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Lawsuit filed over ballot initiative requirements

Sunday, March 12 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging 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. Republican state Sen. Bryan King and the League of Women... Read More.

Mayor casts deciding vote to send Go Forward tax extension to May 9 ballot

Friday, February 24 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington cast the deciding vote Friday as the City Council voted to call a special election in May to decide the fate of two sales tax proposals. Council member Steven Shaner, one of the sponsors of the legislation, confirmed... Read More.

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Jefferson County Sheriff discusses ballot on legalizing marijuana

Thursday, October 20 by Deseray Mckinzy

If Arkansas voters approve Amendment 4 when they go to the polls on November 8, recreational marijuana will be legal all over the state. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show, Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods was asked if that would be a good thing... Read More.

Ballot initiative to block proposed Pope County casino will not be voted on

Wednesday, August 3 by Staff

A ballot initiative that would allow voters in Pope County to block a proposed casino will not be voted on. Rick Walker has this report..

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Marijuana initiative closer to being on November ballot

Friday, July 29 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a recreational marijuana initiative have turned in the required number of valid signatures, moving the measure closer to appearing on Arkansas’ ballot this fall, election officials said Friday. A spokesman for the secretary of state’s office said supporters... Read More.

Senate candidate files lawsuit on wrong name on ballot

Wednesday, May 11 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Senate candidate Jake Bequette filed a lawsuit Tuesday after two counties incorrectly listed his first name as “Jack” on their ballots for this month’s Republican primary election, with early voting already underway. Attorneys for Bequette, who’s challenging two-term GOP... Read More.

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Rutledge intends on putting tax elimination on ’22 ballot

Friday, July 23 by Deseray Mckinzy

According to the Arkansas AP, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that while running for the Republican nomination for governor, she also will try to put on next year’s ballot a proposition to end the state’s individual income tax. Rutledge, who is running against... Read More.

Burlsworth, Hampton On College Football HOF Ballot For Second Straight Year

Thursday, June 3 by Laron Marbley

Burlsworth, Hampton On College Football HOF Ballot For Second Straight Year FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas football legends Brandon Burlsworth and Dan Hampton have once again been named to the ballot for induction into the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Football Hall of Fame. The ballot includes... Read More.

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Governor not on ballot but hard to escape as election nears

Monday, November 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson isn’t on the ballot in Tuesday’s election, but it’s been hard to escape him in the weeks leading up to it. He’s appeared in an ad for fellow Republican Rep. French Hill, who’s in an unexpectedly... Read More.

Election commission announces change in absentee ballot processing

Tuesday, October 27 by Ray King

The Jefferson County Board of Election Commissioners announced Tuesday a change will be made in the processing of absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. Commission Chairman Mike Adam said in the notice that due to the large number of returned absentee ballots, the... Read More.

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Group forms to oppose limits on ballot initiatives

Thursday, October 1 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A coalition of groups launched a campaign Thursday against a proposal going before Arkansas voters next month that would place new limits on the ballot initiative process. The coalition, Protect AR Rights, is opposing a proposed constitutional amendment the Legislature... Read More.

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections

Wednesday, September 23 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they’re rejected due to signature issues. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas argues in the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: ballot

Lawsuit filed over ballot initiative requirements

Mayor casts deciding vote to send Go Forward tax extension to May 9 ballot

Jefferson County Sheriff discusses ballot on legalizing marijuana

Ballot initiative to block proposed Pope County casino will not be voted on

Marijuana initiative closer to being on November ballot

Senate candidate files lawsuit on wrong name on ballot

Rutledge intends on putting tax elimination on ’22 ballot

Burlsworth, Hampton On College Football HOF Ballot For Second Straight Year

Governor not on ballot but hard to escape as election nears

Election commission announces change in absentee ballot processing

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections

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