Ward v. Priest

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This case involves an original action petition filed pursuant to Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution by petitioner Harry Ward, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, and a ballot-question committee known as Arkansans to Protect Police, Libraries, Education, and Services (referred to collectively as “APPLES”). The petition deals with a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to abolish taxes on food and medicine. On May 7, 2001, the Attorney General issued an opinion certifying, with certain revisions, the text of the popular name and…