution. Its admitted purpose is to seek an early ruling on the ballot title for Initiated Act 1 of 1985. The Secretary of State certified the ballot title before any petition was submitted to him. We have no authority to decide the issue until petitions are submitted to the Secretary of State and he declares them sufficient or insufficient according to the power vested in him by Amendment 7. The Secretary of State had no authority to act prematurely and neither do we. Therefore this…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Arkansas Women's Political Caucus v. RiviereSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  2. Leigh v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
  3. Moore v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
  4. Walton v. McDonald, SEC. of StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
  5. Westbrook v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Finn v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  2. Plugge Ex Rel. Arkansas for Representative Democracy v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Ward v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  4. Stilley v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Stair v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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