Legal Opinion
Becker v. McCuen
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 31, 1990No. 90-286PublishedCited by 401 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
The appellants, J. Bill Becker and Jim Clark, filed this action in chancery court asking that the proposed “Interest Rate Amendment” be taken off the November 6,1990 ballot. They argued that the popular name and ballot title were defective and misleading. The Chancellor refused to strike the proposed amendment from the ballot. We affirm that decision.
In Arkansas there are two different ways for a constitutional amendment to be proposed to the public. The two courses employ different procedures and have different legal requirements. Chaney v. Bryant, 259 Ark. 294, 532…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pafford v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Arkansas Women's Political Caucus v. RiviereSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Leigh v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
- Chaney v. BryantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Ferguson v. GreenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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3Cited by401 opinions
- Walmsley v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Thiel v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Forrester v. DanielsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
- McCuen v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Forrester v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
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