News & Notes - 2024 Ballot Issue Newsletters

2024 Newsletters

Canvassers Down to Last Days to Collect Voter Signatures Across at Least 50 Counties - June 2024
Logistical carnival. That's how one representative of an Arkansas ballot issue campaign described their expectations for the next week. Friday, July 5, is the last day for citizen-led ballot issue groups to submit Arkansas voter signatures for their proposed constitutional amendments and state laws.

Fight to Remove Casino from Constitution Pushes Past $1 Million - May 2024
We don't know yet which citizen-led ballot issue will be on the ballot this November, but we do know nearly $4 million has been raised to support or stop them.

Group Proposes Education Definitions, Equal Standards for Public Ed Funds in Constitution - April 2024
A coalition of Arkansas nonprofits are working together as a ballot issue group to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment requiring schools accepting public funds to meet the same academic and accreditation standards. The proposal, known as The Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024, also would define what an adequate education entails in the state constitution if passed this fall by voters.

Local Newspapers, Drive Through Signings: Ballot Issue Groups Try to Reach Voters - March 2024
Ballot issue groups wanting to qualify their proposed constitutional amendments and state laws for the November ballot are fanning out across Arkansas to collect signatures in some familiar and new ways.

Medical Marijuana Sponsors Looking to Expand Access via 2024 Ballot - February 2024
Arkansas voters approved the creation of a medical marijuana program in 2016. Sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment are seeking to expand that program to more people in 2024.

Election Year Kicks Off with Signature Petitions and Lawsuits over Ballot Issue Approvals - January 2024
After a flurry of rejected ballot titles and filed lawsuits, several ballot issue groups in Arkansas have reached the point where they can start collecting voter signatures to qualify their citizen initiatives for the November 2024 ballot.