Eddie Armstrong and Lance Huey, Individually and on Behalf of Responsible Growth Arkansas, a Ballot Question Committee 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 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

Cite as 2022 Ark. 154

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

No. CV-22-482

Opinion Delivered: September 12, 2022

EDDIE ARMSTRONG AND LANCE

HUEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON

BEHALF OF RESPONSIBLE GROWTH

ARKANSAS, A BALLOT QUESTION

COMMITTEE AN ORIGINAL ACTION

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 WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUED.

INTERVENORS

SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITIES, A

BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE; AND

MICHAEL MCCAULEY, INDIVIDUALLY

AND AS CHAIRMAN OF SAFE AND

SECURE COMMUNITIES

INTERVENORS

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.