The Arkansas Green Party has put the issue of ballot access reform into a mainstream Arkansas media outlet.  See this story, in which the reporter explains the party’s complaint against the vote test for a party to remain on.  As the article explains, the party polled 32% of the vote in one two-party statewide race, but the state still says the party doesn’t deserve to be on the ballot automatically in 2012 because it didn’t get 3% for Governor.

Although it is always plausible to get ballot access reform bills introduced and passed without any publicity, publicity like this only helps.