Ward v. Priest

Petitioner Harry Ward, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, and a ballot-question committee known as Arkansans to Protect Police, Libraries, Education, and Services (referred to collectively as “APPLES”), seeks an expedited review in conjunction with an original action filed by APPLES on October 28, 2002, pursuant to Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution and Act 877 of 1999, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-501 et seq. (Repl. 2000). In its petition, APPLES asks this court to enjoin the respondent, Sharon Priest, Secretary of State, from placing a proposed amendment entitled…