Attorney General Tim Griffin contends the abortion-rights group essentially failed to turn in a petition at all when they failed to include a signed statement about paid canvassers.
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Abortion advocates sue secretary of state over rejection of amendment
Arkansans for Limited Government gave Secretary of State John Thurston until Monday to change course and count signatures, but he refused.
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Secretary of state insists abortion amendment is still disqualified, won’t address key legal questions
With Thurston not backing down, a lawsuit seems increasingly likely.
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Whiplash: Why the Arkansas Abortion Amendment still might be in play
State officials disqualified the measure Wednesday. But new records show their justifications may not hold up to scrutiny.
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Newly released records raise questions about secretary of state’s rejection of abortion amendment
John Thurston’s letter strongly implied abortion advocates had failed to turn in a list of paid canvassers on July 5. In fact, they did.
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Abortion amendment supporters vow to fight Arkansas secretary of state’s rejection
“We will fight this ridiculous disqualification attempt with everything we have. We will not back down,” a spokesperson said.
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Secretary of state disqualifies Arkansas Abortion Amendment from ballot on technicality
An effort to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to restore abortion rights in Arkansas was rejected by Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston over an alleged failure to submit an affidavit.
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PHOTOS: Repro rights supporters cheer a milestone in push to put abortion on the ballot
Hoots, hollers and high fives at the Arkansas Capitol Friday as abortion rights volunteers delivered the signatures needed to get on the November ballot.
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IT’S ON! Enough signatures collected to put abortion rights on Arkansas ballot
100,000 and counting. That’s how many Arkansans signed on to push back against our state’s near-total abortion ban.
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Trolls try to sabotage effort to restore abortion access in Arkansas
Someone tried to trick supporters of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment out of collecting signatures Thursday.