Threats to Arkansas election officials aren’t common, but they happen
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios While U.S. election officials are preparing for unprecedented efforts to disrupt the 2022 midterms, many who oversee the process in Arkansas say they’re not particularly concerned. What’s happening: “We’ve not had any reports in Arkansas regarding election-related threats, intimidation, subversion, ulterior motives or anything of the kind,” a spokesperson for Arkansas Secretary […]
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Arkansas ranked low for voting access
Arkansas is one of the most restrictive states in the U.S. in terms of voting barriers. What’s happening: The state ranks 48th, according to the nonpartisan 2022 Cost of Voting Index published in the Election Law Journal. Four Republican-sponsored laws that created new restrictions on Arkansas voters were passed in 2021, including adding photo ID […]
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