Case Name: Paul SCHLAF and Scott Harford v. Frank GILBERT and Sharon Priest, Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1996-10-28
Citations: 326 Ark. 465
Docket Number: 96-1037
Parties: Paul SCHLAF and Scott Harford v. Frank GILBERT and Sharon Priest, Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 326
Pages: 465–466

Head Matter:
Paul SCHLAF and Scott Harford v. Frank GILBERT and Sharon Priest, Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas
96-1037
930 S.W.2d 384
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered October 28, 1996
Oscar Stilley, for petitioners.
Kelly Law Firm, PLC, by: A.J. Kelly, for respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is the second of two original actions
challenging proposed Amendment 9. On October 21, 1996, this court handed down its opinion in the first case. In that opinion, we held that proposed Amendment 9 was violative of the amendment process provided by Article V of the United States Constitution and, consequently, exceeded the scope of the powers reserved to the people in Amendment 7 of the Arkansas Constitution. We ordered that proposed Amendment 9 not be placed on the ballot, or, alternatively, that the results of the vote on the proposal not be certified. Donovan v. Priest, No. 96-1120 (Ark. Oct. 21, 1996). As a result, this second case has become moot, and, accordingly, we dismiss it.