Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 1, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Brenda Gullett State Senator 28 Longmeadow Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Dear Senator Gullett:

You have presented the following question for my opinion:

Is a city rezoning ordinance subject to referendum under Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution?

RESPONSE

I am unable to answer this question definitively, because I am not authorized to determine a number of factual matters upon which the outcome depends. However, I will set forth an analysis of the issue and will recommend an approach to reaching a conclusion on the matter.

Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution states in pertinent part:

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Yost v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Margolis v. District Court in & for the County of ArapahoeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. Leonard v. City of BothellWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation v. City of Cuyahoga FallsOhio Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Smith v. Township of LivingstonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969

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