Special master releases review regarding Stilley’s standing to sue Arkansas’ secretary of state
Under Arkansas law, those convicted of felonies can register to vote if they have been discharged from probation or parole. The special master found Stilley "has not discharged his sentence, has not been pardoned and currently continues on supervised release."
Arkansas Republicans sue state chairman over primary rule change
Arkansas Republican officials face lawsuit over GOP primary closure controversy
Lawsuit filed over Arkansas Republican officials blocking effort to close state GOP primary
Supporters of an effort to make Arkansas' GOP primaries open only to registered Republicans have filed a lawsuit over state party officials blocking that proposal. The lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday stems from delegates at the state Republican Party convention voting to allow only registered GOP voters to participate in the party's primary.
Arkansas delegate reflects on experience at Democratic National Convention
Arkansas Democratic delegate Evelyn Rios-Stafford said she left the DNC feeling ready to try new policies in the Natural State.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of petitions to let voters decide on abortion access
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an abortion rights initiative on the ballot
In narrow ruling, Arkansas Supreme Court keeps abortion off the ballot
The court ruled that Arkansans for Limited Government made a paperwork error, disqualifying a petition on abortion rights that earned over 100,000 signatures.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion-rights ballot measure
A majority of justices agreed with the secretary of state's decision last month to block the proposed constitutional amendment over issues with the signature-gathering process.
Two Arkansas candidates facing tax liens, records show
Two candidates for state offices have active state tax liens filed against them for amounts that range from about $5,000 to nearly $14,000, according to state records.
Lawmakers bar electronic signatures on Arkansas voter registration forms, tighten gender restrictions
The Arkansas Legislative Council approved on Friday a series of rules that included measures to bar election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature and another to tighten state restrictions around gender.
Several Arkansas county clerks sued after they reject paper ballot initiative
The petition, the "Hand-Marked, Hand-Counted Paper Ballot Ordinance of 2024," would go before voters in nine counties -- Cleburne, Conway, Independence, Johnson, Perry, Saline, Sharp, White and Van Buren counties -- on Nov. 5, if ordered by circuit judges to be placed on the ballot.
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion initiative on the ballot
The Supreme Court on Thursday partially agreed to the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) emergency request to revive an Arizona law that strengthens proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting. In a 5-4 vote,
Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Bid to Get Abortion Measure on the Ballot
A majority on the state Supreme Court sided with the secretary of state, who had rejected a citizen group’s petition for failing to submit some of the necessary paperwork.
Arkansas supreme court blocks abortion question from state ballot over paperwork error
The issue of abortion rights will not appear on the Arkansas state ballot in November, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, saying that activists pushing for the measure had failed to file necessary paperwork.