BECKER v. RIVIERE

No. 80-170.

604 S.W.2d 555 (1980)

J. Bill BECKER, and E. J. Jacobs, Petitioners, v. Paul RIVIERE, Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, Respondent, v. The FAIR ARKANSAS INTEREST RATE COMMITTEE, Charles Ray, Chairman, Charles Ray Individually, Charles Ray as Representative of a Class, Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Youngdahl & Larrison by James E. Youngdahl, Little Rock, for petitioners.

Tucker & Stafford by James Guy Tucker, Little Rock, for intervenors.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by W. Russell Meeks, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Rodney E. Slater, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.


STROUD, Justice.

This is an original action filed by Petitioners on August 18, 1980, pursuant to Amendment No. 7 to the Arkansas Constitution, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 2-211 (Repl.1976), and Rule 17 of this court, seeking to enjoin the Secretary of State from certifying proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 60. Petitioners contend that both the proposed popular name and the proposed ballot title are misleading and deceptive. They also allege that the proposed popular...

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