Batesville Republican Norris announces bid for secretary of state | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Batesville Republican Norris announces bid for secretary of state | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A Batesville Republican who last year led a successful initiative to mandate hand-counted paper ballot voting in Independence County announced Thursday his intent to run for secretary of state.

Australian National Review - Pioneer 'Hand-Marked, Hand-Counted' Arkansas County Election Commission Is De-certified by State Board - and Put on 14-Year Prohibition

Searcy County became the first in Arkansas to move to hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots, followed by Independence County in an effort led by Bryan Norris   Last month, The Gateway Pundit reported about FOIA’d emails that suggest the state of Arkansas is concerned about President Trump’s Executive Order 14248 and the effects it will have on their voting system.  Specifically, they seemed concerned about how they would cover the costs to rep…