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A slate of new laws make it extremely difficult for grassroots attempts to amend the state constitution.
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Sponsors vow to explore legal challenges to new eighth-grade reading level requirement
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The League of Women Voters of Arkansas is asking a federal judge to halt five new laws that change the way voters propose measures and constitutional amendments.
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The bill would require the titles of citizen-led ballot initiatives and constitutional amendments to be written at or below an eighth-grade reading level.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin cited ambiguities as his reason for rejecting the proposed ballot title and language.
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Lawmakers on Monday sent proposals relating to library system directors and petition canvassers to the governor for a signature.
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Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process.
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Bills to ban phones in schools, boost maternal health and impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process all gained final legislative approval Tuesday.
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Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester said there are seven key focus areas, with each receiving a letter grade showing its current status.
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A series of bills would put new restrictions on canvassers collecting signatures for ballot initiatives and proposed constitutional amendments.