Arkansas Advocate: Judge blocks state law increasing signature requirement for ballot measures
An Arkansas judge on Thursday blocked implementation of a 2023 state law that increased the signature requirements for measures to qualify for the ballot
Tag: Arkansas direct democracy
Arkansas Advocate: Ballot groups ask judge to block Arkansas direct democracy laws
Two ballot question committees on Thursday asked the court to block six Arkansas laws regulating direct democracy, one day after a federal judge granted them permission to intervene in an existing lawsuit
Arkansas Advocate: AG rejects proposed ballot measure to amend direct democracy process
Arkansas’ attorney general rejected a proposed ballot measure that aims to amend the state’s initiative and referendum process
Arkansas Advocate: Panel again rejects investigative powers for Secretary of State over initiative petitions
Bill sponsor Sen. Kim Hammer will run next year for Secretary of State, the office that oversees elections
Arkansas Advocate: Senate advances two stalled bills that would change direct democracy
Opponents of the bills have called them a threat to the public’s right to change laws and the state Constitution
Arkansas Advocate: Bills to change citizen-led petition process continue to move through Legislature
Proposed changes to Arkansas’ citizen-led ballot initiative process continued to advance through the state Legislature on Monday, with more movement expected throughout the week
Opinion: Initiative bills ‘a power grab’ to deprive Arkansas citizens of their right to direct democracy
State Rep. Kim Hammer’s proposals appear to violate the Arkansas Constitution, which only allows legal restrictions on the initiative process to prevent fraud, as well as the federal First Amendment’s protection of core political speech absent a compelling state interest to limit it