(1) "Act" means an act having general application throughout the state, whether originating in the General Assembly or proposed by the people;
(2) "Amendment" means an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that is proposed by the people;
(3) "Canvasser" means a person who circulates an initiative or referendum petition or a part or parts of an initiative or referendum petition to obtain the signatures of petitioners thereto;
(4) "Election" means a regular general election at which state and county officers are elected for regular terms;
(5) "Measure" means an amendment, an act, or an ordinance;
(6) "Ordinance" means an ordinance of a municipality or county, whether originating in the legislative body of the municipality or county or proposed by the people;
(7) "Petition part" means a petition signature sheet containing the information required under § 7-9-104 or § 7-9-105;
(8) "Petitioner" means a person who signs an initiative or referendum petition ordering a vote on a measure;
(9) "Registered voter" means a person who is registered at the time of signing the petition pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51; and
(10) "Sponsor" means a person who arranges for the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition or who files an initiative or referendum petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures.
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