Former Arkansas State Representative Dwayne Dobbins has a hearing in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Friday, October 17, at 10 a.m., in his lawsuit to be restored to the ballot. He won the Democratic primary in May, but then the Democratic Party refused to accept him as its nominee. The case is Dobbins v Arkansas Democratic Party, cv2008-11040. Judge Chris Piazza has the case. If Dobbins does not win, the only name on the ballot for the 39th district State Representative seat will be Richard Carroll, the Green Party nominee.
Haven’t they already sent out absentee ballots? Isn’t it getting a little late in the game to force a reprinting of ballots, if that is even possible?
Early voting doesn’t start until next week in Arkansas. The ballots would only need to be reprinted in a single state house district (about 15,000 ballots).