Legal Opinion
Walker v. Priest
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 20, 2000No. 00-1037PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
Representative Bill Walker and other members of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus filed this original action petition, under Ark. Const, amend. 7, seeking to enjoin the Secretary of State from placing Proposed Initiated Act No. 1 (“The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act”) on the November 7, 2000, General Election ballot. The petitioners generally allege that the ballot tide of the act “fails to convey an intelligible idea of the scope and import of the Proposed [Act], and is insufficient to enable a voter ... to make an intelligent choice, fully aware of the consequences…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gaines v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Dust v. RiviereSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Page v. McCuenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- Newton v. Hall, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Scott v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Ward v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- May v. DanielsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Cox v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
- Kurrus Ex Rel. Arkansans to Protect Police, Libraries, Education, & Services (APPLES) v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Kurrus Ex Rel. Arkansans to Protect Police, Libraries, Education, & Services (APPLES) v. PriestSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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