Arkansas Group Fights for Ballot Access After Receiving a Second Rejection From the AG

Readability is only for citizens, not legislators

Arkansas legislators during their 2025 session took aim at the initiative and referendum process, making it much harder for citizens to exercise their constitutional rights to propose by petition amendments and other laws in the general election.

Arkansas group fights for ballot access after receiving a second rejection from the AG

A new setback for Arkansas' citizen-led ballot process, Protect AR Rights’ amendment was rejected again, as the AG cites a newly enacted readability law.

Arkansas coalition plans to review ballot proposal following second rejection from attorney general

"The Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment" was filed by the Protect AR Rights coalition.

Griffin again rejects ballot language submitted by direct democracy group | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A proposed constitutional amendment to reform direct democracy in Arkansas has had its ballot language rejected for the second time.

Arkansas ballot measure again rejected for not meeting reading-level requirement

Arkansans sign petitions in support of proposed ballot initiatives in Little Rock on July 2, 2024. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at protecting direct democracy in Arkansas was rejected a second time Tuesday by the state’s attorney general because it failed to comply with a new law that prohibits ballot titles from being written above an eighth-grade reading level.  Approved by state lawmakers in April…