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RandySF

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Wed Sep 11, 2024, 06:16 AM Sep 11

Arkansas Supreme Court report finds casino measure has enough signatures to move forward

In a civil suit over a ballot initiative on casino licenses, an Arkansas Supreme Court special master found that most of the signatures collected to qualify the measure are valid, that paperwork certifying paid canvassers was properly filed and that compensation practices didn’t disqualify any of the signatures.

This is good news for Local Voters in Charge, the group behind the initiative which, if approved by voters, would kill plans for a new casino in Pope County and require a countywide vote to issue any new ones.

The lawsuit, filed by the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee — a group funded by Cherokee Nation Businesses, a rival to the casino operator behind Local Voters in Charge — seeks to disqualify the measure from the ballot.

The suit was brought against Secretary of State John Thurston, who certified the measure in July, and Local Voters in Charge later joined the defense.



https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/10/arkansas-supreme-court-report-finds-casino-measure-can-go-on-ballot/75163484007/

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Arkansas Supreme Court report finds casino measure has enough signatures to move forward (Original Post) RandySF Sep 11 OP
He's been advertising the local control vote a lot ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 13 #1
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