KUAR | By Josie Lenora
A citizen group filed suit Tuesday against Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin in the state Supreme Court.
Arkansas Citizens for Transparency (ACT) has spent months trying to enshrine the Freedom of Information Act in the state constitution. They hope to get a constitutional amendment put on the ballot in 2024 called the “The Arkansas Government Transparency Act.”
Getting an amendment on the ballot is a lengthy process which is rarely successful. First, Griffin must approve the amendment's title and description. Then, ACT can begin collecting the over 90,000 needed signatures from across the state to put the amendment on the ballot.
Michael Hibblen/Little Rock Public Radio
A lawsuit against Attorney General Tim Griffin alleges that he is violating the constitution by making it too difficult to get ballot titles approved.