Chuck Lange and Bill Walmsley Individually and on Behalf of Committee to Protect Arkansas’ Values/stop Casinos Now…

Summary

The court held that the ballot title for the proposed casino amendment was legally insufficient because it described sports wagering and Nevada-authorized wagering without informing voters that federal law prohibited sports gambling in Arkansas. Because that omission prevented an honest, impartial, and intelligible understanding of the measure, the court granted the petition and denied the motion to dismiss without reaching the remaining ballot-title challenges or the constitutional challenge. Chief Justice Brill concurred for the general policy reason stated in a separate opinion.