JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Issue 3 failed in Tuesday’s election, uncertified results show. Some regions of the state rejected the issue, while Northeast Arkansas largely supported it.
Issue 3 would have created new economic development zones with their own governing boards. Supporters saw it as a tool for small, rural counties. Experts said many voters were not sure what they were voting on.
Graycen Bigger, executive director of the Northeast Arkansas Intermodal, pushed for Issue 3. Bigger said that even with the numbers still unofficial, the result still stung…