Arkansas Initiative Proponents Sue to Overturn New Restrictions on Initiatives

On May 27, some proponents of an Arkansas initiative filed a federal lawsuit against the new Arkansas restrictions on initiative petitions. Liberty Initiative Fund v Thurson, e.d., 4:21cv-460. Here is the Complaint. It challenges the ban on out-of-state circulators, the ban on paying circulators on a per-signature basis, and other restrictions included in SB 614, which was signed into law on April 29.

The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge James Moody, who struck down the early petition deadline for independent candidates a few years ago.


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Arkansas Initiative Proponents Sue to Overturn New Restrictions on Initiatives — 32 Comments

  1. If out-of-state people want to circulate a petition, I say let them. Seems to me to be a clear cut First Amendment right.

  2. It is a violation of free speech rights. Everything about these new restrooms in Arkansas is bad, so I hope they get the whole law thrown out.

  3. What’s wrong with the new restrooms in Arkansas? Does this have something to do with the tranny issue?

  4. Well partially it’s because when folks in Arkansas see “family restroom” their minds immediately turn to sex. It’s kind of like “animal husbandry” to them.

  5. Andy Gonzalez looking for restrooms on his phone. What could that possibly be for???

  6. I read a cockamamie story here a while back in an old thread about how Andy had a bunch of gay guys show up to his motel room from an ad. He said he didn’t place the ad, but maybe he did.

  7. Which State is the most Stone Age primitive ???

    politically ??? socially ??? economically ???

    3 strikes and O-U-T ???

  8. I am not familiar with the story. Could someone link to it?

  9. Probably either New York or California. Or maybe Massachusetts. Take your pick.

  10. Well, if I have to pick just one thing, what stands out most in my mind is my education.

  11. At my school, the short bus was for the smart kids. There wasn’t a whole lot. It ain’t changed now as my kids be going to school.

  12. I think he is Arkansawyer, Roy, Otto, Nobody Special, Regular Nobody, and others on this page.

  13. What happened with him quitting politics? If he is still here trolling, his “retirement” from politics did not last long.

  14. You thought wrong. My name is not Paul. My daddy did use to teach football players how to cypher way back before he retireded tho.

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