State officials disqualified the measure Wednesday. But new records show their justifications may not hold up to scrutiny.
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Newly released records raise questions about secretary of state’s rejection of abortion amendment
John Thurston’s letter strongly implied abortion advocates had failed to turn in a list of paid canvassers on July 5. In fact, they did.
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Abortion amendment supporters vow to fight Arkansas secretary of state’s rejection
“We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down,” a spokesperson said.
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Secretary of state disqualifies Arkansas Abortion Amendment from ballot on technicality
An effort to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to restore abortion rights in Arkansas was rejected by Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston over an alleged failure to submit an affidavit.
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PHOTOS: Repro rights supporters cheer a milestone in push to put abortion on the ballot
Hoots, hollers and high fives at the Arkansas Capitol Friday as abortion rights volunteers delivered the signatures needed to get on the November ballot.
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IT’S ON! Enough signatures collected to put abortion rights on Arkansas ballot
100,000 and counting. That’s how many Arkansans signed on to push back against our state’s near-total abortion ban.
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Trolls try to sabotage effort to restore abortion access in Arkansas
Someone tried to trick supporters of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment out of collecting signatures Thursday.
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Arkansas Abortion Amendment needs 5,800 signatures by Friday
On Monday, Arkansans for Limited Government said they needed 10,000 signatures, and yesterday, the group reported needing 8,200, suggesting that serious progress is being made and that momentum could be picking up. Get on it!
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Arkansas Abortion Amendment still needs 8,200 signatures before Friday
Can organizers reach 90,704 signatures by this Friday? We’re down to the wire here.
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Abortion Amendment push in Arkansas gets national attention
The New York Times looks southward with a story about the mad sprint to collect the signatures needed to put the Arkansas Abortion Amendment on the ballot.