KUAR | By Antoinette Grajeda / Arkansas Advocate
From the Arkansas Advocate:
Arkansas’ attorney general on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would require identical standards for public and private schools that receive state funding.
In his six-page opinion, Attorney General Tim Griffin said he could not certify the proposal because the submission did not include the full text of the measure as required by law.
“Thus, a failure to submit the proposed amendment’s full text in compliance with A.C.A. § 7-9-107 makes it impossible for me to determine whether your proposed popular name and ballot title are misleading,” Griffin said.
Arkansas AG rejects proposed education constitutional amendment for 2026 ballot
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For AR Kids spokesperson Bill Kopsky talks about why the group’s constitutional amendment initiative came up short of the required number of signatures during a press conference at Arkansas Public Policy Panel offices in Little Rock on Friday, July 5, 2024.