by Roby Brock (roby@talkbusiness.net)

Supporters of a proposed amendment to provide exemptions to abortions in Arkansas sent a letter to Secretary of State John Thurston, claiming he was erroneous in declining their proposal.

On Wednesday (July 10), Thurston notified supporters of the proposed amendment that their petitions were being rejected due to a lack of proper identification by some canvassers of the proposal.

Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG), the group backing the Arkansas Abortion Amendment, submitted 101,525 signatures last Friday. Groups seeking to pass a constitutional amendment must collect 90,704 valid voter signatures, which is equal to 10% of the number of votes cast in the most recent governor’s election, with sufficient numbers in 50 counties.

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