Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Wood Auditor of State 230 State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Dear Mr. Wood:

I am writing in response to Chief Deputy Auditor Larry E. Crane's request for an opinion on the following:

This office has received several informal requests by a Constitutional Officer and several members of the General Assembly to determine if, under Arkansas law, elected legislators and officers may decline the increases in salary recently approved by the General Assembly for their respective offices. Please consider this our request for your formal opinion on whether an elected Constitutional…