Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SJR5 Draft / Bill

Filed 01/22/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to the Arkansas 
Constitution. 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly      2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SJR 5 3 
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By: Senator B. King 5 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8 
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL 9 
THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 10 
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AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS 14 
CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE OFFICE OF 15 
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 16 
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 18 
STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A MAJORITY OF ALL 19 
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO: 20 
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 THAT the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of 22 
the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state 23 
for approval or rejection at the next general election for Representatives 24 
and Senators, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election 25 
adopt the amendment, the amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of 26 
the State of Arkansas, to wit: 27 
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 SECTION 1.  The purpose of this joint resolution is to amend the 29 
Arkansas Constitution to repeal the office of Lieutenant Governor.   30 
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