Arkansas Attorney General Establishes Election Integrity Unit
On Monday, March 13, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) announced the creation of an Election Integrity Unit designed to investigate election law violations.
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On Monday, March 13, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) announced the creation of an Election Integrity Unit designed to investigate election law violations.
On Monday, Feb. 20, the Arkansas Senate passed Senate Bill 258, a bill that would ban drop boxes in the state.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument regarding an appeal of a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ state House map for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, a federal appellate court paused a lower court’s ruling that expanded voter assistance in Arkansas.
On Friday, Aug. 19, a federal court in Arkansas struck down state laws that limited the amount of times a person could assist voters in an election.
Today, an Arkansas trial judge entered a written order officially blocking four new voter suppression laws, ruling they all violate the Arkansas Constitution’s right to vote.
Today, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of a group of Black Arkansas voters against the state’s new congressional map.
On Monday, March 7, a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging Arkansas’ new congressional map.
In a ruling on Thursday, Feb. 17, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ruled that there is no private right of action under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which means only the U.S. attorney general — and not individuals and organizations — can bring Section 2 lawsuits.
Today, a judge in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas formally denied a motion to dismiss League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston, a case challenging four voter suppression laws passed earlier this year.