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The groups plan to sue the state while they work to pass an amendment rolling back restrictions to direct democracy.
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State Board of Election Commissioners also vote to sanction a county’s entire election commission
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The amendment seeks to walk back legislative hurdles to the direct democracy process.
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The Arkansas nonprofits put forward bills that accomplish the same things with nuanced processes.
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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.