The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-10-28
REASONS FOR THE AD0pTToN
OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
No 10
No. IL.

AtO. Id.
l. Under the present law. no mat
Ger hew much the people dislike n
measure passed by the legislature. if
the emefgecy clause is attached they
nave no way of preventing it's becom-
ing law, but must grin and bear it.,
until some time in the future they can
repeal 1t. but by chat time it may have
done incalculahie harm Under pro-
posed Amendment No. Is The voters IN
The state can prevent a. law that meets
With general disapproval from going
iaio effect. until it has been approved
y them "a. a general election. by clrcn-
lating petition to that effect. which
must Eave as maliy s;gner& as will
eaeaI IA numfer six per cent of che
we for governor at the last election.
Under the present law i is SO
difficult as TO he nearly impossible to
secare badly needed amendments to
the constitution, because only three
amendments can be submitted by the
legislature and the people every two
years. consequently there is a race to
see which three can be submitted first
aud inconsequential ones may win the
coveted place and badly needed ones
left off. Proposed Amendment No. 10
cures this evil by providing that as
many amendments as necessary may be
submitted at one time).
3. Under the present law ma ior-
ity IF all the votes cast in the election
Il necessary to adopt an amendment
This makes 1t nearly impossible to
adopt needed amendments, as at every
general election tens of thousands of
voters simply vote for attention to the
amendments This means that these
votes instead of not being counted
either way are regarded against the
measure. thus IL may be defeated al
though II had large majority of the
votes east upon the measure So diff
elft is II 20 ndopt IN amendment under
the pre=eu law hat ON an average. two
81 # three amendments. however mer-
iprtoHs would he defeated al every
ELECTION.
j E#ofosea Amendment No. f. cures
fbi~ etil by permitting a majority Of
the voses rast on he measure q adopt
or reject it,
udcf the present law probably
lie greater part Of the time of every
-. STATURE is Consumed in discussing
local legislation that is of li'tle in
terest or Importance 10 ans one outside
Of the locality affected
Amendment No IL provides the
necessary machinery for the locality
directly Interested to transact this
legislation provided that it does not
conflict with general law.
> While Il i generally admitted
that many amendments to our con-
stien,ion are n necessity. the voters in
Arkansas have shown their unwill-
+ ingnrss Ia trust this "a constitutional
convent on Proposed Amendment W.
liz psus idea sale aud simple way to
terp onr constitution amend - datr
as the voters themselves can submit
smeudpeut-. They must bc tiled with
IL Sreeefs p Of state four months hc-
tore election. ard .hry mus h. suitably
#tiserti-,gl in every county In the state.
- there + 10 rhanee 81 The people he
f Ing foolsd into adept an au amendment
~ sat factory. bui i theydid they
could nepeal L at The newt election
under IT, provisions 81 Amendment
f N Is
e Amendment NJ u pro ids an
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