Supporters of four proposed Arkansas ballot measures delivered petitions to the Secretary of State at the Capitol on Friday in hopes they will be certified for November’s statewide ballot.| Arkansas Advocate
An applicant for the Pope County casino license filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the court to invalidate the recently-awarded permit because the license holder’s requisite letters of support from local government were “coercively issued.”| Arkansas Advocate
Thurston denied that his office told the ballot question committee on July 4 that submitting another sponsor affidavit “was not required.”| Arkansas Advocate
The numbers in Thursday’s affidavit bring the total number of signatures submitted up to 102,730, more than 1,200 above AFLG’s estimate.| Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Supreme Court Tuesday night ordered Secretary of State John Thurston to count signatures collected by volunteer canvassers for a proposed ballot initiative to expand abortion access. The state’s high court ordered the count to be completed by 9 a.m. Monday.| Arkansas Advocate
The ballot question committee argued that Thurston’s office owes it “an opportunity to cure or correct any perceived deficiencies in its submission."| Arkansas Advocate
The ballot question committee asserted that Thurston’s office is required to count every signature regardless of the validity of the paid canvassers’ signatures.| Arkansas Advocate
Arkansans for Limited Government did not submit a required affidavit while supporters of other ballot measures did, Secretary of State John Thurston said.| Arkansas Advocate
A proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion access in Arkansas exceeded the required number of signatures for the November ballot.| Arkansas Advocate
