Title: EDDIE ARMSTRONG AND LANCE HUEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH ARKANSAS, A BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE PETITIONERS V. JOHN THURSTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS SECRETARY OF STATE AND CHAIR OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; ST (Per Curiam)
Citation: 2022 Ark. 154
Docket Number: CV-22-482
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 12, 2022

Cite as 2022 Ark. 154 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-22-482 EDDIE ARMSTRONG AND LANCE HUEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH ARKANSAS, A BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE PETITIONERS V. JOHN THURSTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS SECRETARY OF STATE AND CHAIR OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS RESPONDENTS SAVE ARKANSAS FROM EPIDEMIC, A BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE; AND DAVID BURNETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CHAIRMAN OF SAVE ARKANSAS FROM EPIDEMIC BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE INTERVENORS SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITIES, A BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE; AND MICHAEL MCCAULEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CHAIRMAN OF SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITIES INTERVENORS Opinion Delivered: September 12, 2022 AN ORIGINAL ACTION WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUED. PER CURIAM Pursuant to our authority under amendment 80, section 2(E) of the Arkansas Constitution to issue and determine any and all writs necessary in aid of our jurisdiction, we issue a writ of mandamus to the Secretary of State to decide the sufficiency of the proposed initiative petition at issue in this action pursuant to article 5, section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution. The Secretary of State is ordered to file proof of his decision by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.