Stilley v. Makris

RAY THORNTON, Justice.

This appeal concerns the validity of an initiative petition that was sponsored and filed by appellant, Oscar Stilley. This initiative petition proposed to require Jefferson County, Arkansas (“County”), to sell its county hospital, known as Jefferson Regional Medical Center (“JRMC”). The ballot title and petition clearly stated that Oscar Stilley, attorney at law, would conduct and administer the ,sale of the hospital in exchange for a commission fee of five percent of the gross receipts from the sale. The proposed initiative would also abate or suspend taxes levied by…