KUAR | By Daniel Breen
A lawsuit has been filed challenging new restrictions on Arkansas’ direct democracy process.
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas filed suit Monday seeking to block a slate of new laws putting restrictions on the petition process. The lawsuit comes less than a week after the informal adjournment of the 2025 General Session of the Arkansas Legislature.
“For decades, Arkansans of all political persuasions have utilized the ballot initiative process to pass popular reforms in our state. Now, the legislature wants to kill the process. It’s not only anti-voter but is also completely illegal,” Bonnie Miller, president of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, said in a statement. “We urge the court to strike down these laws and reaffirm Arkansans’ right to direct democracy.”
