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power to change county boundaries is inherent in the General Assembly, subject to express constitutional restrictions.” Te remainder of the subchapter goes on to provide that changes to county boundaries may be initiated by the General As- sembly or by a petition to the legislature by persons whose rights and interests would be affected by the boundary change. (A.C.A. § 14-14-102). To be taken under consideration by the legislature, such a petition is required to be signed by not less than 15 percent of the voters residing in the area(s) to be affected by the proposed boundary change. A petition to form an entirely new county must be preceded by an election on the issue and consent by the majority of the voters in the part pro- posed to be taken off. (A.C.A. § 14-14-103). Petitions must be accompanied by the following documentation: A survey of the proposed boundary alterations (except where common boundaries are being dissolved) performed by a professional surveyor, and a map drawn to scale of the area to be affected by the petition. Tese provisions allow the General Assembly and the citizens that it serves to work in tandem to ensure that counties are able to properly provide services in as efficient a manner as possible. In the years going forward, it is a relative certainty that Arkansans, whether directly or through their political representatives, will utilize the provisions of the Ar- kansas Constitution and the Arkansas Code to weave further detail into the tapestry that depicts the history of Arkansas’ many great counties.


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