Christian Civic Action Committee v. McCuen

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The present petition, an original action under Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution, was filed in this court by petitioners Christian Civic Action Committee and Barry King. They request that we enjoin respondent Secretary of State W.J. “Bill” McCuen from placing proposed Amendment 4 on the ballot for the general election of November 8, 1994.

Although it is too late, as a practical matter, to prevent the proposed amendment from being added to the ballot, we hold that the ballot title, as designed, fails to convey an intelligible idea of the scope and import of…