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SJR18

The Citizens Only Voting Amendment.

J. Payton · 2025 Regular Session · Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT.

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2 mentions · 16 meetings · 1 named speaker

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

April 8, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “…ONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

April 3, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “…ONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

April 3, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…ONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

April 1, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…O CREATE THE Page 3 of 4 ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 20, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…ONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 18, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…O CREATE THE Page 2 of 3 ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR22 G. Ledi…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 13, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. Page 2 of 3…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 12, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT.”

SJR 18 is actually a companion bill for a House bill by Representative Ray. It's the only voting amendment just says in order to vote in any election in Arkansas, you would have to be a citizen of the United States and then also meet the cu...
Senator John Payton · 1:12:01 in the video
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 11, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT.”

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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 11, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 6, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

March 4, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 27, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

Agenda items (1)

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 27, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 25, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…STITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS". SJR18 J. Payton THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. SJR19 M. John…”

Senate Convenes

Feb. 12, 2025

Matched: “Senate Joint Resolution 18 by state agency, uh, by Senator Payton, uh, the citizens on…”

Senate Joint Resolution 18 by state agency, uh, by Senator Payton, uh, the citizens only voting amendments, Senate Joint Resolution 18. State agencies resolution 19 by Senator Johns uh Mark Johnson, an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution...

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