Opinion No.

The Honorable R. Gunner DeLay State Representative 2525 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901

Dear Representative DeLay:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following:

Does section 4 of Amendment Six to the Arkansas Constitution prohibit a Governor from appointing an individual to assume duties and responsibilities that belong to the Governor[?]

Under the scenario at hand, the probable answer to your question is "no."

Your request recites that the Governor is a defendant in an action scheduled to be tried shortly and that he has appointed a "Special Assistant" "for the…