I'm looking for candidates who are going to live in the states they represent, and Jay Dickey lives in Arkansas. He brings the common sense values of you here in south Arkansas back to Washington. Bush was to visit Northwest Arkansas on Monday night, his eighth stop in the state as the GOP nominee. Others on the ballot are U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder, a Little Rock Democrat, facing Republican Bob Thomas of Little Rock in the 2nd District. U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, a Gillett Democrat, faces Republican Susan Myshka of Jonesboro.
Voters also have four constitutional amendments to approve or reject.
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to step in at the last minute and force the state to count votes for proposed Amendment 4, a plan by Oscar Stilley of Fort Smith to eliminate state and local sales taxes on used goods. The state Supreme Court ordered the proposal removed from the ballot because its ballot title is misleading and because it would violate constitutional prohibitions against impairment of contracts. As an alternative, votes on the proposal should not be counted, the state court said. Among the proposed amendments, Amendment 5, which would allow a monopoly to the Arkansas Casino Corp. for casino gambling, has met the most opposition. The amendment also would establish a state lottery and legalize charitable bingo and raffles.