Finn v. McCuen

For many years, proposed statewide initiated measures have been subject to last minute attacks filed in this court. See Arkansas Women’s Political Caucus v. Riviere, 283 Ark. 463, 677 S.W.2d 846 (1984). At such a late hour, there has not been any way to amend the popular name or correct the ballot title. The result has been a waste of human resources in gathering signatures, a waste of money in campaign advertising and promotion, and, most of all, a defeat of the initiative process. See T. Kennedy, Initiated Constitutional Amendments in Arkansas: Strolling Through The Mine Field, 9 UALR L.J.…