阿肯色州最高法院允许立法者以三分之二的票数改变选民通过的法律, Arkansas's Supreme Court allows lawmakers to change voter-passed laws with a two-thirds vote, overturning a 74-year-old rule.

阿肯色州最高法院已裁定6-0州立法机构可以以三分之二多数修改选民通过的宪法修正案,推翻74年前的先例。 The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled 6-0 that the state legislature can amend voter-passed constitutional amendments with a two-thirds majority, overturning a 74-year-old precedent. 该决定源于对修订第98号修正案立法的质疑,该修正案将医用大麻合法化,允许立法者修改由公民发起的措施,而无需进行另一次公开投票。 The decision, stemming from challenges to legislative changes of Amendment 98, which legalized medical marijuana, allows lawmakers to modify citizen-initiated measures without requiring another public vote. 法院认为,如果这种修改与原措施的目的有关,则允许作出这种修改。 The court held that such amendments are permissible if they are germane to the original measure’s purpose. 执政者将权力转向民选官员, 引起直接民主倡导者的担忧, The ruling shifts power toward elected officials, raising concerns among direct democracy advocates who say it undermines voter sovereignty.