With Thurston not backing down, a lawsuit seems increasingly likely.
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Arkansans and their government stand at odds
History is spattered with the salivary bloviations of powerful people excoriating the activists who want things to change.
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The 4 legal questions that will decide the fate of Arkansas’s abortion rights ballot initiative
While we wait to hear how Secretary of State John Thurston responds to supporters of the abortion amendment, here’s a breakdown of the issues at play.
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Whiplash: Why the Arkansas Abortion Amendment still might be in play
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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Commission recommends space for Arkansas Capitol’s upcoming ‘monument to the unborn’
Lakey Goff, the artist behind the idea of a “living wall” of flora for the monument, proposed placing the monument in the grassy space behind the Capitol and to the north of the Supreme Court building.
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Voter registration groups sue over Arkansas’s abrupt rejection of e-signatures on forms
Get Loud’s lawsuit, which seeks relief under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, draws a direct link to the disenfranchisement of Black voters in the segregated South.
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U.S. Supreme Court revives Arkansas gerrymandering case, but plaintiffs face long odds
Reversing a dismissal just to make the plaintiffs try to meet an even tougher standard is nasty work for the high court.