Committee to Establish Sherwood Fire Department v. Hillman

Fender and Sanders argue that the appeal in this matter was essentially filed too late. I agree. The Committee to Establish Sherwood Fire Department filed its notice of appeal on October 31, 2002. No motion for expedited consideration was filed. They point the court to the case of Ward v. Priest, 350 Ark. 462, 88 S.W.3d 416 (2002). In Ward, Harry Ward, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, and a ballot question committee known as APPLES, sought an expedited review in conjunction with an original action filed by APPLES on October 28, 2002, pursuant to Amendment 7 to the Arkansas…