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 authorization of sports wagering while omitting that federal law prohibited such wagering in Arkansas. The omission prevented voters from receiving an honest, impartial, and intelligible understanding of the amendment, so the petition was granted and the motion to dismiss was denied. Chief Justice Brill, concurring, stated that she joined for a general policy reason identified in another opinion.