Holt v. Priest

On September 27, 1996, an original action was filed in this court seeking an order invalidating a proposed constitutional amendment offered under Amendment 7 to the Arkansas Constitution, enjoining the respondent from placing the proposed initiated constitutional amendment on the November 5, 1996 general election ballot, and directing that any votes cast thereon not be counted or certified because the petition contained invalid signatures and other irregularities. The petitioners’ Motion for Expedited Scheduling, For Appointment of a Master, and For Leave of the Court to Take Depositions was…