Stephens v. Martin

| petitioner Jackson Thomas Stephens Jr. brings this original action pursuant -to Arkansas Constitution article 5, section 1, and amendment 80, section 2(D)(4), challenging the sufficiency of a statewide initiative petition. He asks this court to enjoin respondent Mark Martin, Secretary of State (“Secretary of State”), from placing the initiated act known as “An Act to Increase the Arkansas Minimum Wage,” or Issue No. 5, on the November 4, 2014 general-election ballot or, alternatively, from certifying any ballots cast for it. The proposed act is sponsored by intervenor Stephen Copley,…