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The Constitution of Arkansas is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of Arkansas delineating the duties, powers, structures, and functions of the state government. Arkansas' original constitution was adopted at a constitutional convention held at Little Rock in advance of the territory's admission to the Union in 1836. In 1861 a ...
The State government of Arkansas is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. These consist of the state governor's office, a bicameral state legislature known as the Arkansas General Assembly, and a state court system. The Arkansas Constitution delineates the
The General Assembly of Arkansas is authorized by the Arkansas Constitution, which is the state's fifth constitution. The first constitution was ratified on January 30, 1836, and the current constitution was adopted in 1874. [2] The constitution has also been amended throughout the state's history since 1874. [2]
A constitutional amendment in 1974 radically reformed county government in Arkansas, though the county executive's titles are relics from the state's constitution. The reform, approved as Amendment 55 to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874, made sweeping changes to the structure of county government.
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Arkansas General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Arkansas became part of the United States on June 15, 1836 .
The Arkansas Senate was created and re-created by the Arkansas Constitution ratified on January 30, 1836. It is now governed by the fifth and current constitution of Arkansas adopted in 1874. [1] During the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War, the federal government passed the Reconstruction Acts and enfranchised African Americans.
The Brooks–Baxter War, having recently been resolved by Grant in favor of Governor of Arkansas Elisha Baxter (nominally a Republican), resulted in a call for the 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention. Largely drafted by Democrats and former Confederates, the new draft constitution was submitted to the voters of Arkansas on October 13.
Under the Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas is a right to work state. Its voters passed a ban on same-sex marriage in 2004, with 75% voting yes, [147] although that ban has been inactive since the Supreme Court protected same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. Arkansas retains the death penalty.