Issue 3: A Constitutional Amendment Concerning Economic Development in the State of Arkansas; and Authorizing the General Assembly to Provide for the Creation of Economic Development Districts Within Cities, Counties, or Cooperative Areas to Promote Economic Development Within the Economic Development District.
Arkansas · constitutional amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
no rhetorical technique found
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WITHIN CITIES, COUNTIES, OR COOPERATIVE AREAS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
From sos.arkansas.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Arkansas publishes no official arguments for or against. The Secretary of State posts only the legislature's notice (popular name, ballot title, text); the University of Arkansas extension voter guide is not an official election source.
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Democratic Party of Arkansas: No position published · Republican Party of Arkansas: No position published
Committees registered to support or oppose Issue 3, and what they reported to Arkansas Ethics Commission ballot/legislative question committee filings (arkansasethics.com, 'Ballot Question Filings'); Secretary of State 'Financial Disclosure' (ethics-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov) holds candidate/PAC filers only. Checked 2026-10-21.
Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.
Supporting
Arkansans for Strong Communities
Ballot measure committee
Raised $2,247,479 · spent $2,200,022 · as reported through Sep 30, 2026
Largest contributors as filed:
- National Association of Realtors (as written: 'National Relators Association') · $400,000
Trade or professional association · federal PAC contributions, 2025–26: $1,944,250 to Democratic and $2,166,500 to Republican candidates and party committees, $13,000 to others (FEC) - Arkansas Realtors Association (as written: 'AR Realtors Association') · $200,000
Trade or professional association - Dyke Industries, Inc. (also written 'Dyke Industries') · $157,500
Company - Thomas L. Walton (also 'Thomas Walton') · $125,000 · individual
- Steuart Walton (also 'Steuart L Walton', 'Stueart Walton') · $125,000 · individual
- Jim C Walton (also 'Jim Walton') · $125,000 · individual
Opposing
Truth in Politics Against Issue 3
Ballot measure committee
Registered; no financial report filed yet.
Scott County Republican Party Committee
Political party
Registered; no financial report filed yet.
A political party committee registered on this measure. Its totals cover all its activity, including candidates; its filings don’t divide them by measure.
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