Supreme Court of Arkansas
Rachelle Evans in Her Official Capacity as County Clerk of Cleburne County, Arkansas v. Raymond Jay Harrison
October 30, 20252025 Ark. 164
Summary
The court held that a local initiative petition must comply with the filing window in article 5, section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution and that the statutory filing and carryover provisions conflicted with that constitutional requirement. Because Harrison's petition was filed too early for both the 2024 and 2026 elections, the circuit court could not order the county clerk to certify it, and the court reversed and dismissed the action.