Washington Post spotlights ballot initiative push to protect abortion rights in Arkansas
RED-STATE ACTIVISM: An abortion rights rally held earlier this year at the Capitol As readers of this blog know, signatures are currently being gathered to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would reverse Arkansas’s abortion ban. If passed, the amendment would not allow the state to “prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion services […]
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Alaska judge to expedite ruling on campaign ethics violations by ranked choice voting opponents | #alaska | #politics
Division of Election workers process signature booklets to repeal Alaska’s new voting system in Anchorage on Jan. 12, 2024. (Loren Holmes / ADN) An Alaska judge will rule months before the November election on the legality of a decision by state campaign regulators to punish opponents of Alaska’s voting system. The review follows an appeal […]
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Arkansas health care workers support national call to protect IVF • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas doctors have joined a nationwide network of health care professionals working to protect in vitro fertilization access in the wake of last month’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling that paused IVF services in the state. Healthcare Workers for Reproductive Freedom formally launched its Save IVF campaign last week with the release of a letter signed […]
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Arkansas governor’s campaign manager leads abortion amendment opposition group • Arkansas Advocate
Supporters of ballot initiatives on abortion, medical marijuana and education said they’re not concerned about the formation of a new opposition group led by an adviser to Arkansas’ governor. Stronger Arkansas is chaired by Chris Caldwell, a political consultant who served as Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ 2022 gubernatorial campaign manager. Caldwell will also lead her […]
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Arkansas judge will allow amended complaint in challenge to new ballot petition law • Arkansas Advocate
A Central Arkansas judge is allowing the group challenging Arkansas’ new ballot petition law to amend its complaint before he decides whether to grant the attorney general’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright wrote in an order this week that he had concerns about whether a sitting state senator and […]
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Arkansas AG approves ballot title for public education coalition’s initiative
For AR Kids spokesperson Bill Kopsky points out polling data the group collected regarding a proposed constitutional amendment it hopes to submit to voters during a press conference on Dec. 21, 2023 in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Arkansas Capitol. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) Supporters of a ballot initiative to amend the Arkansas Constitution’s […]
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Arkansas AG approves ballot title for public education coalition’s initiative • Arkansas Advocate
Supporters of a ballot initiative to amend the Arkansas Constitution’s education clause will begin collecting signatures next week following the attorney general’s approval of ballot language Friday. The Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 aims to hold private schools that receive state funding to the same standards at public schools. Attorney General Tim Griffin certified […]
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Tweaked language approved for Arkansas ballot initiative to expand medical marijuana access
This story was updated at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to include information about opposition to the initiative proposal. Arkansas’ cannabis industry and patient advocates can begin collecting signatures to qualify a constitutional amendment for the November ballot that would make medical marijuana more accessible. Attorney General Tim Griffin late Tuesday approved ballot language […]
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Arkansas attorney general rejects first draft of direct democracy initiative
Arkansas’ attorney general has rejected the first version of a proposed constitutional amendment intended to improve the state’s ballot initiative process, but sponsors plan to resubmit. The text of the measure — which would change parts of the initiative process that have frustrated ballot groups, including ballot title review and signature verification, as well as […]
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Arkansas attorney general again rejects public education group’s ballot initiative
Arkansas’ attorney general on Thursday rejected for a second time a proposal to amend the state Constitution’s education clause. The proposed ballot initiative aims to hold private schools participating in the state’s new voucher program to the same standards as public schools. In his Thursday opinion, Attorney General Tim Griffin said he could not certify […]
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