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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided January 6, 2006Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Shane Broadway State Senator 201 Southeast Second Street Bryant, Arkansas 72022

Dear Senator Broadway:

You have requested an Attorney General opinion on the following question:

If the council of a city of the first class requires that seven (7) votes are needed to suspend their rules, may the vote of the Mayor be counted along with six (6) other members of the city council to properly suspend the rules?

RESPONSE

It is my opinion that the council of a city of the first class that requires seven votes to suspend their rules may properly count the vote of the Mayor along with six other…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thompson v. YountsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  2. Gibson v. City of TrumannSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Hopkins' Heirs v. CallowayTennessee Supreme Court · 1869

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