Arkansas AG seeks dismissal of Senate District 26 special election lawsuit

Judge promises swift ruling in lawsuit over special election to replace Arkansas senator

Voters cast their ballots at Sang Avenue Baptist Church in Fayetteville on Nov. 5, 2024, Election Day. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)A Pulaski County circuit judge said she would issue a ruling quickly in a lawsuit seeking to move up the dates of the Senate District 26 special election after a hearing Wednesday. The lawsuit, which attorney Jennifer Waymack Standerfer filed last week in Pulaski County Circuit Court on behalf of F…

Arkansas AG seeks dismissal of Senate District 26 special election lawsuit

Related video: Franklin County man suing governor, secretary of state speaks out FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over the date of the Arkansas Senate District 26 special election. Attorneys for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester, who are listed as the defendants in the lawsuit, argue that the plaintiff has failed to identify an…

Attorney General's Office asks court to dismiss lawsuit challenging District 26 special election timeline

Attorneys for Sanders and Jester argue that the plaintiff has failed to identify any legal wrongdoing in the governor's scheduling of the election.