Judges: MARK PRYOR, Attorney General
Filed Date: 2/17/1999
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Mr. Kenneth Chitwood, Chairman Crawford County Election Commission 300 Main Street, Room 7 Van Buren, AR 72956
Dear Mr. Chitwood:
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the wording of the ballot on a local petition to abolish the Crawford County library tax.
It must be initially noted in this regard that while the Attorney General certifies the sufficiency of popular names and ballot titles pursuant to A.C.A. §
I would note, however, that because this involves a petition to abolish a county library tax, Amendment
The ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
FOR a ____ mill tax on real and personal property to be used for maintenance and operation of a public county library or county library service or system.
AGAINST a ____ mill tax on real and personal property to be used for maintenance and operation of a public county library or county library service or system. [As amended by Const. Amend. 72, § 4.]
Thus, although I am not in a position to determine the legal sufficiency of this ballot, it is my opinion that the wording should follow the above form, "as far as practicable." Id.
Assistant Attorney General Elisabeth A. Walker prepared the foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve.
Sincerely,
MARK PRYOR Attorney General
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