Arkansas 1984 ballot measures

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Six statewide ballot measures were on the November 6, 1984 ballot in Arkansas.

• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.

• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Two of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.
• One measure, Proposed Amendment 65, also known as the "Unborn Child Amendment," was stricken from the ballot by the Arkansas Supreme Court before the election when it was ruled that the name of the amendment was politically biased.

On the ballot

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 62	Bonds	Allows local governments to issue bonds	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 63	Taxes	Creates a State Tax Commission and exempts some personal property from ad valorem taxation	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 64	Term limits	Creates four-year term limits for state constitutional officers	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 66	Gambling	Legalizes and regulates gambling in Garland County	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 67	Taxes	Instates a .00125% tax increase, funds from which are to be used by the State Game & Fish Commission	d
LRSS	Referred Question Act 535	Bonds	Authorizes the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue bonds for waste disposal system development	d

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposed Amendment 65	Abortion	Limits public funding of abortions (stricken from ballot before election by Arkansas Supreme Court)

See also

• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• 1984 ballot measures

External links

• Arkansas Secretary of State