Mr. Barry Emigh 1104 7th Street Hot Springs, AR 71913-4225
Dear Mr. Emigh:
You have requested certification, pursuant to A.C.A. § 7-9-107 (Repl. 2000), of a popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment. You have previously submitted eight similar measures, six of which I rejected due to ambiguities in the text of your proposed amendments. See Op. Att'y Gen. Nos. 2001-358, 2001-341, 2001-173, 2001-110, 2001-095 and 2001-074. My office has revised and certified popular names and ballot titles for two similar measures, as evidenced by Op. Att'y Gen. Nos. 2001-129 and 2001-196. You have since made additional changes to your measure and submitted a revised popular name and ballot title for my certification. Your proposed popular name and ballot title state:
Popular Name AN AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE BINGO AND RAFFLES BY NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE OPERATION OF GAMBLING AND A STATE LOTTERY
Ballot Title AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION AUTHORIZING THE OPERATION OF BINGO AND RAFFLES BY NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCORPORATED OR REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE WITH NO PERSON UNDER AGE 18 PERMITTED TO PLAY BINGO OR RAFFLES; PROVIDING EACH SIGNATURE THE SECRETARY OF STATE COUNTS AS VALID TO PLACE THIS AMENDMENT ON THE BALLOT WITH EXCEPTION OF A CANVASSER'S SIGNATURE ON A PETITION AS PETITIONER WITH THEIR SIGNATURE ON THAT PETITION AS CANVASSER SHALL BE COUNTED AS 2 SHARES OF STOCK WITH EACH SHARE OF STOCK BEING 1 VOTE WITH BARRY LEE EMIGH AS AUTHOR AND SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT RECEIVING 1 OF 2 SHARES OF STOCK AS A STOCK HOLDER FOR EACH SIGNATURE A CANVASSER OBTAINS WITH THE CANVASSER RETAINING THE OTHER SHARE OF STOCK AS STOCK HOLDER WITH ALL SHARES OF STOCK BEING TRANSFERABLE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; PROVIDING THE STOCK HOLDERS TO ORGANIZE AND OPERATE AS A CORPORATION WITHIN THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE TO BE ENTITLED THE "CASINO CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS" WITHOUT COST OR FEE BY THE STATE, OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF, TO INCORPORATE IN THE STATE; AUTHORIZING THE" CASINO CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS" UPON INCORPORATION IN THE STATE TO OPERATE, HIRE AND SUBCONTRACT ANY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR(S) TO OPERATE GAMBLING WITHOUT LICENSE, FEE OR PERMIT BY THE STATE, OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF, ON ANY DAY FOR THE WHOLE OF A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR DAY WITH GAMBLING OPERATED WITHIN THE INTERIOR AREA OF NOT MORE THAN 12 STRUCTURES AT ANY ONE TIME WITHIN THE STATE OF WHICH STRUCTURES MAY BE LOCATED WITHIN ANY COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN OF THE STATE WITH NO PERSON UNDER AGE 21 PERMITTED TO GAMBLE; AUTHORIZING THE "CASINO CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS" AND THOSE PERSONS HIRED AND SUBCONTRACTED AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR(S) TO OPERATE GAMBLING TO SELL AND SERVE COMPLIMENTARY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHOUT LICENSE, FEE OR PERMIT BY THE STATE, OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF, WITHIN THE INTERIOR AREA OF THOSE STRUCTURES USED FOR GAMBLING ONLY DURING THE OPERATION OF GAMBLING (INCLUDING THOSE COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS IN WHICH THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED) WITH