Arkansas Senate Passes Bill Requiring Initiative Circulators to Read the Ballot Title to Everyone Approached

On February 12, the Arkansas Senate passed SB 210 by a vote of 22-10. It requires initiative petitioners to read the Ballot Title to everyone the circulator approaches. If anyone signs the petition and the circulator had not read the ballot title, the circulator is guilty of a misdemeanor.

On March 5, the House Committee on Stage Agencies and Government Affairs also passed the bill.


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Arkansas Senate Passes Bill Requiring Initiative Circulators to Read the Ballot Title to Everyone Approached — 20 Comments

  1. one more anti-democracy machination by anti-democracy minority rule gerrymander oligarchs to stop reforms

  2. one voter ballot access petitions –

    cands/issues — internet / junk mail / etc form copies

  3. The Federal and State Constitutions Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the United States of America (1909)

    https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/thorpe-the-federal-and-state-constitutions-7-vols

    gee —how much of 1775-1786 State Consts were used in making 1787 USA Const and 1789-1791 10 amdts ???

    HOW EVIL CORRUPT WERE THE GANG OF 6 IN THE 2024 TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE ???

    A FEW OF THE TYRANT KINGS IN ENGLAND —–
    HEN 8
    JAMES I
    CHARLES I – 1642-1649 ENGLISH CIVIL WAR – ARRESTED/CAPTURED – TRIED FOR TREASON – CONVICTED – BEHEADED
    JAMES II

    1775-1789 USA FOLKS AWARE OF SUCH KINGS AND THEIR TYRANT ACTIONS ???

  4. So they are admitting that the publics schools do such a bad job that most of the public can’t so petition circulators have to read things to them.

  5. If it passed, the bill titles will just become more cheerfully misleading, the way that Congressional bills have become:

    “An Initiative to make Everyone Happy”

  6. Anyway, it’s up to the voter to inform himself: “Caveat Elector” Let the Voter Beware.

    If a voter is uncertain of the implications of a petition, the appropriate action is not to sign.

  7. WZ —

    ALL BILLS BY GERRYMANDER HACKS IN LEGIS BODIES TO HAVE TITLE —–

    BEST BILL EVER SO FAR TO MAKE ALL FOLKS HAPPY AND LOVE THEIR TYRANT OVERSEERS ???

    HOW MANY BILLS ARE READ IN PUBLIC ANY MORE ???

    OR EVEN HAVE FULL TEXT ABLE TO BE SEEN BEFORE BEING VOTED UPON ???

    — ESP IN MINORITY RULE USA CONGRESS

  8. This legislation does not compel speech. No one is obligated to circulate petitions.

  9. unconstitutional conditions to do something —

    esp ballot access petitions – candidates / issues

  10. The bot of the guy who lost every single case is going to lecture others about the Constitution?

  11. I don’t live in Arkansas, but I imagine that folks there have the same cultural understanding as Walter @ 11:33, not as this bill.

    @Richard
    Speech is compelled by Miranda for police officers?

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