Barclay v. Waters

I dissent because I sticeholding , Daniel v. Jones, 332 Ark. 489, 966 S.W.2d 226 (1998), overruled the decision in City of Little Rock v. Waters, 303 Ark. 363, 797 S.W.2d 426 (1990) (Waters I), to the extent that Waters I refused to recognize that the General Assembly’s power to impose a tax does not always reign supreme over the right of the voters to be fully informed.

T o understand my position, a recitation of the pertinent facts is necessary. In December 1981, the Pulaski County Quorum Court adopted an ordinance calling for a special election in February 1982, asking the voters to vote…