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Arkansas Lottery Proceeds for Scholarships Amendment

Type	legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Topic	Lottery
Status	Not on the ballot

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put on an election ballot

The Arkansas Lottery Proceeds for Scholarships Amendment was not on a 2016 election ballot in Arkansas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.

If approved, the measure would have allowed lottery proceeds to be used for scholarships and grants to vocational-technical schools, technical institutes and technical colleges in the state.^[1]

Text of measure[edit]

The full text of the measure can be found here.^[1]

Support[edit]

The measure was being sponsored by Sen. Alan Clark (R-13).^[1]

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Arkansas Constitution

Section 22, Article 19, of the Arkansas Constitution says that a majority vote is required in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature in order to send a measure to the ballot.

The Arkansas Legislature did not take action on the bill; therefore, the measure was not put on the ballot.

Footnotes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Arkansas State Legislature, "SJR6," accessed March 4, 2015

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Arkansas Lottery Proceeds For Scholarships Amendment (2016)

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Text of measure[edit]

Support[edit]

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]