Opinion No.

The Honorable Johnny Key State Senator

1105 Delwood Lane Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653

Dear Senator Key:

You have requested my opinion in response to a question concerning Section 50(b)(1) of Act 1480 of 2009, which is codified at A.C.A. § 14-14-915(b)(1) (Supp. 2009), and which provides as follows:

INITIATIVE PETITIONS. All petitions for initiated county measures shall be filed with the county clerk not less than ninety (90) calendar days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the date established for the next regular election.

You have questioned whether this provision…