Abortion advocates say they complied with the law and Thurston is violating the First Amendment. The state contends they did not and that the court lacks jurisdiction anyway.
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Labor and delivery: How a volunteer-powered group gathered 102K signatures for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment
Sec. of State John Thurston rejected the Arkansas Abortion Amendment based on a paperwork error, but women’s health advocates are not going away without a fight.
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Secretary of state’s filing in abortion amendment case hints at catch-22 argument down the line
Thurston claims the court lacks jurisdiction to review his decision until he finishes the next step of reviewing signatures … which he’s already said he won’t do unless the court tells him to.
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State Supreme Court won’t dismiss abortion petitioners’ lawsuit, for now
The ruling is another small victory for Arkansans for Limited Government, the group behind the abortion amendment.
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Ark. Supreme Court orders secretary of state to count some abortion petition signatures
Though the secretary of state must start counting, the court stopped far short of giving abortion petitioners an outright victory.
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Secretary of state’s office pulled ‘bait and switch’ on petition requirements, abortion advocates argue
The group said Secretary of State John Thurston’s “actions have thwarted the will of the people.”
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Sponsors of casino measure raised $2.85 million in June
And other updates in ballot initiative fundraising.
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Arkansas’s reproductive health care challenges continue, study shows
Arkansas continues to find itself among the lowest-ranked states for women’s health and reproductive care, according to a new report released Thursday.
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Abortion advocates sue secretary of state over rejection of amendment
Arkansans for Limited Government gave Secretary of State John Thurston until Monday to change course and count signatures, but he refused.
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Secretary of state insists abortion amendment is still disqualified, won’t address key legal questions
With Thurston not backing down, a lawsuit seems increasingly likely.