Deadline for filing proposed constitutional amendments has passed

A flurry of proposals to amend the Arkansas Constitution were filed in the last 36 hours. Only three can be referred to a vote by the people, to be determined by the Joint Committees on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs along with a vote of the full legislature. Historically, the two legislative chambers rotate which one refers out two proposals to the voters, and although it was the House's turn in 2007, we couldn't reach a consensus. We sent out two senate proposals (the lottery and amending language referred by Sen. Faris, both of which I supported) and one House proposal (annual sessions, which I opposed). Here's a rundown of all proposed constitutional amendments on file:

House (13 proposals filed):

HJR1001 (Greenberg): Modifies constitution regarding conduct of special elections
HJR1002 (Ragland): Abolishes the office of Constable
HJR1003 (Maloch): Removes interest rate limits on bonds/loans involving gov't
HJR1004 (Cheatham): Concerning interest rate limits
HJR1005 (Greenberg): Changes apportionment
HJR1006 (Shelby): Increases terms of county officials to 4 yrs; adds recall procedure
HJR1007 (Wills): Amends Amendment 82 (super-projects)
HJR1008 (Hutchinson): Changes Amendment 42 concerning the Arkansas Hwy Commission
HJR1009 (Carroll): Allows atheists to hold office and testify in court
HJR1010 (J. Burris): Equal Rights Amendment.
HJR1011 (Green): Amends Lottery Amendment
HJR1012 (Roebuck): Modifies Amendment 33 (boards/commissions governing state instutions)
HJR1013 (Wills): Promotes growth and jobs through investment in technology-based enterprises

Senate (11 proposals filed):

SJR1 (Glover): An amendment concerning serving of county officials and JPs
SJR2 (Glover): Repeals annual sessions
SJR3 (Faris): Constitutional right to hunt and fish
SJR4 (Prichard): Changes term limits
SJR5 (Baker): Increases length of terms of some county officials and makes them non-partisan
SJR6 (Broadway): (Broadway): Classifies savings from certain projets as revenue under bond statutes
SJR7 (Malone): Repeals annual sessions
SJR8 (Bryles): An amendment to improve the lives of Arkansans
SJR9 (Bryles): Modifies term limits
SJR10 (Malone): Repeals annual sessions
SJR11 (Smith): Repeals provisions pertaining to the Arkansas Game & Fish Comission