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Secretary of state warns against voter registration e-signatures; Pulaski clerk says she’ll keep taking them

Mixed messages from the the Arkansas secretary of state about the validity of electronic signatures on voter registration forms is causing confusion.
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State Supreme Court agrees to expedite case filed by group seeking to require paper ballots and limit absentee voting

The high court ordered Secretary of State John Thurston and the Board of Election Commissioners to respond to the lawsuit by Friday, Jan. 26.
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Capitol Police take "precautionary measures" after received email threat

Emailed threats landed at state Capitols across the country today, including Arkansas's.

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Arkansas's absentee ballot rules

Arkansas has among the highest mail-in ballot rejection rates in the country. But Holmes said the state's rules pose "only a minimal burden on the right to vote."
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Time to submit your design for a 'monument to the unborn' at the Arkansas Capitol

Here's a proposal. How about a giant inflatable fetus instead?

Trash the vote: Why Arkansas rejects more of its mail-in ballots than almost any other state

Arkansas chucks out more of its absentee ballots than most other states, disenfranchising members of the military, students away at school, people unable to reach the polls for medical reasons and many others.
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CAPES fell short of required signatures for ballot measure, Arkansas secretary of state says

The final tally was "at least 978 short of the number legally required," Secretary of State John Thurston wrote.

More traps set for ballot measures, bill would require a license to gather signatures

State Rep. David Ray (R-Maumelle) filed a bill Friday that would require paid canvassers to obtain a license from the state and undergo a training program organized by the secretary of state.
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Secretary of State: Challenger says office could do more to correct state's low voter participation

Secretary of State John Thurston put on defensive on voting and business support services.

Secretary of state declares marijuana amendment's ballot title insufficient in procedural move

After an order by the state Supreme Court set off a bit of confusion Monday, Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston and a representative for the state attorney general filed official documentation Tuesday declaring a recreational marijuana amendment’s ballot title to be insufficient based on a state board’s determination last month. 
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Supreme Court places marijuana amendment on ballot provisionally; UPDATE: Responsible Growth comments

Whether the votes will be counted remains to be seen.

Secretary of state says anti-casino amendment drive failed to get sufficient signatures

Petition drive for amendment to kill casino in Russellville falls short.
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