Federal judge strikes down arkansas petition Laws

Federal judge strikes down arkansas petition Laws

A federal judge has struck down several Arkansas laws governing the ballot initiative process, ruling that a number of petition requirements placed unconstitutional burdens on political speech. The ruling invalidates requirements that petition canvassers check a signer’s photo identification, read the ballot title aloud and warn signers that petition fraud is a crime before collecting a signature. Sam Watson with Protect AR Rights says the decis…