Judge tosses new state voting laws

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday struck down four new voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers, finding the measures unconstitutional. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen issued a permanent injunction against the new voting laws at the end of a four-day... Read More.

Appeal filed in voting rights lawsuit

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday appealed a judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Arkansas’ new state House districts dilute the influence of Black voters in the state. The ACLU filed the appeal on behalf of the... Read More.
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Court won’t dismiss voting restrictions lawsuit

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said it won’t dismiss a challenge to four new voting restrictions passed by the Legislature last year. Justices rejected arguments by attorneys for Secretary of State John Thurston that he was immune from the Read More.
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Lawsuit challenges new voting restrictions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two groups are asking an Arkansas judge to strike down several voting restrictions enacted this year that they say are unconstitutional and will disenfranchise the state’s voters. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Arkansas United filed a lawsuit... Read More.
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State house rejects cut to early voting days

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House on Tuesday rejected legislation to cut early voting in the state by a day. The House voted down the measure 39-43. The Senate last week had approved the bill, which would have eliminated early voting on the... Read More.

cut in early voting days discussed in legislature

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A proposal to cut early voting by one day in Arkansas is advancing in the state legislature as lawmakers near the end of this year’s session. The Senate by a 19-13 vote Thursday approved legislation to eliminate early voting on... Read More.