Jennifer McGill

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas denied the petition challenging the certification of a proposed constitutional amendment concerning the Pope County casino license. It held that the statutory definition of sponsor permitted authorized agents of the sponsoring committee to certify the paid canvassers' lack of disqualifying offenses, and that the petitioners failed to prove that signatures were obtained through prohibited pay-per-signature compensation. The court addressed only Count I; Count II concerning the popular name and ballot title was reserved for separate consideration.