The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday approved a request by Arkansas Wins requiring Secretary of State John Thurston to verify signatures as part of the group’s effort to place an expanded casino license amendment on the November general election ballot. The court also granted Protect Arkansas Communities, a group formed to opposed Arkansas Wins, the right to intervene in the case.
Arkansas Supreme Court Grants Review For Group Wanting To Expand Casinos
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday approved a request by Arkansas Wins requiring Secretary of State John Thurston to verify signatures as part of the group's effort to place an expanded casino license amendment on the November general election ballot. Friday's ruling also granted "provisional certification of the initiative pending review of the merits of the certification by the court."