Latest Arkansas state government News

Arkansas chief justice election won't change conservative tilt of court, but will make history

Nov. 03, 2024 00:45 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winner of Arkansas' race for state Supreme Court chief justice won't change its conservative majority and it hasn't drawn the heavy spending of Republican groups that have targeted past campaigns. But the outcome still will make history. Justices Karen...

Votes won't be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says

Oct. 21, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas voters won’t get to weigh in on a ballot initiative to expand medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court ruled the measure didn't fully explain what it would do, tossing out the initiative just two weeks before the election. It’s too late...

Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin

Sep. 24, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal again, although not every voting jurisdiction will use...