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'2014 Arkansas elections'

Damage lawsuit amendment heading to the ballot

As expected, the Senate today approved the House-amended version of the proposed constitutional amendment aimed at discouraging personal injury lawsuits, or so-called tort reform.
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Arkansas Supreme Court kills initiated act for medical marijuana for insufficient petition signatures

The Arkansas Supreme Court today ruled that the initiated act to allow medical marijuana failed to qualify for the ballot for deficiencies in signature gathering and votes on it will not be counted.
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The Onion assesses election 2016 in Arkansas

The Onion's 50-state guide to elections this year offers this wisdom on the top issues in Arkansas.

Filing closes with three contested races for Little Rock City Board, including former school leader

At filing deadline, races developed for three of four Little Rock City Board races. One features the re-emergence of former Little Rock School Superintendent Roy Brooks.
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County responses to flawed felon data suggests eligible voters have been removed from rolls

Earlier this summer, Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office passed along flawed data on Arkansas felons to county clerks. We contacted all 75 counties to see how they had decided to handle it. Their responses varied dramatically. In at least 17 counties, clerks took a "shoot first" approach, which almost certainly means eligible voters have been stripped of their rights.

Jefferson County election squabble enters new arena

A lawsuit has been filed against Stu Soffer, a member of the Jefferson County Election Commission, for his failure to turn over e-mails in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Committee debates election reforms, shows little appetite for judicial appointments

A month after the conclusion of a vitriolic state Supreme Court election season that saw unprecedented levels of spending by out-of-state "dark money" groups, the Senate Judiciary committee this afternoon discussed two potential reforms to how Arkansas selects its judges.

Financial report: Courtney Goodson loaned $641,000 to her race for chief justice

An updated campaign finance report for failed chief justice candidate Courtney Goodson shows she loaned her campaign $641,000 and received $35,000 in contributions the last few days of the campaign from Pennsylvania lawyers who have become high-profile because of Arkansas political activities.
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TV spending topped $1.6 million in Supreme Court races

Another in a series of reports from a good-government says TV spending in the races for Supreme Court in Arkansas topped $1.6 million, not a record by the figuring of Justice at Stake but also not a complete tally of spending because it leaves out huge expenditures on direct mail and other costs.

Last night, the private option won: Five out of six pro-PO Republican incumbents defeated anti-PO challengers

It was a big night for Gov. Asa Hutchinson and backers of the private option.
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Dan Kemp and Shawn Womack elected to Arkansas Supreme Court

After millions of dollars poured in, the results are in: Shawn Womack and Dan Kemp will be new members of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

The private option and the GOP primaries: races to watch

Three Senate races and five House races could determine the future of the private option.
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