Arkansas Attorney General’s Office Rejects Proposed Constitutional Amendment over Ballot Wording

Arkansas Attorney General’s office rejects proposed constitutional amendment over ballot wording

The Arkansas Attorney General's office rejected proposed wording for a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting direct democracy for exceeding the state's requirement that measures be written at or below an eighth grade reading level.

Arkansas Attorney General’s office rejects proposed constitutional amendment over ballot wording | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Arkansas Attorney General's office rejected proposed wording for a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting direct democracy for exceeding the state's requirement that measures be written at or below an eighth grade reading level.

Second Arkansas ballot measure rejected for failing to meet reading-level standard - Conduit News Arkansas

by Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas AdvocateJune 2, 2025 Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday said he could not certify a proposed constitutional amendment related to direct democracy because it violates a new state law that prohibits ballot titles from being written above an eighth-grade reading level.  Act 602, which became law in April, prohibits the attorney general from certifying a proposed ballot title with a reading level above ei…