The Office of the Governor of the State of Arkansas
11/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/22/2024 14:33
Governor Sanders Receives Certification of the 2024 Ballot Measures
I, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, Governor of the State of Arkansas, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-119(d)(1)(A), and based upon the certified tabulation of votes submitted to me by the Honorable John Thurston, Secretary of State of Arkansas, do hereby declare that at the November 5, 2024, General Election, the following measures received a greater number of votes "For" the measure than "Against" the measure and are, therefore, declared adopted:
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For Issue No. 1: A Constitutional Amendment to Provide that Lottery Proceeds May Be Used to Fund or Provide Scholarships and Grants to Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Vocational-Technical Schools and Technical Institutes. |
1,029,102 |
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Against Issue No. 1: A Constitutional Amendment to Provide that Lottery Proceeds May Be Used to Fund or Provide Scholarships and Grants to Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Vocational-Technical Schools and Technical Institutes. |
119,527 |
| Total: 1,148,629 |
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For Issue No. 2: An amendment requiring local voter approval in a countywide special election for certain new casino licenses and repealing authority to issue a casino license in Pope County, Arkansas. |
638,655 |
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Against Issue No. 2: An amendment requiring local voter approval in a countywide special election for certain new casino licenses and repealing authority to issue a casino license in Pope County, Arkansas. |
505,772 |
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Total: 1,144,427 |
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 21st day of November, in the year of our Lord 2024.