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One bill would ban ballot boxes for absentee voting, while the other deals with paper and electronic ballots.
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The lawsuit challenges a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot by raising the number of counties where signatures must be gathered.
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House Bill 1419 would require petitioners to get signatures from 50 counties, instead of 15, to get a citizen-led issue on the ballot.
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The legislation comes after one Arkansas county decided to avoid the use of voting machines
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The bill advanced through the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs committee on Thursday.
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A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Voting Rights Act allows private citizens to sue to enforce a key part of the 1965 law prohibiting discriminatory voting practices.
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U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled that a state law passed in 2019 violates the rights of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas.
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Secretary of State John Thurston told backers of an amendment to strike Pope County as a destination for a casino that they did not qualify due to a lack of signatures.
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Under new laws passed by the Arkansas Legislature in recent years, many political observers expected greater difficulty in collecting ballot petition signatures.
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A report compared all states in the U.S., suggesting Arkansas voters will face challenges in upcoming elections, including barriers in accessibility, registration and absentee ballots.