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(a)(1) If an act of the General Assembly amends a provision of the Arkansas Constitution as expressly permitted by the Arkansas Constitution, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, make the following revisions to the act amending the Arkansas Constitution so long as the revisions do not change the substance or meaning of the act amending the Arkansas Constitution:
(A)Correct the spelling of words;
(B)Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;
(C)Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors;
(D)Correct manifest errors in references to laws and other documents;
(E)Correct manifest errors in internal reference numbers;
(F)Number, renumber, redesignate, and rearrange the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue;
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(a) (1) If an act of the General Assembly amends a provision of the Arkansas Constitution as expressly permitted by the Arkansas Constitution, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, make the following revisions to the act amending the Arkansas Constitution so long as the revisions do not change the substance or meaning of the act amending the Arkansas Constitution: (A) Correct the spelling of words; (B) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity; (C) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors; (D) Correct manifest errors in references to laws and other documents; (E) Correct manifest errors in internal reference numbers; (F) Number, renumber, redesignate, and rearrange the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue; (G) Change internal reference numbers to agree with renumbered sections, subsections, subdivisions, or other provisions of law; (H) Insert or delete hyphens in words to follow correct grammatical usage; (I) Change numerals or symbols to words or vice versa and add figures or words if they are merely repetitions of written words or vice versa for purposes of uniformity and style; (J) Change the form of nouns, pronouns, and verbs for purposes of style and grammar; (K) Correct punctuation; and (L) Change gender-specific language to gender-neutral language. (2) (A) If more than one (1) act amending the same provision of the Arkansas Constitution is enacted by the General Assembly during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue as necessary so that all of the enactments shall be given effect, including without limitation renumbering, redesignating, and rearranging sections, subsections, and subdivisions of the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue. (B) In the event that one (1) or more acts amending the same provision of the Arkansas Constitution result in an irreconcilable conflict with one (1) or more acts of the General Assembly amending the Arkansas Constitution enacted during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue so that the conflicting provision of the last enactment prevails. (b) If the commission makes revisions under subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall file a report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor that: (1) Explains the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section; and (2) Includes the text of the provision of the Arkansas Constitution at issue as amended by the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section.