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LiberalArkie

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Thu Aug 22, 2024, 01:54 PM Aug 22

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2024 11:26 am

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.

The ruling dashed the hopes of organizers, who submitted the petitions, of getting the constitutional amendment measure on the ballot in the predominantly Republican state, where many top leaders tout their opposition to abortion.

Election officials said Arkansans for Limited Government, the group behind the measure, did not properly submit documentation regarding the signature gatherers it hired. The group disputed that assertion and argued it should have been given more time to provide any additional documents needed.

“We find that the Secretary correctly refused to count the signatures collected by paid canvassers because the sponsor failed to file the paid canvasser training certification,” the court said in a 4-3 ruling.

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https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/abortion-ballot-arkansas-supreme-court-i35917

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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure (Original Post) LiberalArkie Aug 22 OP
ouch RandySF Aug 22 #1
"It's up to the public to vote their choice!" What a crock of shit Klarkashton Aug 22 #2

Klarkashton

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2. "It's up to the public to vote their choice!" What a crock of shit
Thu Aug 22, 2024, 02:04 PM
Aug 22

These bastards think they have it all locked up.

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