Protect AR Rights ballot title to overturn recent ballot title laws rejected

Arkansas AG rejects title of ballot measure that aims to save ballot measures

Godspeed to the Protect AR Rights group trapped in a maddening Catch-22: To pass an amendment needed to make the ballot initiative process viable again, they must somehow navigate an unviable ballot initiative process.

Protect AR Rights ballot title to overturn recent ballot title laws rejected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Protect AR Rights’ first ballot title submission to the Arkansas attorney general was rejected on Monday.  The group has stated that the submission is intended to place before voters the chance to overturn ballot initiative laws passed during the most recent general assembly. Citing concerns about security, the legislature passed multiple laws tightening the requirements for ballot referendums to be accepted, including increa…

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

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Executive Director Keesa Smith-Brantley discusses a proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the attorney general's office during a press conference at the state Capitol on May 19, 2025. (Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)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 tha…