The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners voted Wednesday not to certify a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana, saying the popular name and ballot title did not clearly specify whether there would be a certain THC limit on edibles.
Proponents and foes of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site are at odds about whether the state Board of Election Commissioners should certify the proposed name and ballot title for the proposed amendment.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Alice Gray is preparing to decide, possibly as soon as today, whether a Pine Bluff lawyer who accidentally signed up to run for a nonexistent judicial race, including paying the $7,000 filing fee, should be placed on the ballot for next month's judicial election in Jefferson and Lincoln counties.
Another lawsuit has been filed challenging Arkansas' congressional redistricting plan as unconstitutional because of what plaintiffs say is the racially influenced split of Pulaski County into three separate congressional districts.
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday denied claims at least for the moment that the state is lawsuit-proof in a ruling over litigation by the League of Women Voters, immigrant advocates and some voters that challenges the legality of new voter laws.