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Democratic Party says Mark Martin still refusing to comply with law

The state Democratic Party says Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin continues to resist its request for information about the erroneous data he sent to county clerks on voter eligibility.
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Satanists detail plans for state Capitol monument

As the Arkansas secretary of state moves closer to a clearance of a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds (and a likely lawsuit), other groups are making plans to be heard, such as The Satanic Temple.
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Secretary of state sends stronger guidance to county clerks on voter data — finally

Secretary of State Mark Martin sent a letter Tuesday to county clerks offering advice on ensuring that voters aren't improperly struck from voter rolls on basis of a list he distributed to the clerks.

Eligible voters removed from rolls

Arkansas Times reporters contacted election officials around the state to see how they had handled flawed felon data from the secretary of state. Responses varied dramatically.
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Mark Martin belatedly decides to obey law

The Arkansas Democratic Party issued a statement today indicating that Secretary of State Mark Martin has belatedly decided to obey the state Freedom of Information Act and supply information requested about his gross mishandling of information on criminal records that could have led to improper purging of thousands from voter rolls.

Secretary of state refuses to fulfill Freedom of Information request

In the wake of revelations about the flawed felon data the Secretary of State Mark Martin's office provided to county clerks, the Democratic Party of Arkansas filed an extensive Freedom of Information Act request. Today, the secretary of state made a blanket denial of the party's request, which is illegal under FOIA. Even if some of the records requested are exempt, the secretary of state still has to provide the records that aren't.
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Will the secretary of state's reading of the constitution lead to lawsuits? Almost certainly.

The secretary of state is at best reading the constitution narrowly and in isolation from other broader requirements and at worst isn't following the constitution at all, according to two University of Arkansas School of Law professors. So yeah, there's probably gonna be some lawsuits.

Secretary of State Mark Martin's craven dereliction of duty

The Secretary of State's office, responsible for a scandal that will likely deny citizens in Arkansas of their constitutional right to vote, settles for flimsy buck-passing.
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Thousands of Arkansas voters flagged for removal

After sending faulty felony data to every county in Arkansas, the secretary of state’s office says it’s up to county clerks to fix the mistakes.

Data mix-up from Ark. secretary of state purges unknown number of eligible voters

Those affected include some ex-felons now eligible to vote, as well as some 4,000 people who have never been convicted of a felony but were somehow mistakenly flagged as such.
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Secretary of State Martin closes Capitol on weekends 11 months of year

Secretary of State Mark Martin has decided the state Capitol will no longer be open to the public on weekends except in December. Security fears appear to have motivated the decision, which hasn't been greeted warmly by other officials.

Oklahoma gets festivus pole; Mark Martin nixes it in Arkansas

A Florida gadfly has won permission to put a festivus pole celebrating gay rights in the Oklahoma state Capitol. But he's been turned down in Arkansas.
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