Allred v. McLoud

Robert L. Brown, Justice,

Appellants Shirley Allred, Edward Ham, and Gary Bunch appeal from an order of the circuit court declaring that a Madison County initiative fixing term limits for county officials is lawful and valid. They raise three points on appeal: (1) that the term-limit initiative violates the Arkansas Constitution and state statutes; (2) that the. initiative is retroactive in effect and, therefore, is invalid; and (3) that no parts of the initiative can be severed and enforced, if the c.ourt finds that some of the provisions are invalid. We hold that. the initiative violates…